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       Communicating Clearly
   DIR By: Emotional Anorectics Anon
       Date: April 28, 2021, 8:54 am
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       I find that few people understand what I am talking about and no
       one believes me when I first say "I hate happiness".
       Recently, a friend called to 'talk' about a broken relationship
       with someone I don't know. When I was not supportive of her
       decision she made the statement, "I'm sorry if you just can't
       understand how that feels."  To which I replied, "I have never
       said that I am incapable of empathy or sympathy."  I questioned
       why she would think this way but quickly realized that it is
       complicated to communicate the emotional anorectic traits on top
       of the fact that I am only E.A 98% of the time.  It only takes 1
       or 2 examples of acting some other way to add to the confusion.
       There are terms that sometimes describe me:
       * Emotional Anorexia
       (
  HTML https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/emotional-nourishment/201606/emotional-anorexia)
       * Anhedonia
       (
  HTML https://www.healthline.com/health/depression/anhedonia)
       * Alexithymia
       (
  HTML https://www.healthline.com/health/autism/alexithymia)
       * Social Anorectic
       (
  HTML https://sites.google.com/site/socialanorexia/)
       * Persistent Depressive Disorder/Dysthymia
       (
  HTML https://www.healthline.com/health/dysthymia)
       These are not as applicable to me but useful to know as I
       sometimes exhibit many of the traits:
       * Emotional Detachment
       (
  HTML https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/emotional-detachment)
       * Emotionally disabled
       (
  HTML http://www.mdcoalition.org/blog/what-is-an-emotional-disability)
       * Love addict
       (
  HTML https://www.recoveryranch.com/addiction-blog/what-are-the-most-common-indicators-of-love-addiction/)
       I am still working on my own communication and to what end?  Do
       I want to be understood?  Do I want to help others? Do I want to
       change?  Sometimes yes or no on all of these.  Adding more
       information into my own thinking has been helpful to sort
       through and improve the information I communicate to others.
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