Inner dialogue

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I certainly talk with someone... or more like, a voice answered me back if I allow it.

That's where I get my best and most creative ideas and informations from.

It also remembers me of dates, what I thought of earlier, what I might consider doing...

I can make it shut up and then, I do not hear it anymore. But I cannot manipulate it and cannot control it at all. It's the very same 'conversationalist' I had since childhood. (But back then, I didn't answer back.) Very cheeky and meek personality, fits me well. We agree almost always.

It's weird. Oh well, without it I would be even more scatterbrained and distractable. It's very advantageous to have.

The only thing unnerving is, that when it 'talks', it's hard to remember it did. That the idea wasn't mine... or, well, it was, of course... but... gosh, this is complicated.

It's "normal" to hear your own thoughts isn't it?

There only seems to be the voice of one person in my head at a time - but the voice tends to use the pronoun "We" rather than "I".

I can chose what voice or accent the thoughts are in though e.g. substitute the voice of actors (male or female) at will, though I tend to use my own voice most of the time. Is that normal? Does it matter?

I just tried thinking using John Wayne's voice - it "sounded" quite funny.

Yup.

If I ignore them I will lose control of the conversation, especially at 2AM...

They become so real at times that I have to tell myself (us?) that this is all in my head.

But it can be fun as well, some times I will live other, distinct lives out in my head, from birth to the end. I've led some good ones too.

Amazing. Its like you're psychic!

All the time! Sometimes full conversations are going on in my brain. And full dialogues with people not there or sometimes fictional people, saying things I could never get out of my head and said properly in real life. It can be quite annoying when there are other things I need to be focusing on.

I sometimes debate with myself when I have to make a decision or when I'm troubled.

I have an inner dialog going on in my head, all the time. That's how I know that I'm still alive.

heh, i can't keep my "inner dialogue" in my head too much work. So as a way to process things i usually find a secluded place and engage in self talk. Gotta monitor it though... some times the topics i go over with myself can be lead to angry outbursts. But i do go over story plots in my head, playing them like they where a movie and i provide all the dialogue. Helps out when i'm coming up with stuff for animation.

Yep. Two very distinct entities that are separate from "me."

There are also many others that are not the same. The two other primary entities are Ezekiel and Ulfgar, they won't shut up. (And in truth I'd be very lonely if they did). All the others are like the "imaginary friends" that most people talk about, where I can silence them if I have to, but otherwise just leave them be.

Ezekiel and Ulfgar always talk to me and tell me what to do. Not overly fond of Ezekiel, though he can come up with some good advice depending on the situation. I like Ulfgar though - he's awesome

Interesting note. When speaking I usually say "we" whereas when writing I say "I"
Makes you think, doesn't it?

No, I've experienced nothing like that. I guess this is the other side of visual-auditory thinking from that explored in previous threads.

All the time, it's basically me having a conversation with me. And sometimes one half happens out loud, when I think no ones around.

Yes! All the time! Sometimes it is just one voice, but a lot of the time there are a lot of voices, noises, music, nonsense, and it all overlaps each other.

I do it all the time, usually it's monologues or mock conversations (with a real or hypothetical person in mind, not in the MPD sense). The method is especially useful for mulling things over in my head and basically reminding myself to keep my mouth shut; In most situations I'm using it as a measuring tool for defining whether or not I should make a post online, and the answer is rarely ever 'yes'.

All of the time. I hold speeches or monologues in my mind, which I think no one in real life would listen to. It often has to do with a subject I have strong feelings about, or some new idea I've got. Sometimes It's more like a lecture at school, where I throughly explain something for a nonexistant audience.

I also "thinks loud" very often, but only when I thinks no one can hear me. Sometimes I mistakenly thinks I'm alone, and starts speaking. This had led to a number of slightly embarrassing moments. What I say is often nothing that would make any sense, and often not complete sentences. It's like parts of my thoughts slips out through my mouth. I sometimes sing or hum by myself as well, but that's a bit more normal after all, I guess.