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Sometimes people can be accused of being emotionless or cold because they don't express their emotions in the way they are expected to
socially. This can be due to the person not knowing what their emotional state actually is.
There is a developmental condition (Alexithymia) where someone is unable to connect to their emotions in any meaningful way. They have them, and the person is aware of this, but can't actually work out what their emotions are. Ask this type of person how they feel, and you will most often just get a blank look. This is not that they don't understand the question, but because they are trying to work out from their feelings what their internal emotional state is. The mind works but is not connected to the emotions and the person just gets confused, because they honestly don't know! Imagine not knowing if you were happy or sad, or even hungry!
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