Posted by gardenergirl on April 15, 2006, at 21:07:59
In reply to what is emotional repression? ANA trigger » gardenergirl, posted by zazenduck on April 12, 2006, at 16:21:51
Hey, I think you bring up good points. I don't know about the Aspergers thing, but Racer just sent me an interesting article on Aspergers and eating disorders.
I'm not really all that knowledgeable about the physiological mechanisms related to emotional supression/repression, but what you wrote makes sense to me. I tend to view alexithymia as more of a failure to learn thing, perhaps based on inadequate experiences early in life, perhaps based on a biological issue.
So, could be both? How'd ya like that hedging?
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