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Originally Posted by Jme399
I've been noticing this quite frequently lately. I'll be going about my day and then I'll start talking to myself as if there is a specific person in the room with me who I'm talking to. I'll play out a whole scenario and act it out before I realize what I'm doing. I catch myself in the middle of it and have to remind myself that it isn't real and I'm not really doing that (scenario). Is there a reason or name for this? Help please it's interfering with my everyday life.
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the name for this is fantasy, role playing, day dreaming, brain storming...my point there are many different names for this in my location. it is not a mental disorder, even non mental disordered people do this. short version as human beings we have the ability to work out, plan our lives, do logical and imaginary thinking process.
children are taught very young how to do this by childhood games of dress up, lets pretend, high school students are taught to do this through critical and logical thinking of school musicals, school plays, problem solving with their class materials. as adults we continue to use the logical critical thinking processes to role play, fantasize, problem solve,...
some people have used this natural human brain process to enhance their intimacy, or plan what they are going to say to someone who they have a problem with or what they are going to say at meetings\parties.... the list is endless on how human beings use their abilities to imagine, fantasize, role play, day dream.
if you feel you are doing this excessively contact your or a treatment provider who can help you learn how to stay more grounded with your daily life and not use this fantasy role playing so much that it becomes a problem for you.