My name is Vee #2

Hello world,

It seems I am back again. I wasn't sure if I would make another entry or not, but seems there were a handful of people who were interested in my last one.

Because of that, I figured I would do something sort of like a Q&A. I get asked a lot of questions about my condition, so hopefully this will clear it up.

1. What is Alexithymia? In short, it is the inability to feel emotion, and very frequently not understand emotion. 
2. How did you get it? I do not know. When I was 19, I was in an accident that caused long-term memory loss, and I do not remember the majority of my life before then. The doctors believe it could have been a result of the injury that caused it, as I have no recollection whether I had it prior to then. Research does show it can be tied to other factors though, such as Autism, PTSD, and many other mental health illnesses.
3. If you can't feel emotion, why are you a Listener? This is a very good question which many people have asked me since I joined here. I guess first, I should clear up that while I do not feel emotion, I spent many years studying it. I've also studied facial expressions for the last 6 years so that I can better identify other peoples emotion, albeit that skill doesn't come in too useful here. But I digress, the reason I am here is because my therapist said that it could be useful to help others and communicate with people feeling a large variety of emotions. Since I started less than two weeks ago, I already feel a much better understanding of what emotions are portrayed through people's use of language.
4. Without emotion, what kind of person are you? Another very good question that has been asked of me. In short, I am logical. As I cannot be a warm-hearted and relatable person to members here, I do my best to understand a member's situation and ask questions along the way. Even in my every day life, I tend to see things in what other people have told me is called 'black-and-white,' where there isn't room for interpretation.

I might add more as others ask me questions if there is any interest around it. Either way, I find it useful for people to look at and understand. With any health matter or mental illness, educating oneself about it is incredibly important to being able to live with it.

Thank you,

Vee