Do you talk to yourself and others in your head?

[Gs172003]

My husband says he doesn't so I thought I was odd. I'm glad I'm not alone.

 

[Still Standing]

Yup! I am my own best conversationalist!!!! :D I keep myself company with all kinds of self-focued conversations. And I can mumble and rant at myself with the best of them!!!:rolleyes:

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

All day....sing to myself, too....more often thinking in lyrics than not. Each situation brings up a song. As I was mowing yesterday, the line up was "Rockin' Robin" for the birds crossing my path, "Hitching A Ride" for the winged creatures riding on the hood of the mower, "Here Comes The Sun" as the clouds finally cleared, "Ride Like The Wind" when the gusts got up, "Wildflowers" with each wild flower I saw, etc., etc.

I also think of all the "what ifs" of each and every situation, conversation, transaction, etc., etc. That can easily go in any direction depending on which of the energies I choose to feed. It gets ugly some days, but can be the most productive and rewarding time spent other days. I also get that feeling of, "well, shit", after having felt I had thought through every possible angle and then get thrown off course by something I never expected or thought of. Makes for some interesting AFGO moments. (Another F'n Growth Opportunity)

Learning to redirect the super shitty and harsh inner dialogue that used to be the norm in my mind space was/is a bit tricky. I used to think if I was just thinking stuff and not actually saying it, it wouldn't affect me nearly as much, but I was mistaken. We are what we think and say to ourselves just as much as we are the other habits/choices we repeatedly make. I'm much more entertaining than I am draining now...at least to myself....and I hope to others, too.

 

[Victory]

Well, now you've got my curiosity peaked. I'm going to ask my husband if that happens to him, too.

 

[intothelight]

I talk to myself all the time in my head. To calm thoughts, listing pros and cons and I will rehearse conversation, presentations or even things I may never address to obtain some type of inner peace.

 

[Dergrosse]

I don't know how I'd get through life without these conversations.

 

[Freida]

Well of course --- sometimes I need expert advice! :):p:hilarious:

 

[ladee]

Absolutely, I'm the only one who tells me what I want to hear !! :D
I have done this forever. I even slip up sometimes and talk out loud, not a big deal while I am home, but in public...If someone looks at me strange, I just say, 'ah come on, you know you do it too, maybe just not out loud', and usually always get a laugh from the person ...

 

[Victory]

Talked to my husband. He says he just has thoughts, but definitely doesn't talk to himself or participate in internal conversations. Maybe my therapist is right, and this is a PTSD trait.

 

[Still Standing]

Maybe my therapist is right, and this is a PTSD trait.

:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao: I always thought talking to one's self was a sign of higher intelligence on the younger side of life and senility on the other!!! If it is a PTSD thing, then it has influenced my life since childhood! Rats! I really wanted it to be 'cause of intelligence! :wideeyed::whistling:

 

[Victory]

Ha! I like your idea better than my therapist's idea. Let's go with yours... :)

 

[Phantom Shadow]

This is funny but not i am 61 years old an have always thought that having 5 or 6 different voices in your head all the time was normal i was told that the dif differentdifferent voices was normal for everyone but the many voices are not . I know I hate most of them .Telling me to do things I don't want to do an calling me stupid etc . Wanting me to do things to others to hurt them both physical an mental . See here that most here use them for good my many voices are all about doin things that I would never do or telling me what others are saying about me . Etc. I want to cut them or shock them out of my mind but can't. Done tried