Whenever I'm in so much stress, I talk to myself. I wasn't in stress for awhile but now, I'm back to being in stress so I start to talk to myself again. It became a habit for me. It's like a drug that heals my pain. But what if this become a life long struggle and I really become crazy and start to hear voices?????
2007-02-18 09:34:51 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Many sane,normal people talk to themselves.
It is simply a way of processing your thoughts aloud.
It will not lead to hearing voices or insanity.
2007-02-18 09:40:34 · answer #1 · answered by Croa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "hearing voices" aspect of schizophrenia has nothing to do with talking to oneself. When schizophrenics hear voices, it's as though someone ELSE is talking to them. Like an external voice, not your own. Not even your conscience saying "you know that's not for you!" An internal (non-audible) voice, like a conscience, is normal. And talking to yourself, whether it's to psych yourself up for something, keep you focused on a task, or just to fill up silence, is normal. The only time someone should worry about voices is if they're not your voice, and not another physical person's.
That said, in spite of some talking aloud to oneself being completely normal, since you associate it with stress and feel it's disturbing, you probably should talk to a therapist or counselor. More about your stress than the talking to yourself, but mention that you consider that a reaction to stress that you don't enjoy. Stress can lead to alcohol and drug abuse, sleep problems, weight gain, and a host of other unhealthy effects on your life, so you want to find ways of coping with it that don't make you even more stressed out!
Good luck.
2007-02-26 07:04:05 · answer #2 · answered by blueblue 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see no reason for you to suffer, we all have inner-dialogue from time to time. It's okay to talk to yourself.
I think the true issue is that you have trust issues. When your life gets a little stressful, you only trust yourself to solve the issue. Do you have anyone in your life that you trust in sharing your life with?
I think that we all get a little frustrated and over-stressed on occasion. Get a family member, friend or even a therapist that you TRUST and start sharing! Find out why you are so uncomfortable with talking to yourself... There might be a good reason. Don't struggle through life alone.
God bless you. You're going to be fine!
2007-02-18 09:50:06 · answer #3 · answered by â?¥Manuelaâ?¥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since it was something that happened before you were in the Army you will likely be subject to a EPTS (Exsisting Prior To Service) Discharge which is a General Discharge. Once the ball starts rolling it should only be a matter of a couple weeks. I'm not sure how long your contract is, the other option is to seek mental health professionals at the Army hospitals, right now you will get fairly decent care at no cost. Once you are discharged you will be on your own again.
2016-03-15 21:39:13 · answer #4 · answered by Patricia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can consider yourself lucky! I walk in my sleep when I'm stressed! But I talk to myself too and I've been caught doing it a couple of times. When that happens I tell people "It's the only intelligent conversation I've had all day!".
2007-02-26 03:49:21 · answer #5 · answered by Krtyr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's when you don't talk to yourself and you hear voices. Don't sweat it. I talk to myself too and it helps me to think about what it is I'm stressed about. It can calm me from maybe saying or doing something stupid. It's like getting frustrated at traffic and yelling at the car in front of you to move. Rather than physically moving the car yourself with your own car, you yell. That is a big frustration in itself.
2007-02-18 15:29:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I highly doubt that talking to yourself will lead you to become a crazy skitzo. Talking to yourself is your personal way of managing your stress. Just make sure you don't do it around other people, you might not get a good reaction from them. Haha.
2007-02-26 05:24:22 · answer #7 · answered by Katelynn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
talking to yourself. don't worry about that. if you worry about it will only get worse. if you fight that feeling, it will fight you back. stress can happen because you have no control of a situation. work with the problem, solve it and the stress will go away. most of the time talk to someone, and that will help.
2007-02-26 05:40:03 · answer #8 · answered by J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone once said that the person you talk to the most is yourself. I think you should only worry if you start holding full length conversations with yourself. I talk to myself all the time. I'm an auditory learner, and if I hear myself say it outloud, I'm more likely to remember it.
2007-02-26 08:04:05 · answer #9 · answered by Cynical 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i talk to myself a lot too, sometimes when debating about even the slightest decisions i need to make, or to entertain myself when i'm bored. at the end of the day before going to sleep, i talk to myself while i recall the conversations i had for the day and think what i could've said to sound smarter/more professional or express myself better. i believe it's a sign we have a lot of stuff on our head and WE THINK. unless you start hearing voices in your head, then you need not see a doctor, it's totally normal.
2007-02-24 05:03:28 · answer #10 · answered by Tammy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i talk to myself all the time and i'm not insane yet. for me it helps to relieve stress because i don't really have anyone to talk to so i just talk to myself. it a way to sort out all the stressful situations i have and either sort them out or realize how stupid they are.
2007-02-18 09:44:47 · answer #11 · answered by mjolnir8905 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋