Cowritten by Charlie Huntington and Tchiki Davis. All of us sometimes find ourselves at a loss for words, unable to describe our experience in the moment. When you receive unexpected news or have to ...

Alexithymia is when a person has difficulty experiencing, identifying, and expressing emotions. It is not a mental health disorder but has links with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), eating ...

Psychopathic people have great difficulty or are even unable to show empathy and regulate their emotions. According to a new study by Matthias Burghart, a Max Planck researcher in Freiburg, this could ...

Have you ever wanted to convey a feeling but just couldn't find the right words? Millions of people struggle with a personality trait known as alexithymia, which means "no words for feelings." ...

It seemed like a textbook case of depression. The patient, a male in his late 30s, was in counseling for marital difficulties. He was socially withdrawn and had started drinking heavily. His speech ...