Online Alexithymia Questionnaire

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Online Alexithymia Questionnaire



Please answer the following questions as spontaneous as possible. If you don't know what to answer for a specific question just leave it empty. Each question offers five answers and you need to choose one of it. To get your results you need to answer a minimum of 20 questions to get a significant result.

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Question 1: When asked which emotion I'm feeling, I frequently don't know the answer.




Question 2: I'm unsure of which words to use when describing my feelings.




Question 3: I prefer to find out the emotional intricacies of my problems rather than just describe them in terms of practical facts.




Question 4: When other people are hurt or upset, I have difficulty imagining what they are feeling.




Question 5: People tell me to describe my feelings more, as if I haven't elaborated enough.




Question 6: Sex as a recreational activity seems kind of pointless.




Question 7: I can describe my emotions with ease.




Question 8: You cannot functionally live your life without being aware of your deepest emotions.




Question 9: People sometimes get upset with me, and I can't imagine why.




Question 10: People tell me I don't listen to their feelings properly, when in fact I'm doing my utmost to understand what they're saying!




Question 11: When I am upset I find it difficult to identify the feelings causing it.




Question 12: Describing the feelings I have about other people is often difficult.




Question 13: I prefer doing physical activities with friends rather than discussing each others emotional experiences.




Question 14: I am not much of a daydreamer.




Question 15: I don't like people's constant assumptions that I should understand or guess their needs... its as if they want me to read their minds!




Question 16: I sometimes experience confusing sensations in my body.




Question 17: For me sex is more a functional activity than it is an emotional one.




Question 18: Some people have told me I am cold or unresponsive to their needs.




Question 19: I don't dream frequently, and when I do the dreams usually seem rather boring.




Question 20: Friends have indicated, in one way or another, that I'm more in my head than in my heart.




Question 21: I can't identify feelings that I vaguely sense are going on inside of me.




Question 22: I often ask other people what they would feel if in my personal situation (any situation), as this better helps me understand what to do.




Question 23: I find it useful to ponder on my feelings as much as the practical issues when setting my priorities.




Question 24: I use my imagination mainly for practical means, eg., like how to work out a problem or construct a useful idea or object.




Question 25: I often feel incompetent, awkward, uncomfortable, or occasionally physically sick in sexual situations.




Question 26: When involved in difficult or turbulent relationships, I sometimes develop confusing physical symptoms.




Question 27: I tend to rely on other people for interpreting the emotional details of personal/social events.




Question 28: I don\t like conversations in which more time is spent discussing emotional matters than daily activities because it detracts from my enjoyment.




Question 29: I often get confused about what the other person wants from a sexual relationship.




Question 30: People I've been in close relationships with have complained that I neglect them emotionally.




Question 31: I like it when someone describes the feelings they experience under circumstances similar to my own, because this helps me see what my own feelings might be.




Question 32: My imagination is often spontaneous, unpredictable and involuntary.




Question 33: When helping others I prefer to assist with physical tasks rather than offering counsel about their feelings.




Question 34: I have puzzling physical sensations that even friends/aquaintances/others don't understand.




Question 35: I get in a muddle when I try to describe how I feel about an important event.




Question 36: My imagination is usually not spontaneous and surprising, but rather used/employed in a more controlled fashion.




Question 37: I make decisions based on principles rather than gut feelings.




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