Surely it's "repressed emotions" in some cases, but not always. There's strong evidence to support this assertion. One of the "this would be funny if it weren'

Surely it's "repressed emotions" in some cases, but not always. There's strong evidence to support this assertion. One of the "this would be funny if it weren't so morbid" truths about psychology is that much of our understanding of the brain springs from cases in which normally-functioning people have parts of their brains physically destroyed in accidents. The most famous example is Phineas Gage, who experienced some specific personality changes (go figure, right?) after a railroad spike pierced his head but left him otherwise unharmed. His mishap provided visceral proof that the brain wasn't just an undifferentiated lump; it showed us that specific areas of the brain perform specific tasks including emotional and behavioral issues. Alexithymia can sometimes be the result of a brain injury. A person with "normal" emotional responses can, after a brain injury, find themselves with alexithymia. I'm not sure of a definitive source to link to; apologies for the Google search results link: https://www.google.com/search?q=traumatic+brain+injury+and+alexithymia&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=traumatic+brain+injury+and+a...