%0 Journal Article %T Soffrire senza patire: limiti e potenzialit¨¤ individuali e sociali %J - %D 2015 %R DOI Code: 10.1285/i17201632vXVIIIn32p39 %X In this paper are investigated the common elements of prevalent diseases in our society. In particular the statistic correlation between addiction and alexithymia, the storical evolution from a common somatic dimension to a emtpiness, the comorbidity to depression and the importance of traumatic experiences, the mentalisation and affect regulation. After analysing these elements we focus on the question: could the difficulty to draw the suffering and problems of identity be a vulnerability both at individual and social levels? Limitations and potentialities are highlighted %K addiciton %K alexithymia %K affect regulation %K mind %U http://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/psychofenia/article/view/15625