I spent a lot of time alone at home because I work full remotely, and I noticed that I talk to myself like a lot not just muttering, but a full on conversation like explaining to myself things and respond that things, Is just me doing this or is any other people that I do that too? It is weird ? Be honest
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It’s not weird I do it as well and I work with the public. The conversations are usually me trying to figure something out and basically just putting it out there so I can hear how it sounds or if I’m thinking really hard about an issue or something that needs to be done. It’s not weird but just how some people do things to either pass the time or problem solve.
I do this all the time lol. Heck even do it around other people. Not weird at all, I feel like a lot of people do this.
I do it all the time. I’ve actually been talking to myself about how to steps at work and someone will hear me, and walk in and say “who are you talking to?” It helps me figure out things.
There’s this thing called “audible thought”, we all do it.
You just gotta be careful because, without someone else around to confirm or dissuade, you can talk yourself in to believing something that isn’t true.
I do that so I can relate. It’s not weird. We just speak as if there was someone there to say it to
“Let’s see what we have in the fridge for lunch…oh, I thought we had a salad, looks like we’ll be cooking. Maybe we’ll wait until later to make something since we’re feeling more lazy than we’d like for Top Chef today…”
You mean like that? I tell others I’m “narrating” for the cats.
all the answers here are really tame? i scream like a globin sometimes or do very weird sounds or weird/creepy movements, idk why i am autistic like this.
I actually asked my therapist about this. She said it was a harmless coping device, and I have found a way to soothe myself and cope with having to get my thoughts out there, or not having anyone to talk to.
It’s only weird when you start doing it in accents and making reoccuring characters (may or may not be talking from personal experience)
I do all the time when I’m by myself.
A lot of people do that, especially people with Tourette’s Syndrome. Just mentioning it.
Edit, source: I and my Dad both have Tourette’s. It’s a common cause of non-delusional muttering to yourself, and not everyone with it has vocal tics.
In my 50’s and I have done this my whole life. I’m my own best friend!
What… why is everyone looking at me like that?
I do this as well. Sometimes in my head, sometimes out loud. Sometimes I ask the cat what he thinks. Unfortunately he never really gives me an honest opinion. LOL
It helps me work things out. I will even call myself by name – “my name, now you know you can do it.”
I think it’s therapy sometimes to talk out loud to work your way thru your thoughts and ideas.
You have an inner dialogue. Rather than the inner monologue most people have, you have two voices at work in your head.
Do you work in a field where you do a lot of diagnosing/troubleshooting? A lot of people with inner dialogues do that kind of work, because it actually does help you analyze problems.
its your house. do whatever you want. no judgement here
Not weird. I do it all the time. I ask myself questions before I leave, for example. I forget stuff, it helps keep me on track. Bear in mind some people who hear you talking out loud,maybe, will think you are weird though. I find it helpful for remembering things. Like “what was I going to do after the store? Oh yeah..the library.” Stuff like that.
I do this all the time. I like to talk my problems out out loud when I’m alone. Helps me not be in my head so much about it.
Not weird at all. Be weirded out if someone answered back using your voice
I do it all the time. Sometimes it happens again work. But mostly at home.
So long as you are aware it’s all coming from you, it’s perfectly normal. For me, I just think it’s funny that I look for things in Spanish. I don’t speak it on any regular basis except to still have it be useful if I’m having trouble with aphasia… but soon as I start looking for something, there I go en Español. Honestly, I figured if maintaining a degree of a late-learned second language is important to me for medical reasons, it’s a decent sign I’m doing that if some of my self-directed talk happens to come out in that tongue.
Nope I like talking to myself. I am the best conversationalist I know.
Sounds like if it’s weird you’re not alone
I do this all the time, just not out loud
I did learn during Covid that madness can creep up on you and being normal is actually something you have to maintain. It’s best to remain cognisant of when you’re having these convos and maybe try to do it less because it can creep into feeling normal and that’s when you risk becoming the crazy guy talking to themselves in public
I do it as well. Vlogger but without a channel, my audience is invisible!
Whew…. I ain’t the only one. I go over scenarios often. I even plot out (aloud) pre-answers to replies I anticipate from comments I make on various websites. “We” never argue though.
I don’t live alone, I live with my family, but still, I find myself talking to myself in my room. Well, you gotta talk to the expert (yourself, you know), gotta get some expert advice on things, lol.
I have conversations with my dog and she has her own voice
This is what I call “talking it out” . My ADHD brain almost needs this to process my stream of consciousness or something
Nah, I don’t that too. Shut up. Everytime we tell someone they look at us funny.
Hell I used to do this at work.
Made for some fun conversations with management when I got reported for making faces while I worked out a storyline for my book.
“Little troll said you were making faces at her”
“First, why was she anywhere near me when she should be in a whole other department? Second, I was talking to myself and the faces were being made at my imaginary friends. Third, is there anything else?”
I do it all the time. There actually was an experiment conducted I can’t tell you by who or how long ago it was but in different regions of the United States they have different opinions about people who talk to themselves. It seems to be largely divided amongst people who A. believe that only people who are insane or mentally disturbed speak to themselves, and B. The people who see it is just a part of everyday life and there’s nothing wrong with talking to yourself. I personally fall into the category of there is nothing wrong talking to yourself I do it all the time I’m the only person that likes me enough to listen to my bullshit. But historically a lot of people of great intelligence, spoke to themselves Thomas Edison, Marie Curie, Warren Buffett just to name a few. It’s actually quite common to people of high intelligence especially those who are verbal learners. The best of us I can give you my friend is not give a damn what others think at the end of the day the only person you have to please, is looking back at you in the mirror.
You might have created a tulpa
I have several coworkers who mutter to themselves at work. I hear them quietly explaining paperwork to themselves, like you, except we work in an office. It’s like their internal monologue is speaking out loud and I don’t think they realize when they’re doing it. Based off my experience, it must be normal.