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What do we say when there are no words to describe our feelings?
What is alexithymia? Alexithymia is when an individual has difficulty identifying, describing, and expressing emotions. This term was coined by Peter Sifneos in 1972, and it comes from the roots of Greek words that literally mean, “lack of words for emotion.”
How do you express your emotions appropriately?
Expressing Your Emotions in a Healthy Way: 18 Tips
- Use positive self-talk.
- Be a good listener.
- Know your triggers.
- Try spirituality.
- Teach emotion words to young children.
- Practice empathy.
- Cut the distractions.
- Model emotional expression.
Why can’t I express emotion?
Alexithymia is when a person has difficulty identifying and expressing emotions. It is not a mental health disorder. People with alexithymia may have problems maintaining relationships and taking part in social situations.
How do you express emotions and feelings in English?
Expressing Feelings
- How are you feeling today?
- You look sad / upset. Are you OK?
- You seem a little bit distracted. Are you alright?
- You seem kind of low today. What’s wrong?
- You seem a little blue today. What’s the matter?
- What’s wrong?
- What’s the matter?
- Are you OK / alright?
Why can’t I express my emotions?
What happens when you don’t express your feelings?
People who don’t express their feelings may magically want others to realize they’re upset and fix things without saying a word. They want to be acknowledged, but they may struggle to find the right words to express what they’re feeling when they’re feeling it. Klapow says, “They have to work very hard to read cues around them.
How do people work through their emotions?
People work through emotions by being able to identify them and use them as signals. A lot of the time, we’re left in the dark. Enter the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, the brainchild of writer John Koenig, who is here to give you words for the feelings you may not have even known you were having. Here are 40 words to describe your emotions.
How do you know if you have unexpressed emotions?
Some of us have learned to sublimate our emotions, because we think we are unacceptable, but unexpressed feeling finds a way to let us know it is there. Sometimes it presents as physical symptoms, like a headache or an upset stomach. In other cases, it manifests as a mental health problem, such as a mood disorder.
Why can’t I identify my emotions?
In order to figure out why you feel this way, I spoke with several experts to uncover what’s causing this behavior. Joshua Klapow, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and host of The Kurre and Klapow Show, tells Elite Daily, “The technical term for a difficulty in identifying and describing emotions is alexithymia.”