Do you talk to yourself? If so why?

Question

Thinking out loud counts as talking to yourself.

Talking to yourself out loud?

Answer 1

Yes, quite often. Most of the time I don't notice I'm doing it at first. I think it helps me follow my train of thought better. It can get a little disjointed.

Answer 2

Yes I do. For some strange reason people think that it means something like "only dumb people talk to themselves", but to that I say their the ones that are dumb.

I also draw when I'm working on a problem to visualize it. I move my arms when I talk. I use all of me in the thought process and I can tell you that the only reason I would feel strange about talking to my self is because I don't want to disturb people around me.

I'm no genius, but I can tell you that most people would say I'm smart, and talking to myself is part of that "smart". It is strange. It is sort like can I use only one display on my computer, certainly! But when I have many things to do more then one display helps, and when I'm forced to work with just one I feel restricted. I feel that there is no reason I should restrict my thought to non verbal.

Answer 3

I do. I mostly do it when I'm alone, it's probably because I feel I can express myself with out judgment or having to be careful about what I say and it breaks up the monotony of being alone. Sometimes stuff gets all bottled up and it's a safe way to let it out.

Answer 4

Sometimes yes, it helps me to break the boredom of being home alone but mostly I use it as tool to help prioritise what needs to be doe around the place and in which order. I find verbalising allows my brain to process information quicker and also to retain the thought better than if I just think it.

Answer 5

I don't really talk to myself...but I think out loud sometimes. Just, like, quietly, so it seems like I'm talking to myself, but really I'm just in deep thought.

I also have a tendency to think of something really funny and then start giggling for apparently no reason.

Answer 6

I sometimes think out loud, but I never answer myself. its usually stuff like:

(in traffic) Can you drive any slower?
(Looking for something) Where is it?
(I forgot something) sh!t

Everyone does it.

Answer 7

ya the same as the first A. but sometimes i do if im really scared cu si think it helps me feel not as alone and scared but im not like crazy or somthing.

Answer 8

We all do, maybe not verbally, but each person does in their own mind, as we ponder thoughts, make decisions etc...