I-Alexithymia yigama elichaza izinkinga zemizwa. Ukungakwazi ukuchaza nokubona imizwa. Akusona isimo esaziwayo, kodwa kulinganiselwa ukuthi umuntu oyedwa kwabayishumi angase aphathwe yiso. Kuvame ukubonakala njengokuxilongwa kwesibili kwezinye izimo zempilo yengqondo ezivele zikhona ngaphambili kanye nokukhubazeka, njengokucindezeleka kanye ne-autism.
Nokho, lokhu akusho ukuthi bonke abantu abane-autism noma ukucindezeleka banalezi zinkinga ukuveza nokukhomba imizwa. Eqinisweni, kukhona izifundo ezibonisa ukuthi kuthinta kuphela amaphesenti amancane azo.
Iyini i-alexithymia?
Abantu abane-alexithymia bangachazwa njengabanayo ubunzima bokuveza imizwelo ezibhekwa njengezifanelekile emphakathini, njengenjabulo esimweni esijabulisayo. Abanye abantu abanalesi simo bangase babe nenkinga yokukhomba eyabo imizwa. Laba bantu abanakho ngempela ukunganaki. Noma kunjalo, bangase bangabi nemizwa enamandla njengontanga yabo futhi bangase babe nobunzima ekuzweleni uzwela.
Izinkinga ze-alexithymia
Lesi simo asaziwa kahle, futhi asiqondwa kahle, ngakho kungenzeka ukuthi imbangela yawo kuwufuzo. I-Alexithymia nayo ingaba umphumela wokulimala kobuchopho ku-insula. Le ngxenye yobuchopho yaziwa ngeqhaza layo emakhonweni omphakathi, uzwela kanye nemizwa. Ezinye izifundo zixhumanisa ukulimala kwe-insula nokunganaki nokukhathazeka.
Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, sizobona i-alexithymia maqondana namanye ama-pathologies:
- I-Autismo. Izimpawu ze-autism spectrum zihluke kakhulu, kodwa kusenemibono ethile ehlobene nalesi simo. I-stereotype enkulu ukuntula uzwela, into eye yachithwa kakhulu. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ucwaningo oluthile lubonisa ukuthi kufika kuhhafu wabantu abane-autism nabo bahlangabezana ne-alexitima. Okufanayo, yi-alexithymia ebangela ukuntula uzwela, hhayi i-autism ngokwayo.
- Ukudana. Kungenzeka ukuthi uhlangabezane nalesi simo ngokudangala. Kuye kwaphawulwa ngemuva kokubeletha kanye neziyaluyalu ezinkulu zokucindezeleka, kanye ne-schizophrenia. Cishe isigamu sabantu abanezinkinga zokucindezeleka nabo bane-alexithymia.
- ukuhlukumezeka. Abantu abaye babhekana nohlobo oluthile lokuhlukumezeka, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi besakhula, bangahlakulela lesi simo. Ukuhlukumezeka nokunganakwa kulesi sigaba kungabangela izinguquko ebuchosheni ezingenza kube nzima ukuzwa nokukhomba imizwa njengabantu abadala.
- Ezinye izimo ezihlobene. Ucwaningo luphinde lubonise ukuthi lesi simo singase sibe khona ezifweni ezithile zemizwa nokulimala, njengalezi ezibalwe ngezansi:
- Isifo i-Alzheimer
- IDysphonia
- Epilepsia
- Isifo sikaHuntington
- Isifo sokuqina kwamathishu amaningi
- Isifo sikaParkinson
- Isifo sohlangothi
- ukulimala kobuchopho okubuhlungu
Izimpawu ze-alexithymia
Njengesimo esibonakala ngokuntula imizwa, kungase kube nzima ukubona izimpawu ze-alexithymia. Njengoba lesi simo sihlotshaniswa nokungakwazi ukuveza imizwa yakhe, umuntu othintekayo angase abonakale engenalusizo. Kodwa-ke, umuntu onalesi simo angase ahlangabezane nalokhu okulandelayo ezimweni zenhlalo:
- Intukuthelo
- Ukudideka
- Ubunzima bokubona isimo sobuso
- Ukungakhululeki
- Umuzwa wokuzwa
- Ukunyuka kwenhliziyo
- ukuntula uthando
- Uvalo
Lesi simo singenza futhi kube nzima kumuntu ukuhumusha izinguquko zomzimba njengokusabela kwemizwa. Isibonelo, umuntu angase abe nenkinga yokuxhumanisa inhliziyo egijimayo nomzwelo, kodwa angase abone ukuthi ubhekene nokusabela komzimba okwamanje.
Ukwelashwa kwe-alexithymia
Namuhla akukho ukwelashwa komuntu ngamunye kwalesi simo. Indlela yokwelapha incike ezidingweni zezempilo ezijwayelekile zesiguli. Isibonelo, uma unokucindezeleka noma ukukhathazeka, ukuphuza imithi ethile kungase kusize ngezimpawu zempilo yengqondo njenge-alexithymia.
Imithi yokwelapha nayo ingaba usizo kulesi simo. Okusebenza kakhulu kule nkinga yilezi ezilandelayo:
- I-Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT)
- ukwelashwa kweqembu
- I-Psychotherapy noma ukwelashwa kokukhuluma
Isinyathelo sokuqala esibalulekile sokuqashelwa ngokomzwelo ukuqala ukuqaphela izimpendulo zakho zomzimba. Isibonelo, ukuqaphela izinguquko ekushayeni kwenhliziyo ezimweni ezithile. Lokhu kungasiza umuntu othintekile ahlukanise phakathi kwemizwa eyahlukene. Kubalulekile futhi ukuqaphela ukuthi imizwa engemihle ibalulekile njengeyakhayo. Ukufunda ukubona le mizwa nokusebenza ngayo kungasiza umuntu ukuba aphile ukuphila okwanelisa kakhudlwana.