Emotions

Alexithymia — When Feelings Have No Words

Alexithymia — from the Greek for “without words for feelings” — is the difficulty identifying what one is feeling, distinguishing between emotions and bodily sensations, and putting emotional experience into words. It is not the absence of feeling. It is the absence of access to feeling.

Feeling Has a Function

Emotions are not obstacles to a well-functioning life. They are the primary navigation system — the mechanism by which the self orients to its environment, registers what matters, and knows what needs attention.

“Feeling has a function in life. It helps us to orient ourselves.” — Philippe Jacquet