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Alexithymia and crying during movies

JohnnyBeGood

Hi guys

Does anyone have Alexithymia but have a major emotional  sensitivity to movies?

I seem to have trouble identifying how I feel during real life events, but cry very easily when watching tv. 

Dave

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  • [NB I'm not that conversant with Alexithymia as a standalone diagnosis - emotional dysregulation I definitely do know about]

    I can empathize greatly with characters in books and movies - IE I feel the emotions they ought to be feeling / portraying and I cry / elate etc

    BUT

    In a clinical setting, more than occasionally I am asked things like "what does 'happy' feel like?" - I am dumbfounded and have to take on board a load of prompts and generally just say whatever they lead me into (and in retrospect wonder if what I said bears any relation to my lived experience....)

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  • [NB I'm not that conversant with Alexithymia as a standalone diagnosis - emotional dysregulation I definitely do know about]

    I can empathize greatly with characters in books and movies - IE I feel the emotions they ought to be feeling / portraying and I cry / elate etc

    BUT

    In a clinical setting, more than occasionally I am asked things like "what does 'happy' feel like?" - I am dumbfounded and have to take on board a load of prompts and generally just say whatever they lead me into (and in retrospect wonder if what I said bears any relation to my lived experience....)

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