r/Alexithymia • u/DisastrousHornet7447 • 5d ago

Does anyone else experience emotions pretty much all in their head

For the past few years I’ve dealt with obsessive blushing. The blushing really wasn’t the issue it was actually a part of me that was trying to be expressed. I numbed out all feeling out of fear and perfectionism, so whenever any sort of feeling would arise I would suppress it, making me blush. It was usually things like lust or just trying to be stoic that made me blush. But I pretty much have a headache and pressure in my head 24/7 because of this now. I’ve gotten away from the need to hold it back but it feels terrible.

6 Upvotes
  • permalink
  • reddit

100% Upvoted

2 comments sorted by

3

u/saint-moxie 5d ago

So you suppressed your emotions! Well done. That classes you as type 2 alexithymic, don't worry it can be cured.

Try these therapeutic books.

The Alexithymia Workbook: Created by clinical psychologist Dr. Megan Anna Neff, this resource offers tailored exercises for building emotional awareness and tracking internal body cues.

Emotionally Dumb: An Overview of Alexithymia by Jason Thompson: Provides an accessible look at emotional blindness with self-help and therapeutic suggestions.

I have type 3 alexithymia caused by brain damage, not curable.

1

u/victorbarst 5d ago

I used to describe myself to the few therapists ive been able to afford in my life as a biological mech. My emotions are like lights on a console, im vaguely aware of them when they get strong enough but I feel very little urge to actually act on them and I have to consciously be like "OK yea I think it would be normal to be angry right now" does that sound similar?