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Emotional Blindness

Marjorie195

I came across the test for Alexithymia the other day. www.alexithymia.us/test-alexhtml

I scored 146. Has anyone else tried this test? There seems to be many similarities between ASD and Alexithymia.

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  • Hi Marjorie, thanks for posting the link. I did the test and got 113. I found some of the questions really difficult to answer, but maybe having a problem answering actually signifies the condition? I don't really discuss emotions much, or get asked about them by other people - as a woman, is that unusual? 

    I also find that if I get emotionally distressed I have a problem talking about things and can't argue my point. My frustration and distress sometimes causes me to end up in floods of tears, which I absolutely hate as I don't like behaving in an "emotional" way - it makes me feel weak and stupid. 

    I was surprised at how high I scored on this test because I  believe I'm an affective or emotional empath  - when others around me experience emotional pain, I tend to pick up on this and start feeling it myself. I've been told I'm caring, and that I'm sensitive to the needs of others, although when I try to help others feel better, maybe it's because I'm trying to make myself feel better too? Does anyone else experience this? 

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  • Hi Marjorie, thanks for posting the link. I did the test and got 113. I found some of the questions really difficult to answer, but maybe having a problem answering actually signifies the condition? I don't really discuss emotions much, or get asked about them by other people - as a woman, is that unusual? 

    I also find that if I get emotionally distressed I have a problem talking about things and can't argue my point. My frustration and distress sometimes causes me to end up in floods of tears, which I absolutely hate as I don't like behaving in an "emotional" way - it makes me feel weak and stupid. 

    I was surprised at how high I scored on this test because I  believe I'm an affective or emotional empath  - when others around me experience emotional pain, I tend to pick up on this and start feeling it myself. I've been told I'm caring, and that I'm sensitive to the needs of others, although when I try to help others feel better, maybe it's because I'm trying to make myself feel better too? Does anyone else experience this? 

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