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I talk to myself an awful lot. Like to the point where I well answer myself then continue to argue until my I come up with an answer. Is this strange? Do you have conversations with yourself? So interesting.

I talk to myself. Only way to be sure I'll have an intelligent conversation.

Ghen saidI talk to myself. Only way to be sure I'll have an intelligent conversation.

Ditto
Besides, when you work alone sometimes, who else are you going to talk to?

Some people tell me it's a sign of madness, to which I say I'm actually thinking aloud.

I've pretty much quit cold-turkey since I no longer have the dogs. It no longer seemed quite so "cute" of me to be chattering and gesticulating wildly without them by my side (so as not to appear the madman talking to himself).

I talk to myself all the time. I also talk to inanimate objects just in case they're listening too.

i do it all the time. its a sign of genious.

I do talk to myself. And I talk with my hands, but to them!

i also talk to myself but only when i'm alone and no one else can see me...

I do talk to myself as well.

Walking to school, my friend rode his bicycle up behind me and laughed at me for talking to myself. I denied it and he wanted to know why my hands were moving and my head bobbing.

oh yea, of course, especially when i'm practicing and i'm pissed that i can't get something, i try to reason with myself about it instead. its better than going off the deep end and doing something drastic... and can be kinda fun *may have had a couple drinks....*

issacd saidSome people tell me it's a sign of madness, to which I say I'm actually thinking aloud.

When you think about it. This is really logical. Either talk to yourself in your head or actually verbalize it physically by making sound while you say what you are already thinking in your head. Why is that so bad.

I do talk to myself too. But I think answering back to yourself is a tad schizophrenic.

If it's schizophrenic, it's the better part . . . I do it all the time, ask myself questions and surprise myself by answering them. I also talk to myself on paper every morning. For some reason getting thoughts out into the air or onto paper makes them make a lot more sense.

gumbosolo saidIf it's schizophrenic, it's the better part . . . I do it all the time, ask myself questions and surprise myself by answering them. I also talk to myself on paper every morning. For some reason getting thoughts out into the air or onto paper makes them make a lot more sense.

I guess you're right. Sometimes I ask myself questions in my mind and then I sometimes come up with a resolution on my own.

oh boy you people are crazier than I thought. ill do it in the car alot, ill literally have a 30 minute conversation about the things im supposed to be doing, done, or did in the past. when only you understand yourself who else is there.

You guys are all freaks, scary stuff That is why you get PETS so you don't ever have to ask yourself the "am I going slightly mad" question. You just tell your dog,mouse etc. etc. instead.. They really love it and they really understand you and want to hear more and more... handpuppets do not count as pet

I used to when I lived alone, but I don't anymore now that I have a partner. When I am at work and I do something stupid (like forgetting to pick up the print job that I deliberately got out of my chair to get, but got distracted) then I will curse out loud at times.

I don't only crazy people do that.

Sedative saidI don't only crazy people do that.

Yes you do!

SurrealLife saidWhen I am at work and I do something stupid (like forgetting to pick up the print job that I deliberately got out of my chair to get, but got distracted) then I will curse out loud at times.

An obvious sign of dementia. You're OK as long as you don't forget why you are walking toward the restroom. It's when your leg suddenly gets warm and wet on the aborted trip that you need help.

Sedative said

Sedative saidI don't only crazy people do that.

Yes you do!

LOL!

I prefer to say that I "think out loud" rather than "talk to myself" because the latter suggests I'm having a several-party conversation all by myself, which would indeed be looney.

Thinking out loud sometimes helps me to solve problems, since verbalizing seems to cause a different part of my brain to engage, as opposed to "silent" thought. Not sure if there's any neurological basis for this to be true, but it appears to work for me. Especially when I'm trying to solve a mechanical problem.