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Talking to myself: the inner dialogue

Gordon-not-Ramsay

I don't know about any of you guys, but I do talk to myself. It's hard to control, because I will mutter any disdain I feel, often loud enough to be heard. This obviously causes conflict. I've started singing instead, changing lyrics to match my frustration.

I think of Austin Powers. The scene where he is being thawed out from cryogenic freeze. He sees Liz Hurley and says, "I bet she shags like a minx... how do I tell them I have no inner monologue?"

That's what I'm like (but without the misogyny or the chest wig).

Does anyone else do this? Does anyone else feel like their inside voice is switched off? Are you compelled to speak your thoughts? WinkThumbsup

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  • I do. When I used to work in the office, my muttering was off putting for some. Now I work from home, no problem. I find it helps me to follow what I am doing at home and less likely to forget things. My autistic son also does it. 

    I can use my inner voice, but find it easier out loud where appropriate.

  • in reply to Homebird

    Sometimes, when you're writing or typing stuff, it can help to read it back out loud, to gauge if ur makes grammatical sense. Plus, memos to self get spoken out loud.

    Do you find it a more work related thing? Like a filing cabinet in the brain you're desperately sifting through? Or does it occur in other places, or under more stressful situations? Thinking

    LOL sorry. Twenty Questions! Feel free to ignore them WinkThumbsup

  • in reply to Gordon-not-Ramsay

    In a work situation it helps me follow a process if there are lots of stages. So yes that's a good phrase, it is like a filing cabinet of information for work. Likewise I might do the same at home on the laptop, for example online banking.

    It is also the same at home if I have stages, for example following a recipe, so I don't miss any ingredients. ( I have been known to do that). I do it too if following a knitting pattern or counting stitches. There is less chance of losing count if I say it out loud. (That brings me to another thing, I often count steps, or the number of scoops if taking compost out of a bag for no apparent reason and don't do that out aloud). 

    Then there are the asking myself what I was doing situations when I arrive in a room and can't remember why. It's like my brain has to catch up. If I am out and trying to sort out how to get into somewhere with an intercom and they release a button I have been known to mutter out aloud, which could be embarrassing. 

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  • in reply to Gordon-not-Ramsay

    In a work situation it helps me follow a process if there are lots of stages. So yes that's a good phrase, it is like a filing cabinet of information for work. Likewise I might do the same at home on the laptop, for example online banking.

    It is also the same at home if I have stages, for example following a recipe, so I don't miss any ingredients. ( I have been known to do that). I do it too if following a knitting pattern or counting stitches. There is less chance of losing count if I say it out loud. (That brings me to another thing, I often count steps, or the number of scoops if taking compost out of a bag for no apparent reason and don't do that out aloud). 

    Then there are the asking myself what I was doing situations when I arrive in a room and can't remember why. It's like my brain has to catch up. If I am out and trying to sort out how to get into somewhere with an intercom and they release a button I have been known to mutter out aloud, which could be embarrassing. 

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