idk whats happening but ive noticed recently that ive been talking to myself so much i pretend like im in my own scenarios which is so weird š but i just cant help it , its not sexual or anything just normal hangout w friends or a conv , i just plan it in my head and just act according sometimes i catch myself off guard and i just go like ādamn i just didnt do this shitā i keep talking to myself and enact all the scenarios in my head irl like idk if yall get abt what i mean by enacting the scenarios but yeah idk if its a huge sign of mental illness but i feel like it sort of is. im just worried idk if yall experience the scenario shit like i do but really wtf is going on in my head manšš yeah idk
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Honestly it’s super common, I find it’s the only early to get a good, intellectual conversation.
You only need to worry when the response has an accent and tells you to burn stuff
nahhh you’re not alone fr iāll deadass be in the kitchen like āyeah so anyway thatās what i told herā knowing damn well no oneās there. itās like iām the main character, director, and the audience of a show that only exists in my head. honestly itās just how some of us process stuffāespecially if youāre anxious or creative. if itās not messing with your day-to-day too hard, youāre probably just vibing with your inner tv show. brain be buffering through life sometimes.
My husband just caught me doing this I was so embarrassed he doesnāt do itā¦ but guess what most people do! Itās super normal apparently lol
I have a toddler, so I made it a habit to talk about everything I’m doing. It helps them learn language. But now I still do it, even when he’s not around. I’m just at the store like “Do we have milk at home? I don’t know, I think we might need some milk!”
Luckily I’m also old enough to not GAF what anybody thinks, so I’m just gonna keep doing it.
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OMGGGGGGGGG GIRLLL ME TOO SOMETIMES I EVEN ACT LIKE I HAVE A FAKE AUDIENCE WHENEVER I DO STUFF AND THEN TELL THEMššš„
I do this , I self motivate , i dictate , i debate, š¤£ for me it’s fun , sometimes I get lost in raze or solving world issues ..
I recently heard that talking to oneself is a sign of intelligence.
yes it is a huge sign of mental illness, but don’t worry about it, everyone is weird in their own ways
It’s a problem if you get ignored.
I happily talk to myself in public with zero shame. Bonus is that it keeps other people away from me.
Totally normal everyone does it, I do it a lot in my car especially , shoulda, woulda, coulda type things I think it means you just like to think things through and learn how you could change an outcome if it came up again. Maybe you have regrets
When I first started living alone I swear I would go days without saying a word to anyone so I started intentionally talking out loud and now I am constantly making so much noise and talking and singing and reacting outloud to my thoughts. All normal I think!
Nw, years back I got asked by a friend if I could atleast do it in a whispering fashion at night because everybody in a radius of 500m around my house was pretty much losing their shit about it and I doubt you are weirder than me so don’t sweat it.
I do this all the time!
I do exactly that so much that it’s concerning EVERY one around me. It started out as just thinking out loud and just ” working it out” in an odd new way (I was going through a lot,but this was weird even for me) But then I realized that after a 13 year super controlling relationship with a narcissist, that I hadn’t been allowed to process all the damage and concidder my part in the hurt I caused and allowed to the people I love. My mind went to war with itself OUT LOUD to the people I felt I owed explanation and sincere apologies like they were right here with me… and argued with the people who judged and condemned me when it was none of their business and raged and eventually tried to forgive the ones that taught me that true evil exists in human beings…I honestly didn’t know what people were capable of before all this ( information that I wish I never knew in my life) Oh, lol. The controlling relationship left me with very few friends so I was Always Always alone. I kept my most precious friends away from the whole situation to protect and keep them. I’m hoping it comes to an end soon..lol it’s creating more things to feel sorry for. But just to have this out there…I AM sorry for my weirdness at the moment..I’m sorry if I made anyone uncomfortable and was unapproachable because I was really hoping to make new friends for those who’d concider giving me a chance after the way I’ve behaved here.
What’s your age and sex? Asking because the onset of certain illnesses occur or usually don’t by certain ages.
Start writing a book using these convos.
I had a manager before who caught me talking to myself while at work. He asked me who I was talking to, and I said I was singing. I felt so embarassed that time but I still do it until now.
You’re not alone. I talk to myself a lot. As if I’m having a conversationĀ
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Iāve heard itās a sign of intelligence.
I talk to myself and /or to my GSDs all the time and it is very good for mental health as vocalising helps your brain to process.
You just had to talk to a professional about it. š¤·āāļø
I think its normal, it is for me anyway
You are close to knowing spirituality
I do it all the time. I read once that very intelligent people talk to themselves. We’re able to reason out our thoughts, and i keep myself straight because thoughts move constantly through my mind. Whatever it is, it works for me.
Normal. An invisible audience is a concept where you imagine or assume that other people are watching, judging, or paying attention to you ā even when they aren’t. Itās often talked about in psychology, especially with teenagers.
Me too. I pretend im with people all the same. Im fully aware they arent there but i audibly respond to some shit i made up that they said to me. I have found myself doing it wothout realizing it more and more. I dont think theres anything wrong with it. As long as you know they arent really there and dont get mad at them for something they didnt say šš.
Yooo can relate to this. I think its very normal and actually you could say it makes you creative and makes you fantasize about your life which is not a bad thing. Seems like you already conquered the world within you.
I feel like introverts do this a lot :’)
It doesnt seem like a mental ilness, maybe there is anyone neutral you could talk to
I do this a lot. Its what introverts or like anxious, creative active people do.
I believe this applies to what you describe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maladaptive_daydreaming
https://www.reddit.com/r/MaladaptiveDreaming/
While a lot of these comments are helpful and relatable, maladaptive daydreaming isnāt just talking to yourself or creating scenarios. Sometimes itās like the Sims or Second Life.
Iām super intrigued by it and stories I read from people, and I donāt think itās anything to be concerned about the way some may mention. You are very likely not schizophrenic!
I talk to myself all the time. Sometimes saying things out loud helps me remember. I always say that sometimes I gotta say it out loud so I can talk myself through it