"And I think to myself....."

az2wp0sye65487

When you are thinking about something; anything, do you 'speak' to yourself in your head.... Is there any sort of internal dialogue?

Agamemnon

I, for three, welcome our new multiple personality overlords.

Professey Chin

Constantly. With many personalities.
We've decided we like your question

stovelid

Yes.

In fact, my wife has caught me doing it on occasion. And she still married me, the fool. Mwhhhaaaaaa.

S.I.R

i thin aloud quite alot so belive me the inuendo always insues when you hear me say " fcuk its too short... always never big enough !! " when fixing stuffs.

javaboy

What a wonderful world.

I do it. I usually don't notice myself doing it but then once I do I can't stop.

SV

Everyone does it, It's nothing special

Dragan

Walter Dazzling Lineup wrote: »

When you are thinking about something; anything, do you 'speak' to yourself in your head.... Is there any sort of internal dialogue?

Yeah, i was thinking about this last week actually.

Sometimes it feels like i have a very strong "counter personality" in my head. I think i developed it as a way to help me deal with the fact that i will go from one extreme to the other quite rapidly. When i am feel reckless, the inner voice preaches caution, when i am down or angry it will be happy or calm etc.

It's an odd one but it seems to work pretty well.

Puddleduck

Yea, Im a bit scitzo with it. I normally have a few conversations going on
They are along the lines of:

Sexy times
Foood
Im tired...sleep
Hrm might watch x later
fcuk fcuk fcuk fcuk whatamIgunnadoImnotgunnahaveajob Fcuk fcuk fcuk.
Id like to go on holidays
Running away fantasy
Why are people looking at me funny
God I hate that person

And so on.

PurpleBerry

Yes. Very much yes. I however thoroughly enjoy giving voice to this, well, voice. Unfortunately in our society thinking out loud is referred to as "talking to oneself" and is incredibly frowned upon.

I enjoy bringing my dog with me so that when people hear me thinking aloud (or "talking to myself") I can let them assume that I'm talking to the dog. Which is slightly less crazy.

Puddleduck

Neesa wrote: »

Yes. Very much yes. I however thoroughly enjoy giving voice to this, well, voice. Unfortunately in our society thinking out loud is referred to as "talking to oneself" and is incredibly frowned upon.

I enjoy bringing my dog with me so that when people hear me thinking aloud (or "talking to myself") I can let them assume that I'm talking to the dog. Which is slightly less crazy.

No, they still think your crazy..trust me.

I just go with the flo, back comb my hair, stick some feathers, fluff and various other objects in my hair, swear loudly occasionally and twitch.

RxQueen

i think everyone does that tbh!

me and bob(i named my thoughts) have a great realtionship! ! :P

Kiith

I just wish they'd shut up from time to time.

Saibh

I would imagine everyone 'speaks' to themselves.

Who is your best/worst critic - yourself

SEPT 23 1989

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0xoMhCT-7A

Professey Chin

Neesa wrote: »

Yes. Very much yes. I however thoroughly enjoy giving voice to this, well, voice. Unfortunately in our society thinking out loud is referred to as "talking to oneself" and is incredibly frowned upon.

Im the same but thatll all change once we take over the planet. Talking to oneself shall be encouraged and all the silent wanderers shall be slain....shut up bill....sorry

griffdaddy

Everyone does that. Most language philosophers don't think thought can exist without an internal dialogue going on. I mean, otherwise how do you think anything? you can't send a though from your subconscious or reflective side to your 'main' side without using some kinda language? If you have more than two voices going on, that could be a problem though, particulary if one is telling you that children are just smaller adults.

banshee_bones

yeah i do it.... usually this kinda stuff though

go to the gym/ dont go to the gym
i need to get a job/ why do i not have a job
what to eat
plans for the day
plans for the week
plans for the year
What MA to apply for
waiting to hear back from universities


boring usual stuff... then i would hear a song and think of the person i would associate with that song...mmm i do that alot!

Turd Ferguson

I dont have any internal dialogue, but the dancing lizard on my shoulder usually tells me exactly what I'm thinking. I call him Lizard Face. He is my leader.

who007

I do it - but just cos it's the only way I can get intelligent conversation

sillyputty

I always do it esp. if i'm giving someone bad news i try to imagine how they will react. I have full conversations in my head - talking myself into something for example, but i think its normal.

TomMc

The running commentary of the mind. It is very personal to us all. It saps up so much energy, from our day to day lives. Counter productive. Yet we wouldn't wish our worst enemy live in our own individual heads, even for a few moments. When you realise you are doing it, that is self-awareness. The rest of the time, it is a case of been away with the birds. A lot of thinking is really useless thinking or day dreaming, even if we think we are reasoning or planning. The more you practise it or attention you give it, the more habitual it becomes. The best thing to do is to try and project your attention outwards (get out of your head), connect with your senses (as physical) or indeed through meditation. Still the mind and silence that pup in the head.

SV

TomMc wrote: »

The running commentary of the mind. It is very personal to us all. It saps up so much energy, from our day to day lives. Counter productive. Yet we wouldn't wish our worst enemy live in our own individual heads, even for a few moments. When you realise you are doing it, that is self-awareness. The rest of the time, it is a case of been away with the birds. A lot of thinking is really useless thinking or day dreaming, even if we think we are reasoning or planning. The more you practise it or attention you give it, the more habitual it becomes. The best thing to do is to try and project your attention outwards (get out of your head), connect with your senses (as physical) or indeed through meditation. Still the mind and silence that pup in the head.

Psychology board thataway ---->
This is AH, no room for proper answers.

TomMc

I'm only a crackpot psychologist so thought after hours was my calling in life.:D

A7X

I wish I'd listen to them tbh.

Abi

Aaaaall the time. Its always really random stuff, and this is where it gets worse. I start laughing at my random thoughts, then I start laughing at myself for laughing at how fúcking weird I am for doing this. Then I realise someone has just witnessed my lol-fest. But if its a family member or friend, they dont think anything of it at this stage..

Pighead

Abigayle wrote: »

But if its a family member or friend, they dont think anything of it at this stage..

Or so you think. Obviously they aren't going to tell you that they plan on sending you to an asylum for the rest of your life. These things are best done using the art of ambush.

Next time you're talking to yourself, tell yourself to watch your back.

az2wp0sye65487

griffdaddy wrote: »

Everyone does that. Most language philosophers don't think thought can exist without an internal dialogue going on.

Thats along the lines of what I was thinking? But then, do animals think?

griffdaddy wrote: »

I mean, otherwise how do you think anything? you can't send a though from your subconscious or reflective side to your 'main' side without using some kinda language? If you have more than two voices going on, that could be a problem though, particulary if one is telling you that children are just smaller adults.

But, say if you were to experience a very intence emotion, good or bad, you don't speak to yourself then do you? "Oh yeah, this is bleedin deadly!" or "On no, this is complete poo" - I'd imagine most people just embrace that emotion and enjoy or dislike the experience....

Abi

Pighead wrote: »

Or so you think. Obviously they aren't going to tell you that they plan on sending you to an asylum for the rest of your life. These things are best done using the art of ambush.

Next time you're talking to yourself, tell yourself to watch your back.

Thanks for heads up. Im already an out-patient. If they knew the half of it, they'd reconsider letting me out.

Much luv PH.

togster

Walter Dazzling Lineup wrote: »

Thats along the lines of what I was thinking? But then, do animals think?

Not in the same way we do. e.g a sheep doesn't worry what the weather will be like tomorrow. they have no sense of past and future like we do.

Internal dialogues in humans is normal, doesn't make it healthy though

Pighead

togster wrote: »

Not in the same way we do. e.g a sheep doesn't worry what the weather will be like tomorrow. they have no sense of past and future like we do.

How on earth do you know if a sheep doesn't worry about the weather? For all we know there could be a sheep lying down in your nearest field right now thinking " Please Lord let the rain continue and make it too wet for Togster the sheep botherer to come out and "play""

To say you understand a sheeps thought process is like saying you understand women. Nonsense.

togster

Pighead wrote: »

How on earth do you know if a sheep doesn't worry about the weather? For all we know there could be a sheep lying down in your nearest field right now thinking " Please Lord let the rain continue and make it too wet for Togster the sheep botherer to come out and "play""

To say you understand a sheeps thought process is like saying you understand women. Nonsense.

Good one. Funnier you are getting pighead

Whispered

emo!! wrote: »

i think everyone does that tbh!

me and bob(i named my thoughts) have a great realtionship! ! :P

You talk to your BOB? :P Battery Operated Boyfriend

flyton5

When i was young i used to have these arguments with myself while walking home from school weird stuff :P it doesnt happen anymore though !!
(Thinking to myself: the fools they have fallen for it mwhahaha)

K-9

Know what you mean. Seen a sign for a schizophrenia meeting the other day.

Was in 2 minds whether to go or not.

Lobelia Overhill

Walter Dazzling Lineup wrote: »

When you are thinking about something; anything, do you 'speak' to yourself in your head.... Is there any sort of internal dialogue?

In my head? feck off, I talk to myself out loud all the time, don't I? Yes you do.

My other voice has a French accent ...

az2wp0sye65487

K-9 wrote: »

Know what you mean. Seen a sign for a schizophrenia meeting the other day.

Was in 2 minds whether to go or not.

Boom Boom!!

Sh*t jokes ftw

jimbling

OP, read up about NLP... the basics of which go through how the mind processes thoughts/memories. It's quite interesting and might answer your question about the internal dialogue.