Do you talk to yourself?

[Chris]

Constantly. It helps me with memory and problem solving. Other than someone at work who feels the need to point it out
whenever he notices (he does it too so I don't think it's malicious), it's not an issue.

I do have vocal stims/tics though that thankfully mostly only come out when I'm alone. Most are just weird but one is impolite. And despite having been aware that I do this for 15+ years this is the first time I'm admitting to it.

 

[Aniko]

Yes I do sometimes without noticing, I also do little dances without noticing either. Sometimes I start dancing in the grocery alley talking to myself until my family ask me to stop embarrassing them.

 

[Neb]

This is weird to admit, but ever since the pandemic started I’ve started having one sided conversations with myself about anything. I’m hoping I can learn to quit it since when I live with a partner or with a roommate they’d probably find it very weird.

 

[Snowesque]

I normally don't, but at times I find myself doing it to let out frustration or to self-sooth. When things are going super well I sometimes find myself doing it then, too. I try to stop myself because I'm worried it might be too distracting, or someone might mistake me talking to/about them. Do you do it, and if so, why?

 

[Reginald Fairfield]

I normally don't, but at times I find myself doing it to let out frustration or to self-sooth. When things are going super well I sometimes find myself doing it then, too. I try to stop myself because I'm worried it might be too distracting, or someone might mistake me talking to/about them. Do you do it, and if so, why?

I'd like to think it's nice way to vent a little frustration. Better than some alternatives. I try phrase things like "It would be nice if I didn't have to do another shift's prep during a rush".

 

[Roxxy]

I don’t normally talk to myself but I have a very bad habit of talking to my cat it’s great, he is supportive, doesn’t answer back yet agrees with everything I say

 

[Chris]

Yes. I've ADHD and I'm usually thinking about umpteen things at once. Speaking aloud helps me isolate a train of thought and focus, separating it from all the other noise in my head.

 

[Dunquixote]

I normally don’t but when I do, it is to help me deal with bad anxiety or to help clear my thoughts and help me focus.

 

[Bui]

All the time. My mind always seems to be racing along with hundreds of thoughts all trying to make themselves heard at the exact same time, so talking to myself helps me focus on whatever specific thought I'm actually trying to follow without it being drowned out by the rest.

 

[nightglow]

Yes! I'll have conversations sometimes.. More of a focusing thing

 

[Nika]

Not really

 

[Seastar]

In my head... Not out loud. I'm too self-conscious to do it out loud.

 

[Liz!]

I've been caught a few times mouthing away silently. I think I'm just working through conversations in my head that I need to have.

 

[xSuperMario64x]

Yes. I've ADHD and I'm usually thinking about umpteen things at once. Speaking aloud helps me isolate a train of thought and focus, separating it from all the other noise in my head.

basically me, I talk to myself literally all the time. helps me process all my turbulent thoughts.

I used to get embarrassed abt it when I was a kid/teen (because my parents would ask me who I'm talking to and I'd usually say, oh, the cat), but I'm not now (now I just say, yeah, I'm talking to myself, what of it lol). I don't think it's something to be embarrassed about.

 

[Sarah3]

Maybe when I'm driving, or stressed, but not any other times.

 

[Midoriya]

Yeah, I do sometimes.

 

[OswinOswald]

All the time! My boyfriend started asking me, “Are you talking to me? Or were you talking to Oswin?” To try and distinguish if he was supposed to be listening or not haha. I like that distinction, so now I tell other people a lot ‘oh, I was just talking to Oswin, don’t worry, that wasn’t for you’ and I think it really helps to clarify things!

 

[Neb]

I do at home. I try not to in public since people treated me weird for it. For a while I practically had one sided conversations with myself out loud. Now I just make brief statements.

 

[Mimi Cheems]

Very often, actually. It's hard not to It's something I'm so used to, I can't help it.
I used to all the time when I worked. Customers would look at me funny. But saying things I need to remember at work, to myself, helps me remember better.

 

[Jhine7]

Not really. Maybe sometimes but nothing too major.