Ever since my teens I've been having fake conversations with fake people in my mind. I find this helps me to work things out and make decisions. When I was younger I had imaginary friends and I used them for these conversations. Then once I started using online forums I daydreamed about that instead (mostly). Still do.

Now I think I nearly always use the fake online forum conversations rather than talking to people face to face. It's easier because I don't have to make up a face for the other person, or a scene. I just make up this nameless forum and talk to nameless people. Well obviously I am asking a question and other people are answering with different things. Eventually I come to a conclusion.

It might sound weird to everyone else but it really helps to sort things out, to put things into perspective. Also it's something I can do anywhere at any time without anyone else knowing, unless I have to really concentrate on something else, then I put it aside and do it later. Unless whatever I am doing has a problem and I'll just stop, go into a fake conversation until I get the answer and then I continue.

Most of the time it happens automatically. When I have a problem I'll just daydream the fake conversation without really thinking about it. It works though, so I won't complain.