Do you talk to yourself? How?

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I talk to myself sometimes, muttering under my breath mostly.

Another thing I do is, when I'm thinking about something unpleasant, I yell out some randomish word or phrase to chase the thought away. I try not to do this in public since it attracts attention.

I thought I was the only one

It just seems to flow more naturally, doesn't it? Sometimes when I say or think something in Dutch it feels wrong for some reason, but when I say or think in English it all feels so fluent and I've found I can be much more creative in English aswell.

I've pretended to be English a few times, I pretended to be Scottish once, luckily the cashier didn't know what a real Scotsman sounds like so she didn't notice the misstakes I made.

It definitely does. It's exactly the same for me, things in Dutch just seem very.. forced or choppy, I'm not sure how to explain it... it just doesn't come as natural.
I'm a lot better at expressing myself in English and compared to my speech in Dutch, the difference is like night and day.

And that's so funny. I don't think I could ever pull of a Scottish accent.
My accent's a mish-mash of American and British. British people will think I'm American and vice versa.
Dutch people think I'm from the U.S. as well. They never believe me when I tell them I was born in the Netherlands

With ADHD and autism I found that talking helps to do things structured.

Me too it's more vocal thoughts with me

Here's what I'm saying today. Really, I'm trying not to say it, but . . .



Oh why was I born with a different face
Why was I not born like the rest of my race
When I look each one starts
When I speak, I offend
Then I'm silent and passive and lose every friend

William Blake

Only in monologue

I have done that all the time my entire life. I day dream a lot! I have used purely imaginary friends that I either make up directly or meet in dreams, or I have used real people that I either know IRL or know of via media and use them as a mold for imaginary friend. They are always connected to my current obsession. These "conversations" are dialogues.
When I was 10 I was on my way to school one day, day dreaming and "dialoguing" on the way. I looked up and noticed this man staring at me. I realised that I had been mumbling out loud as well as grimacing. I was so embarrassed. After that I have always tried to make sure that I neither speak out loud nor give it away with grimaces or similar. But I kept doing it in my mind.

Now I only talk out loud rarely, and always in connection with videogames et c. For instance mumbling "stupid cards" if I loose in Solitaire or Hearts, or mumbling disapprovingly when I see things on the net or Tv that anoys me. Only when I'm at home, though.

I have read that it is our ability to do this kind of thing that is the reason why a lot of aspies were misdiagnosed as schizophrenics before AS was an official diagnosis. (Many of us keep imaginary friends up to adult age, and some of us even then.) But I can't understand why. Schizophrenics have delusion that they believe in. We just day dream and make things up and know that it isn't real.

If you have problems with speaking out loud maybe you should use an MP3 player or walkman. Then if you should slip you can claim you were caught up in the music.

Imaginary friend~~~
(Mostly silent)

Yes I do this a lot.