“[E]very emotion represents self-interest (self-love modified) or self-evidence. Owning up to all of our self-representation and object-representation is to recognize the full nature of our identity.” EmotionConsciousnessPsychologyIdentitySelf AwarenessIntegrationSelf DevelopmentAffectAlexithymiaAffect Tolerance Book:Integration and Self Healing: Affect, Trauma, Alexithymia Source: Integration and Self Healing: Affect, Trauma, Alexithymia
“People who suffer from alexithymia tend to feel physically uncomfortable but cannot describe exactly what the problem is. As a result they often have multiple vague and distressing physical complaints that doctors can't diagnose. In addition, they can't figure out for themselves what they're really feeling about any given situation or what makes them feel better or worse. This is the result of numbing, which keeps them from anticipating and responding to the ordinary demands of their bodies in quiet, mindful ways. If you are not aware of what your body needs, you can't take care of it. If you don't feel hunger, you can't nourish yourself. If you mistake anxiety for hunger, you may eat too much. And if you can't feel when you're satiated, you'll keep eating.” BodyPsychologyTraumaNumbingAlexithymia Book:The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Source: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma