Posted on July 3, 2020
by MJ
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I wrote a post entitled AFFECTIVE DEPRIVATION DISORDER AND ALEXITHYMIA IN MARRIAGE in 2014. I wrote it from a place of profound emotional and psychic pain, but there was also a thread of hope woven into that post because I thought I had found an… Continue Reading “Epilogue: Five And A Half Years Later”
Category: domestic abuse, emotional abuse, Healing, long-term relationships, personal development, relationships, Uncategorized, Women's IssuesTags: Affective Deprivation Disorder, alexithymia, domestic abuse, emotional exploitation, healing after divorce, reciprocity in relationships
Posted on June 5, 2016
by MJ
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A reader emailed me this morning with some very good information she’d found. I’m going to share it (with her permission). Two years ago, I wrote a post on alexithymia and marriage (Affective Deprivation Disorder and Alexithymia in Marriage), and I never thought about… Continue Reading “Alexithymia and Attachment Style”
Posted on June 4, 2015
by MJ
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I want to switch gears for a moment. Some time ago I wrote this post–Affective Deprivation Disorder and Alexithymia in Marriage. According to my stats, this is the most widely viewed post on my blog. That is telling. I had never heard of alexithymia… Continue Reading “Alexithymia and the Secret Schizoid”
Category: autism, Healing, marriage, mental health, Personality Disorders, relationshipsTags: alexithymia, autism spectrum disorders and comorbid mental health issues, crazymaking behaviors, schizoid personality disorder, secret schizoid, theory of mind deficits
Posted on September 19, 2014
by MJ
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I have written somewhere in here that my marriage has been difficult. If you’re married for nearly two decades, then I think, at some point, there will come hard relational times. It’s inevitable and normal. I am someone who doesn’t like to put up… Continue Reading “Affective Deprivation Disorder and Alexithymia in Marriage”
Category: abuse in families, autism, cluster c personality disorders, DBT, disorders, God, Healing, marriage, therapyTags: Affective Deprivation Disorder, alexithymia, Alexithymia and other psychiatric disorders, Aspergating the self, Asperger's in marriage, self-validation, validation