Anyone else to this point??

[Punky143]

So today a part of me decided: I don't care that others see and hear me talk to myself. People have already made statements about my mental health, all negative so oh well right?? Don't care anymore. I'm different, weird, and everything else. Screw em. Anyone else at that point?

 

[WishfulThinking123]

I keep seeing people referring to talking to yourself as a weird thing or different? I found this baffling, doesn't everyone talk to themselves on some level? Usually I think people just don't do the talking aloud. I haven't really had this discussion with anyone else, but, I would think self talk was pretty common- how else do people think through situations or problems? I used to talk to myself aloud as a child until my father made a comment about an imaginary friend (this was in Middle School by the way...) Currently most of my "self talk" is just in my head but, when I'm alone I do talk aloud sometimes.

 

[zoie33]

I am right there with you. I have talked out loud to myself my entire life. Now that I know I have parts I have even more reason to talk out loud to myself. Sometimes I really don't care. I always talk to myself out loud in the car and I don't care who's looking. It helps when I have the dog in the car with me so maybe they think I'm talking to the dog but really I don't care. I try to keep it to at least a whisper if I'm out in public but if it's some place where I don't go regularly I don't give a crap what people think. Then again one of my Parts doesn't give a crap about anything anyways. Go ahead and talk out loud to yourself you don't need anybody's permission if it gets you through the day that's all that counts.

 

[EveHarrington]

I talk out loud to myself all the time.

I don't have parts.

It helps keep me from being so lonely.

:hug:

 

[NoWhereKnowWhere]

I've never really thought about it being out of the ordinary behaviour. I thought everyone did it. I talk to my dog a lot, but then I talk to bread in the super market. Not like at it but usually ranting about unnecessary ingredients or because one I usually get is sold out. Not just bread btw I'm not like known as the bread weirdo at my local Tesco or anything.

I have started singing along to what I'm listening to while walking recently. I feel this is a bit strange but f*ck it. I'm a good singer and I'm going to be out of ear shot in a couple of strides anyway.

People do talk to themselves when alone though don't they? Like surely everyone does that. Do they?

 

[lostforgottensoul]

Uh huh. I have full on conversations with myself. I don't have DID but I was worried about it and made a thread and learned a lot about human thinking.

It is one of those things that everyone does but everyone thinks they are the only ones.

I talk to myself for many reasons. Keep things organized in my head. Figure things out. Trying to make decions. It also makes me feel not so lonely. I do it more when alone.

I also talk to my service dog in training in public completely outloud like he is another person! "How about this, Chopper? Wouldn't that look nice in the house?"

Do I care if others notice? Not really. Why do I care what strangers think? Or, better question, how do I know what strangers think unless they tell me?