alexithymic vs sensitive

alexithymic

noun
  • A person who has difficulty feeling, processing or understanding emotions 

adj
  • Pertaining to or having alexithymia. 

  • Lacking in emotion or emotional expression. 

sensitive

noun
  • A person with a paranormal sensitivity to something that most cannot perceive. 

adj
  • Having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses. 

  • Responsive to stimuli. 

  • Easily offended, upset, or hurt. 

  • Important, intricate, and requiring great delicacy. 

  • Capable of offending, upsetting, or hurting. 

  • Accurate; able to register small changes in some property. 

  • Meant to be concealed or kept secret. 

How often have the words alexithymic and sensitive occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )