‘Alexithymia means I can’t explain how I’m feeling’
A politics graduate reflects on life being autistic and experiencing alexithymia and aphantasia. …
Despite this success, after a month at university, where I was studying politics, I wanted to drop out. The social expectations were just so intense. Socials in some of my societies were compulsory, I had to talk to people in seminars and lectures, and I just couldn’t keep up or join in.