Me, myself and I?

Random question, do you have an internal voice/monologue/dialogue? If yes, do you refer to yourself in first person singular (I), first person plural (we), second person (you), third person singular (she/he, name specific), third person plural (they)?

I'm interested to see what people say as there seems to be a spread amongst my friends.

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  • This is a great question! I switch between these depending on the situation or thought. Most commonly I'd say I use the first person singular. I'll use a mix of "I" and "we" if i'm trying to stoke myself up to doing something (e.g. "I/We can do this!"). Now that I think of it, I tend to use second person "you" mainly only if I'm criticising myself (e.g. "You're so stupid/You need to do better/ You've screwed up") which i find interesting actually. I rarely use third person or name specifically. 

    Thanks for this question it's really got my mind thinking!  

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  • This is a great question! I switch between these depending on the situation or thought. Most commonly I'd say I use the first person singular. I'll use a mix of "I" and "we" if i'm trying to stoke myself up to doing something (e.g. "I/We can do this!"). Now that I think of it, I tend to use second person "you" mainly only if I'm criticising myself (e.g. "You're so stupid/You need to do better/ You've screwed up") which i find interesting actually. I rarely use third person or name specifically. 

    Thanks for this question it's really got my mind thinking!  

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