It is associated with difficulties in attachment and interpersonal relations.
Alexithymia ( / ə ˌ l ɛ k s ɪ ˈ θ aɪ m i ə/ ə- LEK-sih- THY-mee-ə), also called emotional blindness, is a neuropsychological phenomenon characterized by significant challenges in recognizing, expressing, and describing one's own emotions.