"WHEN EMOTIONS REMAIN VOICELESS: UNDERSTANDING ALEXITHYMIA AND STRATEGIES FOR OVERCOMING IT"

Abstract

Abstract: This article provides a comprehensive analysis of alexithymia, which is one of the most pressing issues in modern psychology and psychosomatics. The underlying causes of alexithymia are examined based on P. Sifneos’s classical theory [1] as well as the contemporary neurobiological approaches of G. Taylor and R. Bagby [3]. The article explains the individual's inability to recognize their own emotions and the difficulties in verbalizing them through the diagnostic criteria of the TAS-20 (Toronto Alexithymia Scale) [2].