Alexithymia and crying during movies

I'm not officially diagnosed with Alexithymia but I have great difficulty with emotions.   I'm unbelievably easily triggered by music or movies or bits of footage surrounding duty or courage or bravery.

Plastic said:

I'm unbelievably easily triggered by music or movies

Plastic,  The film directors and composers are aiming to trigger just that effect, in fact they usually work together and are damned good at it.  I've fallen victim myself many times.

I think footage of duty, courage or bravery is different  --  it's fact not fiction.

Ben

Plastic said:

I'm unbelievably easily triggered by music or movies

Plastic,  The film directors and composers are aiming to trigger just that effect, in fact they usually work together and are damned good at it.  I've fallen victim myself many times.

I think footage of duty, courage or bravery is different  --  it's fact not fiction.

Ben

I think it's interesting that even if you struggle with reading emotions in real life, you can cry during a film or TV show. But music is incredibly powerful and it does seem to be able to trigger emotions.

Try watching a film which normally elicits tears but on mute with subtitles, and see what happens?