Alexithymia

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14 Feb 2013, 3:21 pm

Category: Difficulty Identifying Feelings: 20 Points <15 - 18>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Difficulty Describing Feelings: 15 Points <10 - 12>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Vicarious Interpretation of Feelings: 15 Points <8 - 9>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Externally-Oriented Thinking: 23 Points <18 - 21>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Restricted Imaginative Processes: 18 Points <18 - 21>
In this category you show some alexithymic traits.

Category: Problematic Interpersonal Relationships: 21 Points <15 - 18>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Sexual Difficulties and Disinterest: 9 Points <10 - 12>
In this category you show no alexithymic traits.

love this test, love it. it's great!

GnothiSeauton
Snowy Owl

Joined: 24 Nov 2012
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Posts: 128
Location: Toronto

15 Feb 2013, 9:30 am

121 for me. I guess I oscillate between amusement and sadness most of the time.

dunya
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Age: 59
Gender: Female
Posts: 148

15 Feb 2013, 1:51 pm

149

I did a search for
ONLINE ALEXITHYMIA QUESTIONNAIRE and took the test at the top on the list.

What I am aware of enough to describe is: anxious, relaxed, depressed and angry.

TheRedPedant93
Deinonychus

Joined: 22 Apr 2012
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Posts: 315
Location: Scotland

23 Apr 2013, 2:52 pm

I scored 158.

Comprehensive results

Category: Difficulty Identifying Feelings: 30 Points <15 - 18>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Difficulty Describing Feelings: 20 Points <10 - 12>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Vicarious Interpretation of Feelings: 14 Points <8 - 9>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Externally-Oriented Thinking: 27 Points <18 - 21>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Restricted Imaginative Processes: 21 Points <18 - 21>
In this category you show some alexithymic traits.

Category: Problematic Interpersonal Relationships: 26 Points <15 - 18>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Sexual Difficulties and Disinterest: 20 Points <10 - 12>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Raziel
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07 May 2013, 7:16 am

Verdandi wrote:

Apparently, if an NT suddenly felt as alexithymic as you or I apparently are normally, they would feel "emotionally numb" and might find it distressing.

How is this possible?

I mean I still find it distressing having sooooo many emotions and I also score alexithymic. :lol:

My score is 119, that's already considered being in the high range and I would wish having less emotions, because mine distress me. :oops:

How is this possible?

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07 May 2013, 7:21 am

scarp wrote:

Where is this quiz that everyone is taking? I would google it, but I want to make sure I'm taking the same one.

I think it should be this one:
http://oaq.blogspot.de/

(I took it in German, so I'm not sure wich version is the correct one in english, but it looks like the right one)

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Vectorspace
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07 May 2013, 8:20 am

Raziel wrote:

How is this possible?

I mean I still find it distressing having sooooo many emotions and I also score alexithymic. :lol:

Alexithymia doesn't equal little emotions, it means that you can't identify them, which may explain your distress.
Like, you feel unhappy, but you don't know why.

Raziel
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07 May 2013, 8:37 am

Vectorspace wrote:

Raziel wrote:

How is this possible?

I mean I still find it distressing having sooooo many emotions and I also score alexithymic. :lol:

Alexithymia doesn't equal little emotions, it means that you can't identify them, which may explain your distress.
Like, you feel unhappy, but you don't know why.

And what can I do about it?

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Triple__B
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07 May 2013, 9:29 am

164.

Category: Difficulty Identifying Feelings: 27 Points <15 - 18>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Difficulty Describing Feelings: 18 Points <10 - 12>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Vicarious Interpretation of Feelings: 11 Points <8 - 9>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Externally-Oriented Thinking: 35 Points <18 - 21>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Restricted Imaginative Processes: 34 Points <18 - 21>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Problematic Interpersonal Relationships: 26 Points <15 - 18>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Sexual Difficulties and Disinterest: 13 Points <10 - 12>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

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Verdandi
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07 May 2013, 4:23 pm

Raziel wrote:

How is this possible?

I mean I still find it distressing having sooooo many emotions and I also score alexithymic. :lol:

My score is 119, that's already considered being in the high range and I would wish having less emotions, because mine distress me. :oops:

How is this possible?

I was going from what my mother said about having experienced trauma-induced alexithymia. I may have overgeneralized.

SuperInferior
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Gender: Female
Posts: 39
Location: Uk, England

22 Jan 2015, 12:16 pm

Score 167

Category: Difficulty Identifying Feelings: 30 Points <15 - 18>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Difficulty Describing Feelings: 20 Points <10 - 12>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Vicarious Interpretation of Feelings: 15 Points <8 - 9>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Externally-Oriented Thinking: 30 Points <18 - 21>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Restricted Imaginative Processes: 27 Points <18 - 21>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Problematic Interpersonal Relationships: 26 Points <15 - 18>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Sexual Difficulties and Disinterest: 19 Points <10 - 12>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Actually surprised my sexual difficulties/disinterest score is so low.. considering I'm asexual, find the human body neutral, and sex kinda gross and not in the least bit romantic or emotional...

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AQ: 35 (8/10), SQ: 81, EQ: 12, FQ: 82,
RAADS-R: 179 (Language: 18, Social: 77, Sensory/Motor:49, Interests: 35)
Alexithymia: 167

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ToughDiamond
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22 Jan 2015, 1:40 pm

Score = 99, i.e. possible alexithymia.

But I didn't feel that the test was working. Too many "don't know" answers. Too many "do people tell you x about yourself?" which never works for me because people have hardly ever told me anything about myself, and even when they have, the correctness has been very questionable. Too many questions I feel I could have easily answered quite differently on a different day.

Rather than just getting the client to self-assess, I'd prefer a test that made the client attempt to do things that an alexithymic person couldn't do.

Amity
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22 Jan 2015, 4:08 pm

133

Category: Difficulty Identifying Feelings: 23 Points <15 - 18>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Difficulty Describing Feelings: 17 Points <10 - 12>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Vicarious Interpretation of Feelings: 14 Points <8 - 9>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Externally-Oriented Thinking: 25 Points <18 - 21>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Restricted Imaginative Processes: 19 Points <18 - 21>
In this category you show some alexithymic traits.

Category: Problematic Interpersonal Relationships: 24 Points <15 - 18>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Sexual Difficulties and Disinterest: 11 Points <10 - 12>
In this category you show some alexithymic traits.

Deb1970
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22 Jan 2015, 5:04 pm

135

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olympiadis
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22 Jan 2015, 6:37 pm

150
You show high alexithymic traits.
I really thought I would score better, - lower number.

These were my two high score areas. I think these two areas point to significant factors in how the autistic brain functions differently than the NT brain. I'm thinking this is especially true of how the brain's workspace is used for
imaginative processes.

Category: Externally-Oriented Thinking: 34 Points <18 - 21>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Restricted Imaginative Processes: 30 Points <18 - 21>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

SoMissunderstood
Velociraptor

Joined: 18 Mar 2014
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Posts: 481
Location: Sydney, Australia

23 Jan 2015, 5:00 am

My score = 140

Detailed Results

Your result is broken down into various factors to give you some insight into your result.

Category: Difficulty Identifying Feelings: 26 Points <15 - 18>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Difficulty Describing Feelings: 16 Points <10 - 12>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Vicarious Interpretation of Feelings: 3 Points <8 - 9>
In this category you show no alexithymic traits.

Category: Externally-Oriented Thinking: 33 Points <18 - 21>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Restricted Imaginative Processes: 25 Points <18 - 21>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Problematic Interpersonal Relationships: 28 Points <15 - 18>
In this category you show high alexithymic traits.

Category: Sexual Difficulties and Disinterest: 9 Points <10 - 12>
In this category you show no alexithymic traits.

If it wasn't for the fact I actually find sex to be somewhat enjoyable, I would have scored much higher. =P

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