Hello Friends,
When I awoke and sat at the edge of my bed, I realized immediately something was missing. I could not detect emotions within me.
I looked under the bed and in every upstairs room and closet. I went downstairs and looked in every room. I looked down in the basement. Nope, no emotions in the house. I went and looked inside my car. Nope, no emotions there either.
Fed the dogs and cat, and they seemed absent of their usual emotions, too. I took the dogs out for their morning walk.
The sky was emotionless, and the green grass and trees had no apparent feelings. It was then that I grew concerned about this.
I thought I must have died during the night and was unaware of it.
Of course, I had to ask for a great source of knowledge about this: Google.
People who have difficulty identifying or expressing emotions are known as alexithymics. The term comes from the Greek words a, meaning lack, lexis, meaning word, and thymos, meaning emotion. People with alexithymia may experience:
Difficulty with introspection
Confusion around bodily sensations connected to emotions
Difficulty communicating their emotions to others
Lack of the capacity to feel joy, sorrow, or love
Feeling detached from the emotions of others
A "conscious disconnect" that prevents emotions from breaking through into their mind 1
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