[pirilin]

It started at as a mumble. Not all the time.
Then became most of the time. Specially when I thought I was alone.
The volume increased. Then it became normal conversation.
It progressed to taking to myself. They talking WITH myself.

When I talk to myself I'm just explaining a situation or a course of action to me.
When I'm taking With myself, there is another Me that I'm consulting.
And it has an opinion!.

I wore one of the 1st cell phone bluetooth in my ear so people would think I
was on the phone. Now I chew gum, but still mumble sometimes.

I'm sure this is a sign of craziness. I see them in the streets. Only I haven't
lost touch with reality, I think. I may be Looney Bin material.

Anyone familiar with this??.

[violetgreen]

Sure! I don't so far as I know. But my husband talks to himself a lot, and so does his mom. I kind of like it cuz I know what's on his mind.

(((hugs)))

[CycloMary]

I have a lot of internal dialogue where I'm talking to & explaining things to myself.
Lithium makes me feel like I'm in slow motion & I'm analyzing things that go on around me.
I kinda like it. It's fascinating.
I feel trapped in my own mind with myself.
I quite enjoy it.
Anyone else have something like this?

[pirilin]

Originally Posted by violetgreen

Sure! I don't so far as I know. But my husband talks to himself a lot, and so does his mom. I kind of like it cuz I know what's on his mind.

My father thought out loud in the shower. So do I. Mother always got "the news of the day" listening to him. Maybe is hereditary.
I also talk in my sleep. One of my ex wives interrogated me every night, according to her. She told me after the divorce.

I think I'll be talking even in my funeral.

[Icare dixit]

Originally Posted by CycloMary

I have a lot of internal dialogue where I'm talking to & explaining things to myself.
Lithium makes me feel like I'm in slow motion & I'm analyzing things that go on around me.
I kinda like it. It's fascinating.
I feel trapped in my own mind with myself.
I quite enjoy it.
Anyone else have something like this?

My thinking is always a bit out of control, also when stable I am too associative and it's like there is a strong and changeable wind going through my mind.

If I really take a strong dose (I always have some extra lying around, not prescribed as PRN) of an antipsychotic (haloperidol works very well for that) but also thanks to my mood stabiliser, it is like my mind is better insulated, less windy, and thinking goes slower and also perception seems slower (most probably is). I love that. It is cosy. So if that is what you meant: I can very much relate.

Makes me think I might add some haloperidol to my regimen.

[Icare dixit]

I continuously move my mouth, pronouncing but not using my vocal cords, either singing or talking to myself. I also dance a bit when walking in public (using anything but my legs). Always get nice and amused glances or gazes. I like it.

Might help to overcome depressive agoraphobia or "social" anxiety. Never tried that.

I hold conversations in my head when i replay things that have happened and what i wish i said. I think this is pretty normal; it's a plot on a Seinfeld ep where George goes to great lengths to recreate a situation so that he can give the line he wished he had said. If it's common enough to be on Seinfeld it's virtually an archetype.

Haha. I do the same thing. Either that makes us both normal or it makes us both crazy

I literally talk out loud to myself and I tend to pace around when I do it. It's just easier for me to figure out if something is okay to say. I mean, something might sound good in my head, but when I actually say it out loud, I'm like "yeah... I probably shouldn't say that."

Here's an interesting story, though:
There used to be a guy who always stood at the corner of my street. (I live in a city.) He would stand there all day and hold all sorts of conversations with himself. He would even argue with himself and tell himself to shut up. "Shut up! You're wrong! I don't want to hear that," he'd say.

I felt kind of bad for him, but it made me realize that I'm not actually crazy. I'm just trying to see how things sound out loud, because I'm trying to think things through. I'm not actually holding a real conversation with myself.

[Icare dixit]

Was he really talking to himself or just a voice in his head: was it one part of a conversation or both? I think the latter is actually less common, but I am not sure.

It's also interesting whether you can keep it in at all or not. I quite often can't: it has to be said. Again, without making much of a sound.

Originally Posted by Icare dixit

Was he really talking to himself or just a voice in his head: was it one part of a conversation or both? I think the latter is actually less common, but I am not sure.

It's also interesting whether you can keep it in at all or not. I quite often can't: it has to be said. Again, without making much of a sound.

I think he was talking to a voice in his head. It was only 1 part of a conversation. It was never both.

Maybe he was schizophrenic?

[Icare dixit]

Originally Posted by bluebicycle

I think he was talking to a voice in his head. It was only 1 part of a conversation. It was never both.

Maybe he was schizophrenic?

SZ, BP, whatever... We need to stay together, unite, all us loonies, seriously!

But yes, probably if it was chronic. If he wasn't preaching or otherwise trying to convince people, SZ is most likely. First two sentences prove I am not just SZ.

Originally Posted by pirilin

Anyone familiar with this??.

I talk to myself all the time. Out loud, yes. The internal jibberjabber is a given. This is on top of that. It used to only be when I was alone, but that seems to have become less the case. The worst is when I realize I'm doing it in public. (suppose it'd be worse NOT realizing...) In public, it's usually commentary on something. (Like, "Awwwwww crap, they're out..." "Where the hell are they hiding the abc?" "Whoa! That is GREAT design!") Things one might say to a shopping buddy. I shop alone.

Also in public, sometimes it's talking to inanimate objects. "Ooooh, look at you!" It's ok, I know they're inanimate. When not in public I do it quite.a.bit, even having them interact. It amuses me to bring them to life. No joke, I really enjoy it. They have voices and everything, and it's obvious I'm playing. (If it helps, think of it as hardcore puppeteering, haha!)

I don't think I talk with myself in a second-person kind of way. (Will pay attention now to verify). Sometimes thinking in my head will be interspersed with out loud bits. "Hmmm, yes." "Oooooo, yeah!" "No, that'd...". Like that. Agreeing, disagreeing, catching plan mistakes... Suppose that's a bit of point/counter-point, but not like a separate entity.

I've finally pretty much adjusted to people using headsets. I was forever not realizing it. And responding(!) Btw, I don't use a headset, so yeah, it's right out there.

Public talking I can pretty well rein in. At home, not alone, less so. Alone? Forget about it.

The out on the streets stuff? I dunno. Mostly it seems pretty obvious reality is lost -- like gesturing to invisible objects and people. That's beyond what you're talking about, yes?

It's ok. You're not alone.

[pirilin]

Originally Posted by Innerzone

I talk to myself all the time. Out loud, yes. The internal jibberjabber is a given. This is on top of that. It used to only be when I was alone, but that seems to have become less the case. The worst is when I realize I'm doing it in public. (suppose it'd be worse NOT realizing...) In public, it's usually commentary on something. (Like, "Awwwwww crap, they're out..." "Where the hell are they hiding the abc?" "Whoa! That is GREAT design!") Things one might say to a shopping buddy. I shop alone.

Also in public, sometimes it's talking to inanimate objects. "Ooooh, look at you!" It's ok, I know they're inanimate. When not in public I do it quite.a.bit, even having them interact. It amuses me to bring them to life. No joke, I really enjoy it. They have voices and everything, and it's obvious I'm playing. (If it helps, think of it as hardcore puppeteering, haha!)

I don't think I talk with myself in a second-person kind of way. (Will pay attention now to verify). Sometimes thinking in my head will be interspersed with out loud bits. "Hmmm, yes." "Oooooo, yeah!" "No, that'd...". Like that. Agreeing, disagreeing, catching plan mistakes... Suppose that's a bit of point/counter-point, but not like a separate entity.

I've finally pretty much adjusted to people using headsets. I was forever not realizing it. And responding(!) Btw, I don't use a headset, so yeah, it's right out there.

Public talking I can pretty well rein in. At home, not alone, less so. Alone? Forget about it.

The out on the streets stuff? I dunno. Mostly it seems pretty obvious reality is lost -- like gesturing to invisible objects and people. That's beyond what you're talking about, yes?

It's ok. You're not alone.

I do talk to inanimated objects. Like in a show, store, ect. specially things out
of the ordinary. And sometimes I cast a thought out loud, expecting a response from someone near me. Which, of course, never comes. I only get "the look". But this is on purpose. I know I'm doing it. It's just wanting to chat.
The gesturing part is a little far out for me, yes. But all in due time.