Start with reassurance
There are no wrong answers here. Treat every sensation you notice as valuable information. Move at the pace that feels kind to you.
Alexithymia Support
About one in ten people live with alexithymia. If naming a feeling is hard, this step-by-step lane offers gentle structure so you can notice your body, explore possible emotions, and choose caring next steps.
Guided support flow
Optional pause: settle your body
If you feel revved up, try a short breathing cycle before checking in. Slow, counted breaths can help your nervous system shift toward safety.
Press start to try a 30-second guided breath.
Step 1: What does your body notice?
Invite awareness to your body. Open the areas that speak up. We'll surface a few sensations at a time and ask how strong they feel (0–10) after you choose.
Tap any region below in any order.
Step 2: Emotion compass
If the body suggestions feel uncertain, try plotting your state on the emotion compass. Estimate your energy and how pleasant or unpleasant things feel right now. Your emotion matches will collect in the next step.
Drag the dot or use arrow keys to adjust your energy and pleasantness levels.
Energy
Steady
Pleasantness
Neutral
Step 3: Explore an emotion
Review the matches from your body check-in or compass plot, then choose an emotion to explore in depth. Ready to pick? Jump to the list of emotions and load one here.
Body-based matches will appear here after you choose sensations.
Pick one energy and one pleasantness option to see compass matches.
Select an emotion above to load its details.
Step 4: Reflect and journal
Linking a feeling to context strengthens emotional awareness. Use the prompts below as writing cues or simply sit with them.
Step 5: Care for what you feel
Suggestions will appear after you choose an emotion.
Step 6: Share if you want to
Putting a feeling into words—just for yourself or with a trusted person—can build confidence. Use this starter sentence or edit it to fit your voice.
We will suggest a sentence once you pick an emotion.
Keep practicing gently
You did courageous work by checking in. Emotional vocabulary grows with repetition. Return whenever you want a guide, and celebrate every moment of connection you create with yourself.