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Do you talk to yourself out loud?
Yes 88%  88%  [ 28 ]
No 13%  13%  [ 4 ]
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23 Jun 2018, 10:03 pm

I'm curious as to how many members talk to themselves out loud. For example, at home, taking a walk, etc.



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24 Jun 2018, 12:39 am

Often :lol:


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24 Jun 2018, 7:51 am

I am the Wolfman! 8)



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24 Jun 2018, 8:40 am

Yes, I do. A lot.


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24 Jun 2018, 10:47 am

I used to a lot as a kid but I kept getting in trouble for it so I forced myself to learn not to do it too much unless I'm by myself.


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24 Jun 2018, 8:59 pm

I'm glad I'm not the only one that does it. I guess one reason I talk to myself out loud is that I'm my own friend. :D



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25 Jun 2018, 9:29 am

Yes, lots, and I don't always realise that I'm doing it (until I notice the funny looks I'm getting!) I try to narrate my way through things silently, but it usually leaks out once I'm not paying attention to my self-control. It's useful sometimes - it helps me to overcome executive function problems to hear myself speak my way through tasks; much more than if I try to do it in my mind only.


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25 Jun 2018, 9:56 am

I say words and phrases out loud to myself sometimes.



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25 Jun 2018, 11:51 am

All the time.


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25 Jun 2018, 2:41 pm

I do often.

When people say “what”? I just mention I think out loud.



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25 Jun 2018, 2:45 pm

At home I not only talk to myself, but I tell myself jokes or even short stories. I have no one else to tell them to anyway, so what if it makes me look like I'm schizophrenic or have multiple personality disorder? :mrgreen:

I try not to do it when I'm in public, but occasionally I let stuff slip out, like a comment about something I'm looking at while out shopping.



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25 Jun 2018, 4:09 pm

I almost never talk to myself out loud.

Inside my head, I do often, but otherwise I am quite quiet.


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26 Jun 2018, 2:51 pm

Trogluddite wrote:
Yes, lots, and I don't always realise that I'm doing it (until I notice the funny looks I'm getting!) I try to narrate my way through things silently, but it usually leaks out once I'm not paying attention to my self-control. It's useful sometimes - it helps me to overcome executive function problems to hear myself speak my way through tasks; much more than if I try to do it in my mind only.


What you said about talking yourself through executive functions is spot on for me. Exactly! Definitely one of the ways I talk to myself out loud.

When I get ready for the workday, for example, I'll give myself directions out loud such as:

"After showering, I'll brush my teeth." "Don't forget to bring the envelopes." "Tonight we're going out to dinner as a family."

I'm giving myself directions out loud and reassuring and encouraging myself to stay on task and keep going.



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01 Jul 2018, 11:44 am

Absolutely no way I can actually do this.

I often write random things to myself in a notebook I keep, though.