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Anyone talk to themselves? We have a guy at work that engages in full conversation as he works, (with himself)..
When he first began working with us, we all thought he was talking to someone, after the first week we realized he was alone..at least as far as we could see.
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Depends on the job and what needs to be worked on and whether the person is aware they are doing it.

I used to type papers with headphones in at the school library and I would start saying what I was writing out loud until somebody tapped me on the shoulder :(
 
Yes. Generally not really loud because that is totally obnoxious (and I've worked with someone who did that in a small office), but yeah. Sometimes I do it because it helps me think aloud and formulate thoughts better if alone because why tf not? And sometimes I even do it with others around mainly just to fuck with them

<Oku02>
 
Actually, talking to yourself is a sign that he's a well-grounded individual and that his brain is working as it should, in most situations.

I used to get weirded out by my fishing buddy that would do exactly that, and hes a 73 year old black dude that seemingly has been doing that his entire life. The problem is the more I'd fish with him the more I started doing that myself lol. It is a way to keep yourself entertained and focused.

https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/the-benefits-of-talking-to-yourself.html
 
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Yes. Generally not really loud because that is totally obnoxious (and I've worked with someone who did that in a small office), but yeah. Sometimes I do it because it helps me think aloud and formulate thoughts better if alone because why tf not? And sometimes I even do it with others around mainly just to fuck with them

<Oku02>
It actually does, and if I recall people who don't participate in self-talk usually have mental disorders or a lack of an inner voice and or concious. Those are the people that truly scare me, the ones that have nothing at all going on in their heads, and nor do they.
 
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I do, all the time full conversations out loud, its not with myself really (you can call it that) but I dont feel its with my own earth ego self...but whatever... my point is I dont do it in public, I do it alone in my own house when even my wife is out.... if you do it in public as you are describing I think you are only trying to call attention, or you are completely detached from your environment, to be honest as a person who truly believes in that practice if I see you doing that, due to the circumstances you are choosing I would think you are just being an idiot and you are probably dont taking it seriously which would completely invalidate the point
 
In the car constantly 24/7. When stopped at lights I pretend I'm on the phone so people dont think I'm insane but I'm just talking to myself
 
Constantly, and it's getting worse all the time. I'll re-enact conversations to myself, plan conversations, laugh audibly at something I just said to myself, etc. It's getting out of hand. I babble a lot too and make beep noises and bird calls.
 
yes, sometimes its embarrassing when people catch u doin it

the masks due to the pandemic have certainly helped hide some of my strangeness lol
 
also i cant understand stuff without reading it out loud sometimes
 
I do, all the time full conversations out loud, its not with myself really (you can call it that) but I dont feel its with my own earth ego self...but whatever... my point is I dont do it in public, I do it alone in my own house when even my wife is out.... if you do it in public as you are describing I think you are only trying to call attention, or you are completely detached from your environment, to be honest as a person who truly believes in that practice if I see you doing that, due to the circumstances you are choosing I would think you are just being an idiot and you are probably dont taking it seriously which would completely invalidate the point
Yeah, that's why self-talk is talked about and referenced in Psychology as a beneficial practice, but I wasn't aware you were an expert in the field as well. I think you are projecting your feeling onto the topic.
 
I talk to my friends and family all the time when theyre not there, I know them pretty well so I fill in their parts of the conversation with what Im sure they would say
I also talk to my dog and fill in her parts of the conversation, too
 
While voicing your internal dialog out loud is a bit weird, virtually everyone talks to themselves in their head. Whether or not you are aware of the fact that you're constantly talking to yourself is just a question of how mindful you are of the nature of your mind. Through a meditative practice you can begin to step back from this inner dialog and realize that you giving your attention to it is what keeps it going. Going further, you will begin to see that your sense of self is almost entirely propped up via this dialog, and that by carefully observing it then looking for the self directing these thoughts, you find that the self isn't there - your sense of self is an illusion that doesn't actually exist, and behind it, what you truly are, is a brilliantly luminous conscious field of awareness.
 
If I'm by myself, absolutely. Not when I'm around others. I talk like I'm the protagonist in a movie.
 
If I’m woodworking sometimes I will talk through some measures, even though I’m alone.
 
I mostly just swear, be it at myself, others, or just the situation in general. If you were to spy on me for an hour at work almost guaranteed you'd hear me say "fucking cunt" at least once.
 
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