Whenever I’m alone I think out loud, I’ve done this since I was a kid. when I try not to, words kinda like slip out, it sounds like desperate sleep talk mumbles.
Flat mates have jump scared me (entering our shared kitchen).
They look at me like I’m nuts
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Oh man, I do this all the time. Full-on conversations with myself, narrating my thoughts, even arguing with imaginary people—it’s like my brain just needs to externalize everything. I’ve accidentally freaked out coworkers when they walk into the break room and catch me muttering to myself about what snack to pick.
The worst is when I try to stop, and then some half-formed word just leaks out, like my mouth has a mind of its own. I swear, it’s not crazy—just an overactive internal monologue that refuses to stay internal.
If it makes you feel better, I’ve heard it’s actually pretty common. Some people just process things better out loud. Maybe your flatmates will get used to it… or at least stop looking at you like you’re about to summon a demon…
I do the exact same thing. I’ll catch myself thinking about something and then mumbling to it. Like, I’ll Think of an embarrassing memory and then start mumbling kind of incoherently about how embarrassing it was and whatever. Or sometimes I’ll verbally cringe. Also something like “oh” or “ugh”.
And even in general, I talk to myself. It’s kind of lonely when you’re sitting in your apartment a lot of the time. I’ve gotten out and started doing things more though, but I still talk to myself on occasion. It’s actually normal for people to talk to themselves. So there’s really nothing weird about it. People who don’t talk to themselves are the weird ones.