Do you talk to yourself? How?

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When planning a future conversation, I will plan what I will say out loud.
I don't say what I think the other person will say, but I do think what I think the other person will say and respond accordingly.
Typically, I'm absolutely wrong about what the other person will say.

The only times I talk to myself is when I swear. And that's not often.

I talk more to myself and things then I do to people. I almost never yell at people but I'll sit there and start yelling at a book or something. I even start talking to stupid things. I talk to my dog constantly. I always talk to myself in my head. Everything I say or do first gets commented on by me in my head.

I do that too Netish. I also talk to myself all night long at work to keep myself on task and reminding me of all the things I still have to do. I used to have a shirt that said
"Your just jealous cause the voices are only talking to me."
Also had one that said "Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?"
You can tell alot about someone by watching their reactions to reading those 2 t-shirts.
Also, I love to say your name out loud Schmeeeple. I know thats proably spelled wrong, sorry

[quote="reika"]I do that too Netish. I also talk to myself all night long at work to keep myself on task and reminding me of all the things I still have to do. I used to have a shirt that said
"Your just jealous cause the voices are only talking to me."
Also had one that said "Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?"
You can tell alot about someone by watching their reactions to reading those 2 t-shirts.
Also, I love to say your name out loud Schmeeeple. I know thats proably spelled wrong, sorry :oops:[/quote]

I HAVE THAT SHIRT!! !! and who's schmeeple?

I dont talk out loud!! !

I talk to myself in different voices
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH

Sh Dang it, still can't spell it, Shmeeper the person who started the thread.
SO funny that you have that T-Shirt also Netish. "Coincidence....I think not.
or we could tell ourselves "Great minds think alike."

great minds do think alike
just like you like Peter Gabriel and so do I

When I talk to myself I pretend I'm talking to another person, and I LOVE doing it, but I don't like when others hear me, it's embarrassing!! !

I usually make up things, like I pretend I'm in a different life, I do it while I'm driving. Like I'll pretend I have children and I'll talk about them, it's a bad habit and I need to STOP!! !

Sometimes I talk to myself like this... but it's more like recreating encounters I've had with other people and adding on to the conversation we actually had. Basically I talk as I would if I had no inhibitions. It's a bit of a release for me.

Haha I love the text of the second t-shirt you mentioned.

I often talk to myself when I'm alone, I guess it's 'cause everyday I do need to have some form of vocal release or I'll go crazy/depressed-ish. It's a dialogue mostly.
I remember one discussion with myself from when I was 11 (as, in class, we had to write down what we do when we're home alone for an evening), and part of it went like this, sort of:

- I want some of those mint chocolates....
• You can't have those, you know they're for guests.
- Yes but one, no one will notice if I take one? I won't have more?...PLEAAAASSSEEEEEE
• Okay fine. ONE. No more. That's it!
- Thaaank youououou

---
some time later

- I think i hear something...
• That's your imagination. It's just scurrying lizards on the rooftop.
- No really... what should I do? I should go get the aerosol can of deodorant!!
• I'm sure it's just mum and dad..
- I should grab this water bottle to hit them as well..
• Fine, fine, do what you must. I'm telling youuu-
- IT'S NOT MUM AND DAD 'KAY?

(it ended up being my parents lol)

So basically I have 'me' me in my head and then I always try to have a rational view on things, which is expressed in the 'rational' me...(not split personality or anything btw, just two views I express in the form of a dialogue).


When I'm not alone the vocal release is often expressed in the form of singing... or annoying my mum by talking about my 'great' plans (always to do with food, but lately clothing as well):p

I have conversations with myself, especially in the car. That's safe because it looks like I'm using some kind of hands-free cellphone. Actually, anytime I'm alone, I'm likely to to talk to myself. So I guess I'm never really alone. I haven't been caught doing this at work, not yet.

I only talk to myself on my own, but it could be about anything. It's hard to explain really.

I do regular one-man shows infront of my bathroom mirror and like some of the people in this thread the way I speak and act varries heavily on what book I recently read or movie I just watched.

Oh and I always talk to myself in English for some reason.

That's funny. I usually speak English to myself as well/in my mind as well.

Even when I try not to,as my Dutch sometimes gets really bad when I speak too much English over a long period of time.
Sometimes people in stores think I'm English because of it, and start speaking to me in English.
I just humor them and answer them in the same language:p