I swear I don’t hear any voices and I am aware no one else is there. I don’t actually believe someone is there. Does anyone else have this problem?
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It can be a positive symptom.
My brain is pretty decent on the meds but when I think too much along certain thoughts I’ll talk out loud to myself. It’s often stuff that it’s criticizing me and negative. It’s hard but just try to move away from those thoughts! I’m old. I’m used to it!
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I don’t hear voices either. I have talked to myself since I was a teenager. I do it all the time. I started doing it out of loneliness, because I didn’t have anyone to talk to. I basically feel like I’m talking to the spirits of the dead I think.
I do this pretty much all the time I’m alone. I don’t think of it as talking to myself, necessarily. I’m talking to other people, and they kinda talk back, we carry on conversations, they’re just not actually there. I don’t actually hear voices, though. Medication has lessened it to where it no longer dominates my attention, but it’s still a major part of me.
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Yeah I find myself calling myself a loser and a jackass all the time. It’s really weird.
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I do on occasion especially if I’m under duress or stress. And I consider myself rather well adjusted. You sound concerned about it-- just make sure to keep it under wraps when people are around.
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It’s par for the course for people like me who don’t do voices per se! I have had a central controlling voice/ thought that commented on everything I did! I think a lot of us are like that. Paranoid schiz they call it even without the voices!
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That’s the thing I somehow know not to do it when people are around.
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Yeah I don’t do it around other people either. Especially If I’m out somewhere.
Sometimes I accidentally say something to myself when I’m out, but not much.
I’ll sometimes catch myself mouthing words when I’m at work. I don’t hear voices either and as rogueone said, it’s usually a critical self talk that causes me to talk to myself. Practice mindfulness, maybe wear a rubberband around your wrist and gently snap it when you catch yourself talking aloud.
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I misread your response, knowing not to do it when people are around is a good thing.
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What’s wrong with it? I’ve never seen it as a problem myself.
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Well I guess some people do it without out a mental illness. If your diagnosed with schizophrenia and you do it even on medication and tell your doctor they could become concerned.
I think just talking to yourself is pretty normal. As long as you’re not just responding to voices it’s not anything to worry about. I talk to myself, sometimes just to get stuff off my mind when there’s no one willing to listen. As long as no one else is around to notice, you’re okay. And even if someone else hears you, it’s their problem if they get weirded out, not yours.
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I feel the same.
Me too it is very funny.
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If you’re talking to yourself to work things out or boredom and not thinking anyone is talking back my therapist said it’s normal. most everybody does it but don’t admit to it.
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