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Conversation in my head

Flossie

Is it an autistic thing to have a constant commentary going on in my head, going over and over either what I should be doing g, or obsessing about something that’s stressing me, or commenting on what I am currently doing as though I have no control? 
It drives me mad, and I have to constantly listen to podcasts or TV to shut it up. 

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  • Flossie said:
    Is it an autistic thing to have a constant commentary going on in my head

    Do you feel it is an external voice or more like your own thoughts?

    If it your own thought verbalised then it could be what is often called "self-talk" and is autistic:

    https://www.allstaraba.org/blog/self-talk-autism

    If it is another voice who you may even argue with then it could be another neurodiverse condition and really would need a consult with a specialist to help identify the cause.

    If you want to be sure about this (rather than trusting input from randoms from the internet) then get a session with a psychiatrist to dig into this - probably not going to be cheap but could help pinpoint if there is anything there thay may need medication.

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  • Flossie said:
    Is it an autistic thing to have a constant commentary going on in my head

    Do you feel it is an external voice or more like your own thoughts?

    If it your own thought verbalised then it could be what is often called "self-talk" and is autistic:

    https://www.allstaraba.org/blog/self-talk-autism

    If it is another voice who you may even argue with then it could be another neurodiverse condition and really would need a consult with a specialist to help identify the cause.

    If you want to be sure about this (rather than trusting input from randoms from the internet) then get a session with a psychiatrist to dig into this - probably not going to be cheap but could help pinpoint if there is anything there thay may need medication.

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  • in reply to Iain

    Thank you. It’s definitely me. It’s actually feels like it’s the ‘real’ me whilst the external me is trying to do what is socially acceptable, if that makes sense? So the internal voice is often telling me I’m talking rubbish just to be sociable or making a fool of myself because I say the wrong thing at the wrong time as I’m trying too hard.