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Originally Posted by Perna
I think it is a bit of a misunderstanding as some people with mental illnesses are talking to "themselves" only actually, they believe they are arguing/talking to other people in their heads and that is a sign of mental illness. If you are talking aloud to "other" people in public and there's no one there, that isn't healthy. If you are encouraging yourself, getting yourself psyched up for an actual activity, that can be pretty healthy.
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Well, people who talk to themselves and who suffer from schizophrenia or multiple personality disorder are probably experiencing a symptom of their illness/condition, and the crude and ill-defined term "madness" has been applied in days of old. But if someone talks aloud to themselves in public (which I personally used to do), it is not necessarily an indicator of psychosis, it may be nothing more serious than engaging in a personal activity in an unsuitable social context.
Btw, I no longer talk to myself in public, but I have seen plenty of other people do it. Just the other day a guy rode past my balcony on his bicycle, and he was in full flow; having a very lively conversation with himself. I've seen people talking to themselves behind the wheel of their car, with no-one else in the car (ok, they may have been singing along to the radio, but I doubt it).
Everyone's at it!
