I notice when I am mad on someone I try to imagine talking to that person and sometimes I talk under my breath, and my dad saw it today and said I look like a psycho.
Is it normal to talk to yourself?
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It is for me. LOL I actually think it's a common and normal thing.
Thoughts in your head are kind of amorphous. I find that actually saying words helps me to distill thoughts. Speaking out loud is also a way to rehearse ways to express certain concepts. In a way, hearing your word choices, tone of voice, etc. is like practicing how to clearly express yourself. I often realize that my words need to be reframed.
There are actually times when I'll speak words to myself and realize that my thought was incorrect and needs to be rethought.
And then there are the times when you are angry and say things out loud that you 'wish' you had said at the moment to the person who made you angry. LOL
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YOU'RE only psycho when you believe that you are talking to someone that's not there. I guess I see it like this. It might be OK to hear voices under certain circumstances and you could rationalize it and attribute it to some thing ie a fever, not sleeping etc.. probably not psycho but if your pencil grows a mouth and convices you he is our lord and savior and the only way to save humanity is to plunge him into as many people as possible you might be psycho. Then again that's if you go along with it. Less psycho if you tell it to fuck off and check in at a local hospital to speak with professionals.
It's always been normal for me. It's a way for me to work things out in my head, like what I want to say or to talk through a scenario that happened to make sense of it. Some people write things down, like journaling, for me, I verbalize.
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Yes it’s normal occasionally.. well as long as you’re not having a full conversation with yourself lol
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Yes, I do the same thing, lol. You have to watch it though, because sometimes they can hear you!
I also talk to myself a lot around the house, and when I need to vent, just let it all out in private, sometimes pretending I'm venting to whomever it is that upset me (if there is someone specific). It is way more therapeutic to physically say it than it is to keep it internal.
I read once years ago that talking to yourself is actually a sign of a healthy brain. Obviously it can get out of hand, of course, but generally speaking, I think it's very normal. -
Yes it's normal. Maybe not in today's society but back sometime in the past it was normal for people to be seen walking through town talking with themselves. It was how they worked problems out and got information from within. This was particularly seen amongst the smarter people. Now i remember this lady when i was a kid who would carry on conversations all day long with "someone" although nobody was really there. She would answer them and then wait for them to respond. I even seen her tell "them" to hold on a second while she turned to ask me something. As a little kid it was terrifying to be alone with someone like this.
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Your dad exaggerated. You should talk to yourself more often you you might reason that you don't need him anymore.. ITs called venting.. I was exaggerating a bit.. but trying thinking.. what are you doing when you are thinking.. you are Talking to yourself.. SO unless you have an empty mind.. everyone talks to themselves.. at least while thinking.
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Yeah you might look like a psycho talking to yourself.
But I think a lot of people do talk to themselves.
I do some.
I hear that you have a problem when you start answering yourself as you talk... kind of carry on a conversation... you know what I mean? -
I don't think it's abnormal. I have conversations with myself, l do that to see if what I wanna say sounds ok. Not to pushy, overbearing, makes sense, otherwise my mouth is faster than my brain, then I tend to offend people, hurt their feelings and piss them off.
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It depends of the situation I presume, it may be a coping mechanism but I'm no expert. If your triggered when it happens after a confrontation or after your made, it's probably a way to settle yourself down. If you start to do it consistently in all situations maybe speaking with a professional can give you guidance.
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When writing essays for school I read out loud. When trying to think of something before I want to say it to someone, in my bedroom by myself I will think about it and say it quietly to hear it for myself. But there's a difference between doing that and yelling at a subway station that aliens will take over the world on Christmas Day.
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I talk to myself all the time.
My father always said, "It's okay to talk to yourself. That way you know someone intelligent is listening." -
My therapist said it's normal to talk to yourself as long as you don't argue with yourself.
Playing out events and conversations in our head is pretty much the same as acting them out. It's just that it might look strange to observers. -
Most people probably don't, but people think differently. Sometimes I "mutter to myself/think aloud" because I am a rather creative person in relation to words, and I have sometimes told a joke to myself and laughed out loud, so I must've looked like a lunatic.
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I used to think it was weird, until i noticed myself doing it sometimes.
Usually happens when i get angry, or i get really annoyed by something, but it's rare.
I think it's just happens when you are alone when you'd otherwise talk to people about it, but you are alone, so you just end up saying things lol.
Some people might actually have a condition tho, and that's why they talk to themselfs. -
As a bilingual person living in a different country I just do it naturally everyday :/
Hope that's not weird but if otherwise I'm already with water up to my neck🤣 -
Talking to myself like I've got celebrities I like. I don't think it's a problem cause I'm alone. I've had a lot of bad things because of people but these people taught me friendship. I love them so much and I can't stop. My dad asked me why are you smiling and I couldn't answer. I didn't say these boy make me happy so much.
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I was told it is normal to talk to yourself, it is NOT normal to answer yourself back and have a conversation.
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I tried this and my dog started looking around to see who was home that I was talking to. lol Smarty pants. I think everyones “normal” is different.
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I'd say it's normal. A friend of mine told me that it's actually healthy to vent to yourself and it also shows that you're rather intelligent.
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I talk to myself all the time, sometimes you are the only person that understands and you need to reaffirm what just happened and I am the first person I always ask.
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As long as I don't lose the discussion, I have no problem with that.
Actually, it helps me process thoughts when I am analyzing problems, patterns and projects that I have to work on. (alliteration was not deliberate) -
Lmao. Yes, it’s normal. For some, It helps them process and understand things. Others say it’s a sign of loneliness. For me, I’m a little crazy. Lol -
Yes, it only becomes a problem when you are talking to yourself and think that you are talking to someone else.
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