How often do you talk to yourself?

I do it all the time it help me remember what I’m doing or making sure I remember everything when I leave a place

Jaznix That’s a good question. I have had problems with low self-esteem for a long time. With social anxiety, it has been terrible. For me personally, when I am dealing with that, I don’t think in sentences such as, “I’m not good enough” or “They don’t like me.” Rather, I feel an overwhelming sense of inferiority and shame. I feel an emotion of intense fear. For me personally, my thoughts are comprised of 1. Emotions, 2. Images, and 3. Abstract Concepts. I often feel emotionally that I am inferior to others, but I do not experience a voice or words telling me so. So, I have the horrible feelings of low self-esteem, and that I am inferior to others in specific ways & for specific reasons, but they just are not accompanied by a voice or sentences. A simpler example could be hunger. Instead of thinking the words, “I want something to eat,” I would only experience the emotion of a desire to eat accompanied by seeing an image of the food I would like. I hope this explanation makes sense!

😂 very very true MissAl

Jaznix: good question to pose for some peer group info. We’ll just add that to the list of things that keep us weird but fuel creativity 😂

all day everyday baybeee. i talk to myself about anything and everything

Potatochip so how does that work with anxiety and depression. Mine and all experiences I've heard thus far include that monolog when it comes to both of those like "I'm not good enough" "they don't like you" but as entire tangents in my head as an inner monolog. So like I said what is this experience like for you then?

* I made a typo in my previous comment: I meant to write “When I learned” - not “When I learn.”

I never do & never have. I was very surprised when I learn that other people experience an internal monologue. I had always assumed that the concept of an internal monologue was a literary device used to show what a fictional character was thinking, and not something that happens to real people. I have seen others who have no internal monologue say that they thought this, as well.

Okay so I wanted to ask this question for the exact answers I got. It's thought that people who struggle with mental health issues are more likely to talk in their heads a lot more. Apparently most people don't do this all day everyday

literally all the time, i think that this is a pretty common thing though! And it's honestly about anything, sometimes I even mumble things to myself.

I internal monologue all of the time. Every second of everyday. I also have adhd so keep that in mind. I had like 20 different “voices” in my mind. I do not had did nor is that what I’m saying, it’s more of every opinion gets it’s own voice. I’m not explaining well but feel free to message if you want to talk more

All the time 😅 But I’ve actually found it very therapeutic to start recording myself talking out loud instead when I can. Typically when I’m alone because I’m embarrassed to pull out a camera or have anyone hear what I’m really rambling through.

i internally monologue almost all the time. it depends on different factors like how bad my anxiety and/or depression is but it’s a thing that happens every day. i don’t oftentimes know how to express my thoughts since i don’t often think in words or my thoughts are too fast

Hey DanniEenard actually not everyone has one and some only do it on occasion or use single words for sentences in their heads! Check out scishow on YouTube they are why I'm asking this question

It's also not uncommon everyone has an internal monologue and most people communicate with it throughout the day without realizing it like you have to be some level of introspective the realized you're having an internal conversation with yourself. And most neurotypical individuals don't make that connection, I mean people with typical neurological activity by that my people without disorders

For me practically all day, unless I'm in a flow state or really present in the moment I have a monologue going most the time in my head. I'm working on cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to reframe automatic negative thoughts though. Because I've noticed obviously with is adding depression a lot harder on myself and I am others, and I need to be kinder to myself and it's hard when they come up without my volition that's why I'm working on reframing my thoughts into healthier thoughts.