Do You Talk to Yourself ??

[eggbe4thechicken]

DO YOU :?: :?:
I do.
I've read that this common for very shy people.
I talk out loud to myself (when I'm alone and shure no one else can hear.)
Make believe converstions, like I'm talking to a friend.
I'm trying to stop this bad habit.
I think its damaging behavior in the long run.
Then when I'm around people, I say almost nothing.
Thats because I'm too tense? sa kicks in
I'm woundering how I can turn this around?
If I can make up a converstion by myself, then I should be able to make up a nice converstion with other people.

I do exactly this! God i thought i was completely alone. Been feeling a lot of that recently
I can never have a normal conversation, and i find that i analyse everything i say, like *that was stupid*, *why would she care*, *she didn't even listen* so when i go home, i think the conversation through, out loud, and try to think of what i should have said. I find it very difficult to talk to people, i have no friends at the moment, as i moved schools, and no one wants to be my friend because i am boring. I am going to university in September, so yeah, i hope things will be better :?

 

[Clog]

I do - not always out loud but sometimes, yes. I often think of how a conversation went and what could have happened during it, or what happened if...?

It's all 'what ifs' with me!

 

[Pitrus]

Damn i talk to myself all the time. One time i talk to myself in english and was swearing alittle or something and then my granpa covered me and i was like damn, thank god he doesnt understand english very well but still was embarasing to be covered on speaking to yourself

 

[jamez]

Yes, I do sometimes and then I get called crazy. :roll:

 

[BornAgain]

oh god, of course I don't talk to myself, are you insane?

 

[BornAgain]

so glad i read your post, maybe i'm not insane, maybe talking to myself is another thing that social anxiety causes. I speak to myself alot and usually do it when i'm feeling anxious about something or upset. Like for example, is someone really pisses me off i will have a conversation with them in my head or out loud when im alone because there is no way i could actually confront them in real life. Or if I have a speech that i have to do for university i will perform it in my head and then out loud and even speak for the other people that are watching it....pretty weird huh! im not ashamed, just wish i could speak to other people and not just myself!!! your not alone xxx

ahh, that sucks man.

Who's not alone?

 

[emmdee]

Yep. I do. Alllll the time. EXACTLY in the ways you described.
Thank god it's not just me!

Eggb4thechicken - .......exactly me. In a nutshell. THANKKK YOU FOR DESCRIBING MYSELF TO THE FORUM! xD =]

 

[laurynlove]

Yeah, I seem to have a best friend that I talk to, and they answer back. It helps me though, get through alot, it helps me realise that will happen if I do something that I wouldn't do. It makes me feel like I'm not alone, because I have the same problems as me. It's easier to know that I'm not alone, even though I am when I do this.

 

[Wayne-InSane]

That's right I also had an experience like that.
I remember this one time distinctly - because the guy was wearin' a white shirt.
And when I snuck up behind him and stabbed him right in the back very hard - lots of blood dripped down my arms. His shirt filled with blood, soakin' it all up like an old sponge or summit'.
It was a really good experience - but the guy himself didn't think so...he died... :lol: .....

 

[leo62]

a psychopath would most certainly boast about it...

 

[dave7352]

Well I’m glad I spotted this post as I have been wondering lately if I was the only person that had conversations with them self, terns out I’m not thank god, thought I might be crazy or something well may be I am many be we all are.
Ye I also analyse what I said to a person or how I acted once a person has left I always wonder what they thought of me and there opinion of me

 

[viperbeam]

I do it all the time, and various people have asked me if I talk to myself.

 

[PhantomPod]

Yeah, I do quite a lot. I'm always having pretend conversations in my head with other people, be they celebrities or just friends or family members. Maybe it's just a way of me practicing my speech and my small talk? Who knows.

 

[Tryin]

I.. oh, lets confess it.. I talk to myself and, what's probably even more weird, I often do it in front of the mirror.

Ah, but so what? It's not destructive for anyone, is it?

:wink:

 

[Niles]

Well quite frankly i am one of the only people i know worth talking to.

 

[Mushy]

I,m "stop" i,m feeling i have reach a point i tried thats all i will say i think this is a great forum and i think it will help many people with problems similar to those of mine goodluck to all social phobia sufferers bye all.

 

[M1tCh]

Yep.

Occasionally, when no one else is around, I'll record myself talking for 30-45 minutes, as a form of self-therapy. It helps.

 

[opinionated_m]

yes

sometimes I OCD on talking to myself.. just like you. maybe pretending you are telling someone (friend/person you dated...) "your whole life story" even.... i've realized I enjoy it very much. but it feels like wasted time at times... I have to put a cap on it if it takes up to much time.

when I was younger i started doing it bc when I got upset with someone at school I found myself wishing I could've had more wit & stuck up for myself. so I would vent while alone & upset about what this person did by pretending I was telling them "whatever" or wishing I could have fixed the problem through better communication.

 

[Tryin]

Re: yes

sometimes I OCD on talking to myself.. just like you. maybe pretending you are telling someone (friend/person you dated...) "your whole life story" even.... i've realized I enjoy it very much. but it feels like wasted time at times... I have to put a cap on it if it takes up to much time.

when I was younger i started doing it bc when I got upset with someone at school I found myself wishing I could've had more wit & stuck up for myself. so I would vent while alone & upset about what this person did by pretending I was telling them "whatever" or wishing I could have fixed the problem through better communication.

Sounds a lot like me... I grew so used to doing it that I usually don't realize how much time do I spend infront of a mirror, talking to people who aren't there. Sigh. Well, there are more destructive activities on this planet... but there are also a few more useful things. :roll:

 

[DelGreco]

When I'm feeling isolated, I occasionally talk to myself as a way to broadcast my thoughts and break the silence. There's really nothing wrong with it unless you literally believe you're talking to someone, which I don't think anyone here does. My brother caught me once, and I had to make up something that was complete B.S. It's not really a good habit, I try not to do it too much, but it doesn't make us crazy either.