About 95% of the time yes, about 5% of the time no. They do have weak spots certainly, but unless you push them in very specific areas then I usually find them to be pretty impressive.

So he does not seem to be saying human sciences = subjective and physical sciences = objective. I guess he thinks both are theoretical constructs derivable from introspection and external observation. 2/2.

Thank, I will have a look at it. If it could mean I feel a single extra emotion it would be worth doing.

Possibly, although in my experience of alexithymia it is more the case that I can work out (with not great but not massively low success) why someone is having an emotion, but I cannot feel their emotion (or express/feel emotions about them having an emotion (as opposed to feeling their emotion)).

I don't think most studies say self-diagnosis is wrong. Most say it is less accurate than official diagnosis, but people who self-diagnoses still fit the diagnostic criteria much more than typical people, they just don't meet the clinical cut off.

Having tried to read everything published on self-diagnosis, a significant majority of studies do suggest self-diagnosis is typically inaccurate. But I'm trying to work out if those studies are any good.