 This paper examines the validity of the traditional models proposed by Paul Ekman, which defined six basic emotions, in comparison to more recent models that describe emotions as social and linguistic constructs. It also explores the impact of Alexithymia or difficulty expressing emotion on the accuracy of these models. The study found that traditional models were not sufficiently accurate in capturing the complexity of everyday life emotions, but that they did provide better results than the newer models when applied to tweet data. Additionally, it was found that individuals with higher levels of Alexithymia had greater difficulty identifying and categorizing emotions. This article was offered by Sarah Coppany, Chiara Lucifera, Camelo M. Vicorio, and others.