i talk to myself in my head alot. especialy when i walk to school by my self every morning. i review previous conversations and change my responses. if i had a debate with a friend i go have the whole conversation in my head all over again. i think too much about many situations, iam wondering if iam crazy. and how do i stop this?
2007-11-04 04:42:00 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
nope! i simply think of it as thinking. its a great way to reflect. i do the same thing. you're not crazy, but just a warning, you don't want to get too caught up in the past, or you will miss the opportunity in the present.
2007-11-04 04:46:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
It may be more of a gift than a curse - there is nothing wrong with reflective thinking - in fact it is positively encouraged in the nursing profession. You may be the sort of person who prefers to spend some time on a problem - as opposed to someone who always acts impulsively. The only problem would be if you are constantly doubting your first response to a situation, and never feeling that you got it right first time. On the other hand, you might be satisfied with the way you played a situation, but always feel it could be improved upon next time. Not strange - just different. Maybe you could get a job teaching politicians the skill.
2007-11-04 05:02:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, not at all, the thing is that is quite the "norm" in western society. It is seen as a thinking process and not crazy at all. When you start to hear "voices" in your head that tell you things that you don't want to do or you don't want to think about, and you can't make them stop, well that is another story and that is a simple symptom of Schizophrenia and that is NOT what you are describing. What you are describing is totally normal unless it is taking you to the point of worrying over things that you can't change or things that haven't happened. Some things that have helped are doing time consuming calculations, (math), I don't know why, but it helps.... Try concentrating on other things, like trying to remember what you did last summer or something. Another thing, if you are always running in your mind what you would have said in a conversation, then consciously make a decision to take your time when you have a physical conversation with another person and take the time to think about your answers before you voice them outloud. (Sort of like looking at all the possible answers on a multiple choice exam before you pick your answer.)
2007-11-04 07:31:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you were crazy, you would never even wonder about it, you'd be convinced that you aren't. No it isn't crazy. And if you are considering how you might have handled a conversation , it is a very positive thing. Even better, if you are this type of thinker, is to think about conversations or debates that might arise in the future, or better still, situations you might find yourself in, and by visualizing them, you can ahieve whatever you want to achieve. By directing this internalizing you do, towards future rather than past events - you can use one of the best methods we have for becoming and being whatever we want.
2007-11-04 07:17:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I do this too. I feel like I talk to myself so much it's unreal. I instruct myself to do things, say what I'm doing and talk about random stuff expecally when I'm in the shower or on the toliet. Sometimes I make up situations and say what I would do if I was in them and it gets really weird. Sometimes I can't read or listen because my own voice is screaming at me..
2014-10-14 04:27:01 · answer #5 · answered by Emilyloves1D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, you're not crazy. well, we all do that. and I think over and over again what can I to do differently.
I am not so concern if you're crazy because you're not.
I am more concern that you're wasting your time live in the past. because you have to live in the moment and almost 90% of ppl are either live in the past, but keep thinking about the past or worry about the future.
you're not alone.
but here is my advise and for you and for myself.
Live for the moment, plan for tommorrow once or twice but once the plan is settle, focus on thismoment, and then learn from the past but review it few times but move on.
basically
past: think--) review what you can do different---) learn the lesson for real.
future: plan---) review it once a while, on weekly or before sleep depend on your plan is big or small, short term or long term---) once plan is done, don't keep thinking about --) go and do it.
live in this moment, live today. feel the moment right now, every moment you think about past, then youre letting goes this moment.
good luck
2007-11-04 05:06:27 · answer #6 · answered by Gooch 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You might have OCD, in people with obsessive compulsive disorder there is a feedback worry loop that keeps looping. They constantly need reassurance when under stress.
"(in OCD)... the thalamus becomes hyperactive and creates a virtually never-ending loop of worry signals being sent back and forth between the OFC and the thalamus. The OFC responds by increasing anxiety and engaging in compulsive behaviors in an attempt to relieve this apprehension.[3] This over activity of the OFC is shown to be attenuated in patients who have successfully responded to SSRI medication.
Obsessions are defined by:
1. Recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses, or images that are experienced at some time during the disturbance, as intrusive and inappropriate and that cause marked anxiety or distress.
2. The thoughts, impulses, or images are not simply excessive worries about real-life problems.
3. The person attempts to ignore or suppress such thoughts, impulses, or images, or to neutralize them with some other thought or action.
4. The person recognizes that the obsessional thoughts, impulses, or images are a product of his or her own mind, and are not based in reality.
5. The tendency to haggle over small details that the viewer is unable to fix or change in any way. This begins a mental pre-occupation with that which is inevitable.
Compulsions are defined by:
1. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts that the person feels driven to perform in response to an obsession, or according to rules that must be applied rigidly.
2. The behaviors or mental acts are aimed at preventing or reducing distress or preventing some dreaded event or situation; however, these behaviors or mental acts either are not connected in a realistic way with what they are designed to neutralize or prevent or are clearly excessive.
2007-11-04 04:46:38 · answer #7 · answered by August lmagination 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋
I dont think, u need not change this habit. It helps a person to have a clear- cut idea about oneself and it will improve his relationship with others in future. If we analyse a situation like this, we can find out the negative aspects of ourselves and of others and by this we can forgive others(as we rethink our stand during argument..) I say this from my own experience and it will help u too....
2007-11-04 04:54:10 · answer #8 · answered by alag 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All you are doing is overthinking. I do the exact same thing.
It is not a bad thing cause it is "thinking" which most humans on the planet dont do. You are among the elite few so be thankful and dont wish it away.
2007-11-04 04:50:29 · answer #9 · answered by Arjun C 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I do that all the time ^_^
I also like to 'change' the conversations I've had.
2007-11-04 05:53:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋