neurodivergence
Emotional identification exercises can be challenging for people with alexithymia, and this can cause many of us to feel incompetent and frustrated. Try to be patient and gentle with yourself. You're practicing a skill that does not come easily to you, and it will take time, patience, and persistence.
Emotional awareness is like a muscle; the more
... See moreMegan Anna Neff • How to Use the Feelings Wheel
In addition to identifying the emotion you're feeling, the Feelings Wheel can also help you identify the opposite emotion . The opposite emotion is located on the exact opposite side of the wheel and can give you information about what emotion might help you at any given moment. For example, if you're feeling powerless, the opposite emotion might
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sensory processing difficulties can affect all senses, including interoception. That means that we can have a hard time sensing these internal states and/or understanding what to do about them
Insights of a Neurodivergent Clinician • Poor Interoception? Here’s What You Can Do About It
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There are many reasons a body might feel anxious.
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When we have alexithymia, we often do not notice our feelings until they are at an eight or higher. By the time our mind registers emotions, we are typically in an urgent state. Once we are at an 8, 9, or 10 it is much more difficult to reign the emotions and calm ourselves.
This is one of the reasons people with alexithymia struggle so much with
... See moreMegan Anna Neff • How to Use the Feelings Wheel
It's essentially like potentially being allergic to anything in the world. And it can look like a lot of different things
Monique Mitchelson, Michelle Liveoff • The Neurodivergent Woman Podcast
This is likely one reason we see increased rates of anxiety among people with alexithymia. Because they cannot label their emotions, they aren’t as easily able to recruit their prefrontal cortex to help out and self-soothe when their fear system gets activated! So for people who struggle with emotional regulation or alexithymia, emotional labeling
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