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recently learned that i have all three of alexithymia (can’t feel my emotions), aphantasia (no imagination), and no inner monologue, my brain is straight up fucking EMPTY
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Anonymous 13w

We are exact opposites I fear pookie

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Anonymous 13w

However…what are the words to the song you use to calm down?

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Anonymous 13w

I have a friend who said she dreams in text bc she had aphantasia and no internal monologue. are your dreams the same? mine look like videos or fast static images

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Anonymous 13w

Get some Adderall or weed or something

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Anonymous 13w

I thought the first question was a good one. Can you remember the lyrics to songs?

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Anonymous 13w

Genuine question- I thought alexithymia was the one where you couldn’t put words on your emotions but you still felt them very much. What’s your experience?

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Anonymous 13w

Does alexithymia mean you like have antisocial personality disorder but like bigger? Because if you don’t feel emotions does that mean you don’t feel empathy?

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 13w

?????

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 13w

I’m pretty confident those are in your brain somewhere

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 13w

what song are you talking about

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 13w

Well, that’s more up to you…um…you like Taylor Swift? AC/DC?

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 13w

i would kill to have anything in my head it’s so hard to do anything

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 13w

yeah i can remember song lyrics

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 13w

neither helps lmao, i’ve tried both

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 13w

Well I do k wo what you meant before but this does also prove that your brain isn't empty. Somehow I think the way your brain works is so different it's a super power

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 13w

Oof

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 13w

what i meant by that was i don’t like actually feel the thoughts in my head, like yes i can remember things and whatnot but its not like i can hear or feel my thoughts and memories

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 13w

I think you'd be a great 911 call agent. Or similar

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 13w

Okay I see. It feel empty of emotions. I do understand you. I just think you lack the words to describe them but you aren't void of them. And you'll have to find the ays to use that to your advantage. There seems to be less white noise. But also immnot trying to invalidate how that must feel to be missing this feedback that others have. Esp that's its triple fold!!!

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 13w

I can’t focus on anything cause my brain is too loud all the time 😔

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 13w

I understand. It feels emotionally empty, but I know you do have those feelings; it might just be that you lack the words/means to express them. You’ll need to find ways to use that to your advantage. There seems to be less noise around you but I’m not trying to invalidate how it must feel to be missing the feedback that others receive, especially since that absence is compounded threefold!**

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 13w

*hug*

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 13w

I'm glad you at least know how your brian is working. And have context as to how it operates. Either way. I'm sorry your brain is so different. *hug*

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 13w

car won’t start even if you give it nitro

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 13w

not everyone has a song that they use to calm down

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 13w

Like I definitely have an active imagination but my brain won’t shut up and I’m way too emotional

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 13w

maybe y’all can hang out and osmosis your brains

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Anonymous replying to -> #9 13w

i simply just don’t really feel anything nor am i aware of any ongoing emotions, pretty much just nothing 24/7

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 13w

I have very loud FEELINGS but can’t tell them apart other than what my body is doing and also am told by my therapist that’s alexithymia, I think it’s really interesting how different everyone’s experiences are and thanks for sharing

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 13w

So then how would you describe how you “feel” about Trump?

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 13w

i have assertions i can make about him but it’s not like i actually feel like anger or sadness about it, my brain is wholly empty whenever i say what i think (which i think he’s terrible lmao)

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 13w

😂, okay well if we can joke about that then now I can say say even an emotionless person with zero imagination nor any inner monologue can see and understand Trump is TERRIBLE! 😅🤣🤣😅

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Anonymous replying to -> total_liberation 13w

i mean like i understand it on a practical level but i do have a very hard time trying to legitimately empathize with others, i’ll offer things like “i can understand what you’re going through” since that’s polite but it’s not like my brain feels any different even if someone tells me something awful

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 13w

Gotcha👍 does that mean you’re completely unbothered by that fact that you don’t feel emotions also or do you have a sensation of yearning for it in a way that’s different than simply wanting something (like how you can want to buy a shirt but that’s different than like yearning for an experience)

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Anonymous replying to -> total_liberation 13w

i mean i would want to actually have anything going on in my head in the sense that it makes many things in my life extremely difficult

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 13w

Do you experience frustration about that? (Tell me at any point to stop questions if I’m annoying I’m just genuinely curious and want to learn)

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Anonymous replying to -> total_liberation 13w

i do, i’ve found that frustration isn’t really an actual emotion more than it is a response to overstimulation and i’m autistic as fuck as so boy howdy do i get overstimulated a lot

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Anonymous replying to -> billcipher 13w

Wait this is brilliant

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