currently loving it, saying whatever i want to myself, talking utter crap
had to get out of this place twice today as was driving me insane, just stagnant and felt my personality just not there
but had a long walk, got back, and talking utter idiocy to myself. "sign of madness"? nope, a sign that most people arent worth talking to i think lol.
Hello 
I have found that talking to myself helps. If I’m approaching a piece of work, I’ll discuss it out loud. This helps me to clarify and to prioritise the thoughts that are useful to the task, among ones that aren’t. I often discuss things with myself so that thoughts and ideas are not lost in a mind which overthinks, and strays off track.
Yet, I have found that I often talked to myself as a child. But memories of this are to do with mimicking tv programmes or a particular impression of a voice I’ve heard on there. I don’t think there was any real benefit to it, and not really any logic. Or maybe it was meant to take the place of friendships which I didn’t have interest for while at primary school and nursery.
I also did a lot of pretending as a child. I would often pretend I was a teacher with an imaginary classroom and pupils. I think I noticed the authority of teachers in my primary school, and felt it satisfying to become them, away from the school environment. So that was another example of talking to myself.
Maybe in adulthood, I have found a way to utilise something which I have always done, and to give this habit real purpose :)
So glad others can admit to doing this - there’s nothing wrong with talking to yourself :) I think it’s healthy and has its advantages. Ironically, I cannot stand listening to a recording of my voice. But hearing myself speaking in the moment is different. It’s good to share this I hope :)
