Does talking to yourself mean that your crazy?

Does talking to yourself mean that your crazy? I mean to the point where your having conversations with yourself? Or is it an early symptom of Schizophrenia? I've been doing this my whole life ever since I was a kid. I don't do it out in public only when I'm home by myself. I've never been caught doing it and I don't have hallucinations or anything like that and I'm not into drugs or alcohol or any of that stuff but Schizophrenia does run on my mothers side of the family. I just don't know if maybe I should get myself checked out. Sometimes I feel like talking to myself maybe therapeutic at times depending if I'm going through a rough situation and sometimes I feel like I can understand different situations better. Sometimes I would like to limit myself from talking to myself so much but don't know how I should.

for some people its considered completely normal to talk to yourself and have conversations with yourself and for others its a sign of a physical health problem and for others its a sign of a mental health problem....

example in my cultural background the elders teach the young ones to talk to yourself, converse with an interesting person (yourself) before acting...that a person who can accept and be comfortable talking with their self is one who is confident, strong and has a conscience (knows right from wrong and other moral codes of behavior with one self and others) so in this culture its perfectly normal to see children and adults deep in thought as they converse with their self inside, or verbally having a conversation with their self or making comments about whats, what as they live their life.

on the other side of this I talked frequently to myself/my alternate personalities. during those times it was called one of my dissociative disorder symptoms.

other things this is called in me....my bipolar/mania symptoms, depression, anxiety.....

I know someone who talks to their self and in them its called cancer because a tumor is pressing on the part of the brain where they process thinking and verbalizing, in order to function he now has to talk to himself.

the only way to know for sure what the problem is with in you is by you contacting your treatment providers they will be able to diagnose whether this is normal, a physical or a mental problem with in you.

I sure hope not! I was in the library the other day, sort of mumbling to myself about whether or not I had read some book, and then I noticed someone was eavesdropping. Whoops

I don't think, thinking out loud makes you crazy.....

No, talking to yourself is a common thing among humanity. Everyone at some point in their lives has done it.

It's only when you're talking to someone who's there, but can't be seen by anyone else but you, that you should consider seeing a doctor for possible signs of schizophrenia.

that is called monologue. it's common thing. don't worry. thumbs up!.

I talk to myself sometimes, it seems like it just sort of helps me organize my thoughts a bit better or something. I have in public to like if I am looking at something at the grocery store....can't say I've never gotten a strange look for it. But yeah I don't think talking to ones self is a bad sign when it comes to mental health per say...does it cause you problems in life, or you just worry people would find it weird.

I don't know, I wouldn't say so, as long as you realize that your talking to yourself, or don't feel as though you literally have two people talking, I think it should be fine, I talk to myself sometimes too. If your genuinely concerned talk to your family about it and what you should do, or just go straight to therapy,

Not really causes problems in life. Only the fact I think it is an early symptom of schizophrenia and I'm hoping that it doesn't worsen when I get older. For example the same situation happened with my mom. She was completely normal when she was younger and after she had me was when she was diagnosed with it when I was around 4 or 5 years old. I think she's also diagnosed with some sort of bipolar disorder because they're are times when she can be normal (happy, calm) and the next minute she can get mad but I don't think my mother's condition is all that bad. Her situations are things like she talks to her self a lot she says a lot of random things that aren't true like just a bunch of crazy nonsense that I don't want to mention because it's kind of embarassing but when she talks like that its usually once in a blue moon but for the most part I don't think It's that bad, she's typically mellow.

Now compared to my grandmother on my mother's side, she was also diagnosed with the same thing and actually passed away because of her illness. She was worse though. She had the same issues like talking to herself and bipolar but when she had her mood swings and get mad it was always out of the blue like for no reason at all and she would curse you out. she would also walk in the streets bare foot.

Going back to my mom, she's not as bad as her mother was but she has changed a lot since she was younger. For example my father tells me stories all the time how she was when he first met her and he would always say she was very outgoing, she loved to dance, etc. but in the last 20 something years after she's been diagnosed, she completely changed. She never leaves the house unless she has to and basically just pretty much everything else that I mentioned about her above.

My only big concern is I don't want to go through the same thing when I get older and I don't know if maybe I should get myself checked out or what.

If you are concerned about it at all then yeah getting it checked out might be a good thing. I mean you know yourself more than any of us do, so if its a concern then yeah get it checked out.

Yeah, Thanks for the advice. I was just a little concerned because schizophrenia does run on my mother's side of the family and my mom's mother (my grandmother) has had it also. When my grandmother had it she passed away from her illness and when she had it, it was really bad. My mother is also diagnosed with it but it's not as bad as how her mother had it.

My mother's diagnosis were things like she would talk to herself, have full conversations with herself, once in a blue moon she would say crazy nonsense that aren't true that I don't want to mention because it's kind of embarassing, and she's also indoors a lot and she won't leave the house unless she needs to. I think she also has bipolar disorder because one minute she can be calm, happy, and the next minute she would get mad. She hasn't always been like this though. When she was first diagnosed I was like 4 or 5 years old (20, 25 years ago more or less)
My father used to say when he first met her she was completely normal. She was always outgoing, she loved to go out, she loved to dance at the salsa clubs etc. but after she had me thats when she completely changed.

Like I mentioned before my grandmother was diagnosed with the same thing but she was a lot worse. Her diagnosis was as the same like my mother's but when she had her mood swings from bipolar disorder, she would be calm one minute and the next minute she would flip out on you out of the blue and she would curse you out. She also walked in the streets barefoot.

Even though my mother is diagnosed with this, My great aunt (my grandmother's sister) doesn't have the illness and I also have an older brother and sister and they seem to be fine too but i think maybe at times they might have some of the effects for example my brother I think he has some type of bipolar disorder because he would be mad for no reason and always have an attitude and the next minute he's kind, want's to be your best friend and my sister just sometimes when she speaks she'll say certain things that doesn't make sense almost to the point where I look at her and I'm like "wait! that's something mom would say!" I don't know, I think maybe she's losing it a little bit. And me, I just tend to talk to myself. I don't know if it will get worse when I get older or if it's normal but I'm thinking maybe I should get myself checked out, I don't know.

If it's causing u stress of course get it checked out. I was never aware I mental illness until a few yrs ago. You have lived with a family with it. Just for easing ur own stress and anxiety levels get checked. U and ur dr will talk about the results good or bad and u will be able to cope. Be strong and don't doubt urself.

I appreciate it. Thanks! I wouldn't say it's causing me a lot of stress but just something that's been on my mind lately.

No, talking to yourself does not mean you are crazy.

I am crazy for many other reasons. :/

Heck I have entire conversations with myself. It's a way of getting my thoughts in order.

Quick question! From what I already explained earlier about my mother having schizophrenia, does that mean its considered as a disability?

each country/culture/ location,......have their own standards of what is considered to be a "disability"... to find out if schizophrenia falls under your locations rules/laws and such for what a disability is contact your treatment providers.

Where should I start if I want to get myself checked out? Should I go see a medical doctor at a clinic and have him refer me to a psychiatrist or should I just find one on my own and make an appointment?

that depends on what the process is in your own location with treatment providers in your location....

example....

in some locations and with some treatment providers the process is as simple as looking in a phone book, choosing a mental health professional, calling them and setting up the appointment on your own,

in some locations and with some treatment providers you have to see your medical doctor first then that doctor refers you on to a mental health professional

in some locations the process is going to the emergency room and who ever you see there sets you up with a mental health treatment provider

in some locations you have to call a crisis line and then they set up an appointment with a panel of treatment providers who make the decision of whether you can get mental health treatment or not...

theres also insurance plans ...depending on what your insurance plan is sometimes dictates what the process is for you to get mental health assessment and treatment....

to find out what the process is in your location call any mental health agency. they will tell you what you need to do.

I hope not! ... If it does mean that then most of us are nuttier than a fruitcake!

I hope not too. Although I have to say that I am becoming my own therapist as I find I am talking to myself on things that I haven't yet told my therapist and might not, because I was even a little worried about myself.