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Me, myself and I?

BeckyThump

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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  • Yes, I do have an internal voice that usually makes its presence known when I feel I have done something silly. For example, the other I went to make myself a cup of coffee, and my son a cup of tea. However, I ended up putting the spoonful of coffee in my son's mug. Immediately, I heard that internal voice (my voice) say, "Oh, you idiot!" 

    Since my dad died a few years ago, the internal voice will sometimes be his. This generally tends to be when my mother has said or done something that has caused me stress. What I hear will be something along the lines of, "How do you think I felt? I was married to the woman and shared a house with her for more than forty years!"

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  • Yes, I do have an internal voice that usually makes its presence known when I feel I have done something silly. For example, the other I went to make myself a cup of coffee, and my son a cup of tea. However, I ended up putting the spoonful of coffee in my son's mug. Immediately, I heard that internal voice (my voice) say, "Oh, you idiot!" 

    Since my dad died a few years ago, the internal voice will sometimes be his. This generally tends to be when my mother has said or done something that has caused me stress. What I hear will be something along the lines of, "How do you think I felt? I was married to the woman and shared a house with her for more than forty years!"

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