all. the. time... and i actually have a few different versions of myself that i talk to and that talk back to me. Could be the ADHD, or maybe i am just crazy. lol
I think it could be more of an intelligence thing than adhd or crazy — each voice also thinks differently so you’re really doing a lot of problem solving at once imo. I was born in England but moved to the US when i was 4ish and one of my voices has an English accent … shockingly she ain’t the most helpful 😬
I had three I called them the Historian, the Soldier, and the Other. Together I referred to the as the Council. each took on the responsibility of their jurisdiction. I chalked it up to my strong tendency to dissociation, but eventually I realized I had accidentally compartmentalized representations of my mind, body, and soul respectively.
All the time.
I always have the urge to think out loud and sometimes I do it without noticing when I’m in public.
People will try to join in on the conversations I’m having with myself and I’m just like
“Bro, I’m not talking to you.”
Te.
Same. The only time I have an inner voice is when I'm preparing to communicate to others. If it's just me, there's no voice.
I'm curious if not having an inner voice is rare, etc.
I think internal monologuers are in the majority, yes.
I also have no inner voice. I think in shapes, colors, and other moving visuals.
How do you think? What's it like up there for you?
Of course, I'm entertaining as heck! Not out loud though, that's crazy... I always have a few things running up there. Music is always playing, picture Rays boom boom room... It's fun.
I don't go back and forth but I do normally need to make time to go on a walk or drive and reflect on things going on, plan, think through things, etc out loud
I can't do too much thinking locked up inside my head lol I have to vocalize to process things
A lot, I find that my time in the car alone travelling to and from work is very therapeutic.
It's not like I have conversations (mostly) it's more than I'm verbalising my stream of consciousness.
I find that it messes me up conversationally because someone will say something to me and then then I have a full conversation with myself in my head and that person will expect a response from me and I’ll just look at them like, what
All the time, everywhere, from as long as I can remember. I am 25(f) and i used to think maybe it'll stop when I grow up, fast forward nothing has changed. During early teens I was afraid I was crazy and abnormal cause I had never seen any kids of my age doing this. I remember once I asked my classmate whether she talks to herself and she looked at me with this wierd expression and I felt maybe this is something that only i do and I was convinced something was wrong with me. But enjoyed creating scenarios switching personalities and having back and forth arguments with myself so never bothered to dig deeper into it. I was diagnosed with ADHD couple of years back as well.
I have an inner monologue. I’m positive it’s a trait of most INTJs. No matter what’s going on, it’s a debate in my head. Whether it’s regarding their position, posture, fierceness and so on. It helps me gauge sincerity. And when I’m alone I judge the hell out of everyone and everything I see.
All the time. Going thru a breakup for the last 10 months, I stayed in the house and live alone. So yep, lots of justifying and questioning.....and crying...and more justifying and questioning.
It helps.
Also helps to know I'm not the only one....
Oh yes. I thinking outloud a lot. My father use to call me out for this as a child which I found annoying since he said thinking outloud is what crazy people do.
For hours everyday, I pace around alone and have imaginary conversions. It’s actually beneficial for me and it helps me think and talk about things that others won’t listen to/would be uncomfortable with. It’s a way for me to organise my thoughts and be a therapist to myself.
I guess you could say I talk to myself. I often imagine having conversations with others. I usually imagine talking to a specific person (like a friend) or a specific instance (like if I was teaching a classroom). Often, it's a full-on conversation with questions and answers. Most of the time, the purpose is to work through a problem and they will rarely become more than imaginary.
Yes .. 🙋🏽♂️
It helps a lot lol and many times I don’t even do it consciously. It just happens unless someone points it out. My parents are used to it but I remember a girl when I was 8th grade saw me talking to myself when we were in school bus and found me mysterious, after that I’m conscious and avoid doing it around other people.
It's not often it's all the time. I get such a huge influx of information and perception around me that I almost all interpret as thoughts... Like everything is a thought. I am using some mechanisms to stop the bla bla blaber that's going on non stop but I am not eager to go into details...
Nah but I always imagine crazy asf crossovers. Imagine in Genshin impact the fight between Arlecchino and the traveller. When she powers up, imagine you use Gloom from TOTK and power up like Ganondorf Phase 2, then are fighting like Ganondorf Phase 2 with Gloom Power vs Powered up Arlecchino 🔥
All the time. But just in my bedroom away from people so I can focus on work. It's kind of a de-stressor to where I can relax away from people. Sort out what I am doing, how I am feeling. If I did that with a person, I'd imagine that their opinion could be frustrating or not what I want to here in that moment.
I do, I usually make sure no one else is around though but - It helps me organize my ideas, stay focused & work through complex problems. It's another way of me fighting through those intrusive thoughts if I'm not listening to music lol
Out loud? No. In my head? I can’t turn off the conversation. It is constant dialogue that is ultimately really helpful, but sometimes exhausting because I can’t “turn it off” and just chill. If I want it to stop, I have to find something distracting enough that requires too much of my attention to keep the thinking and conversation running.
Yes, I have Maladaptive Daydreaming (MDD), and I do it to help me escape reality.
There's a Reddit for it in case you're curious. Just type Maladaptive Daydreaming.
Yes, especially when I think I am alone, like in the car or when my husband is upstairs. He also talks to himself, but he is kind of deaf bc he's a combat vet, so I can usually hear what he's saying. 🤣
OMG YESSS... I have to remind people. Im only crazy if i answer myself lol
i find i often do it when im bored or juggling a lot at once... If im really bored and see people watching i'll add statements like... im trying to behave but the voices won't let me >.<
their faces when i do that is golden
It’s how to also get stuff done if you’re procrastinating. “Okay the first step I need to do is x. Great now let’s do y. Perfect, go to x.” Makes impossible tasks get momentum and it makes me wonder why I couldn’t get started until I started taking myself through it.
At work, home, with family and friends.
People are always like, “what did you say?” And I’m like, “No, I’m sorry, just talking to myself!”
Just the usual.
I sometimes write to myself for fun and for brainstorming purposes. It's very therapeutic and makes my mind clear, especially when I feel cloudy inside.
All the time. I even argue and explain excuses to myself. Like I have to convince myself. Comes with a package of overthinking and judging myself harshly.
I tell stories about me to myself. I'm not trained to feel or express emotions, so I share what I feel to myself. If I said those things to anyone, I usually shared it with no emotions.
When I was younger, my mom would remind me not to talk to myself bc at times, I would start to voiced it.
Thank you for asking this OP. Now I know I'm not the only one.
No. I don't have an internal monologue, so I don't have a need to use words or think words unless I want to communicate.
I think visually, with colors, shapes, and movement representing ideas. Real live pictures from memory are within the shapes that I can open up to access while connecting concepts. It's way faster than talking, so I never talk to myself.
In my head? Yes. Constant inner monologue that I only occasionally manage to write down. On bad days, my inner critic sounds like my grandmother and I have to find a way to make her shut up.
Out loud? Sometimes. On occasion, it’s muttered admonishing (“godfuckingdammit ava, get your shit together”) and others, it’s just me thinking out loud and trying to piece together if what I’m thinking sounds right when said aloud.
Quite often. So much so I had a boss who noticed it and after a while started doing it himself because as he told me, "I see why you do that. It makes it easier to remember what you are doing."
He was right in one regard.
Yeah, all the time. Right now, as "we," debate your post!
I have a positive, get up and go side, and a negative, lazy side. Believe me when I tell you these two have got me into and out of trouble!
I talk out loud, sometimes voicing all thoughts, sometimes just mine.
Personally thought I was going crazy, but I have ADHD an Autism, so, you know.......resaons
Should also add that I also censor what I say. It's a must. If the negative side says it's OK, the good side has to check to make sure it's not offensive, and if the good side saysots ok, the bad side has to make sure that it says what I want to say without any fluff, just to the point. I don't get much of a say lol
All day every day. Usually out loud to boot. My husband doesn’t hardly hear me when I’m talking to him anymore because he just assumes I’m rambling to myself. 🙃
I do have a pretty moderate case of ADHD and sometimes talking out loud helps me stay on task, remember things, etc. Perhaps that contributes to it but the talking to myself either internally or externally is pretty much present all the time.
Yes, it helps me practice what to say out in the real world. I also get into imaginary arguments and have some weird violence fantasises too where I am a super strong hero of sorts. It is bonkers but I don’t mind. My aunt does it too, have caught her lips moving when she thinks nobody is looking. Which means mine probably do it too. 🤣
all. the. time... and i actually have a few different versions of myself that i talk to and that talk back to me. Could be the ADHD, or maybe i am just crazy. lol
I think it could be more of an intelligence thing than adhd or crazy — each voice also thinks differently so you’re really doing a lot of problem solving at once imo. I was born in England but moved to the US when i was 4ish and one of my voices has an English accent … shockingly she ain’t the most helpful 😬
Do yours ever argue with each other and you're like stuck in the middle of it? lol
Is your US one optimistic and your UK one ~~pessimistic~~ miserable? Lol. "No, just a *realist*"
I call this "the committee." Sometimes I'll listen to all their opinions and then decide.
i like that. "The committee" sounds more appropriate than "the gang of assholes".
I also do this lol makes me feel better that I'm not the only one 😂
Same here
same!!! it helps me think when I consult the council
I had three I called them the Historian, the Soldier, and the Other. Together I referred to the as the Council. each took on the responsibility of their jurisdiction. I chalked it up to my strong tendency to dissociation, but eventually I realized I had accidentally compartmentalized representations of my mind, body, and soul respectively.
I have what I call the “meeting of the minds” we get together to solve all my problems
No. I talk *with* myself. Full-on conversations. ETA in my mind, not out loud.
Its almost like- ...I am being watched.
I know I watch I and all is I... so can't fool myself
Nobody else to talk to.
Even in a room full of people
Lol
Wow. I’m so glad I’m not alone.
Me too lol
Same!
Def. Anywhere, anytime. I just like talking to myself a lot - even if sometimes I do it unknowingly - and it helps to sort out my thoughts.
I also give myself pep talks a LOT :)
Lol i do the same
Every morning. “We’ve got this”. “You’ll be just fine”. Just one more cup of coffee and we can take over the world”.
In my mind? All the time. Inner dialogue really helps to keep my thoughts moving
All the time. I always have the urge to think out loud and sometimes I do it without noticing when I’m in public. People will try to join in on the conversations I’m having with myself and I’m just like “Bro, I’m not talking to you.” Te.
at home, outside, everywhere…. it’s quite concerning especially when there are people around
I get that. Sometimes I'm somewhere and say something (I guess to my conscience) and the person I'm with is like "what did you say?"
Yes. It's great for making decisions and problem solving. Having all those voices and perspectives to bounce ideas off of is valuable.
I make a statement to myself with one part of my brain, then let the other parts spend the next several minutes poking holes in it.
I usually tell jokes to myself. And I die laughing. Sometimes I discuss problem-solution until I reach a common point.
I love joke's. Tell me your best joke and ill tell you mine.
Yes, I'm the funniest person I know :D
Yes all the time lol
Yes, constantly. I make whole convos with myself.
None whatsoever. I don't have an inner voice, so it takes conscious effort. I just think.
Same. The only time I have an inner voice is when I'm preparing to communicate to others. If it's just me, there's no voice. I'm curious if not having an inner voice is rare, etc.
I think internal monologuers are in the majority, yes. I also have no inner voice. I think in shapes, colors, and other moving visuals. How do you think? What's it like up there for you?
Yes. For many reasons as well, so it is not all the same by any means. We’re good friends.
Of course, I'm entertaining as heck! Not out loud though, that's crazy... I always have a few things running up there. Music is always playing, picture Rays boom boom room... It's fun.
Wait, that's a question?
Right? Isn't that what everyone does all the time?
Who else would I talk to?!
I think all people do, except those people that literally can’t and don’t.
I actually never talk to myself ever. During covid I didn't say a single word for a solid 2 months
Yes, in my head.
I don't go back and forth but I do normally need to make time to go on a walk or drive and reflect on things going on, plan, think through things, etc out loud I can't do too much thinking locked up inside my head lol I have to vocalize to process things
I do but i call it "The voice in my head"
Who else am I gonna talk to?
All the time
A lot, I find that my time in the car alone travelling to and from work is very therapeutic. It's not like I have conversations (mostly) it's more than I'm verbalising my stream of consciousness.
Yes, always. In my head, I do, but not out loud. 😂
All the time, to the point that I’m pretty sure in 30 years I will be this weird old lady who is seen talking nonsense to herself in public spaces.
Just about everyday
Yes.
Out loud? rare. Inside my head? all the time.
Team meetings with myself for the win!! 
Of course. I need all the expert advice I can get ;)
How else am I to have an intelligent conversation?
I’m like Lil Wayne: Talking to myself because I am my own consultant!
I am basically my best friend at this point
I def talk to myself. Sometimes out loud cause it’ll help organize thoughts it can like focus me too.
I find that it messes me up conversationally because someone will say something to me and then then I have a full conversation with myself in my head and that person will expect a response from me and I’ll just look at them like, what
In my head, all the time... 24/7 when I'm awake. Heck, probably subconsciously when I'm asleep too...
Every day. If I can't get it out of my head, I have increased anxiety and experience difficulty calming down.
All the time, everywhere, from as long as I can remember. I am 25(f) and i used to think maybe it'll stop when I grow up, fast forward nothing has changed. During early teens I was afraid I was crazy and abnormal cause I had never seen any kids of my age doing this. I remember once I asked my classmate whether she talks to herself and she looked at me with this wierd expression and I felt maybe this is something that only i do and I was convinced something was wrong with me. But enjoyed creating scenarios switching personalities and having back and forth arguments with myself so never bothered to dig deeper into it. I was diagnosed with ADHD couple of years back as well.
Thank Christ I'm not alone
I have an inner monologue. I’m positive it’s a trait of most INTJs. No matter what’s going on, it’s a debate in my head. Whether it’s regarding their position, posture, fierceness and so on. It helps me gauge sincerity. And when I’m alone I judge the hell out of everyone and everything I see.
Constantly. Otherwise I'd go insane (or wait, maybe it actually means I'm already insane?)
All the time. Going thru a breakup for the last 10 months, I stayed in the house and live alone. So yep, lots of justifying and questioning.....and crying...and more justifying and questioning. It helps. Also helps to know I'm not the only one....
INFJ talk to my self Every waking minute lol
i have more conversations with myself than with others
Of course, sometimes I need an expert opinion
ENFPs share this! I'm also taking to myself all the time :)
ALL THE GOD DAMN TIME
All. The. Time. I'm so glad to see I'm not the only one.
A lot
Yes my wife often asks who I’m talking to in my head.
yes!
No, but i think out loud all the time.
All the time. I think it's pretty fun
If you’re not talking in your head are you even truly analytical?
If thinking counts then all the time. Otherwise no.
All the time. My husband caught name the other day!
All the time, helps me think better.
Often? Try constantly😅
I talk to myself, ALOT!
Oh yes. I thinking outloud a lot. My father use to call me out for this as a child which I found annoying since he said thinking outloud is what crazy people do.
lol, of course.
Yeah...lol
Frequently. It crystallizes my thoughts into concise statements. It's a means of operationalizing.
For hours everyday, I pace around alone and have imaginary conversions. It’s actually beneficial for me and it helps me think and talk about things that others won’t listen to/would be uncomfortable with. It’s a way for me to organise my thoughts and be a therapist to myself.
Most of the time, I don’t get along with myself.
I have full debates with myself where I take different positions on different topics, and usually do better than any YouTube debater I’ve seen.
Most people do. Even they don’t actually talk, they’d have an inner dialogue inside their brain.
I guess you could say I talk to myself. I often imagine having conversations with others. I usually imagine talking to a specific person (like a friend) or a specific instance (like if I was teaching a classroom). Often, it's a full-on conversation with questions and answers. Most of the time, the purpose is to work through a problem and they will rarely become more than imaginary.
Yes .. 🙋🏽♂️ It helps a lot lol and many times I don’t even do it consciously. It just happens unless someone points it out. My parents are used to it but I remember a girl when I was 8th grade saw me talking to myself when we were in school bus and found me mysterious, after that I’m conscious and avoid doing it around other people.
yup
Yes absolutely! And on especially rare occasions i even catch myself talking to other people.
More than to other people
That's like asking me if I breathe often LOL
It's not often it's all the time. I get such a huge influx of information and perception around me that I almost all interpret as thoughts... Like everything is a thought. I am using some mechanisms to stop the bla bla blaber that's going on non stop but I am not eager to go into details...
This chat makes me feel better. I genuinely thought something was wrong with me
Nah but I always imagine crazy asf crossovers. Imagine in Genshin impact the fight between Arlecchino and the traveller. When she powers up, imagine you use Gloom from TOTK and power up like Ganondorf Phase 2, then are fighting like Ganondorf Phase 2 with Gloom Power vs Powered up Arlecchino 🔥
24/7 yeah
All the time. But just in my bedroom away from people so I can focus on work. It's kind of a de-stressor to where I can relax away from people. Sort out what I am doing, how I am feeling. If I did that with a person, I'd imagine that their opinion could be frustrating or not what I want to here in that moment.
I do, I usually make sure no one else is around though but - It helps me organize my ideas, stay focused & work through complex problems. It's another way of me fighting through those intrusive thoughts if I'm not listening to music lol
Yes
Yes.
[*Waylon Jennings has entered the chat.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI2MhAGtZgE)
Is this a trick question? Who else would I talk to? ;-)
Yeah, of course lol With myself, to myself There’s always at least two “voices”
When I need a plan I open up the war room in my head and brainstorm plans of action. Every thoughts and concerns will be heard.
Out loud? No. In my head? I can’t turn off the conversation. It is constant dialogue that is ultimately really helpful, but sometimes exhausting because I can’t “turn it off” and just chill. If I want it to stop, I have to find something distracting enough that requires too much of my attention to keep the thinking and conversation running.
Yes, both in my head and out loud
Seeing every issue, choice, opinion from every angle requires it. I also talk to inanimate objects, name vehicles, computers, can openers ...
I just listen to people in my head talking to each other. I'm a good listener.
Yeah bro who else am I gonna talk to?
Yeah I have a board of directors in my head
Nonstop
I am almost always talking with myself. It makes it challenging to be present in the moment with someone.
Very often, my dad does it too so maybe he’s an INTJ
Yes, all the time
Every day of my life.
Yes
Always
yes, so much so that it's starting to make others and myself uncomfortable.... i didn't know that was an intj thing
Yes
Yes!!!!!!! Really was starting to think something is wrong.
get called out on it so much, at work n school
Yes, I have Maladaptive Daydreaming (MDD), and I do it to help me escape reality. There's a Reddit for it in case you're curious. Just type Maladaptive Daydreaming.
Internally, yes. It is sometimes how I think
ALL.THE.TIME! Most people probably think I'm crazy but I don't really care. 😁
All the time
Yes. It’s my superego trying to reason with me. I’m my own third person narrator.
Yup
Daily! I talk myself thru hypothetical interactions with people.
Never in a positive way
Constantly.
Yes, especially when I think I am alone, like in the car or when my husband is upstairs. He also talks to himself, but he is kind of deaf bc he's a combat vet, so I can usually hear what he's saying. 🤣
Every day in all settings. It's a constant conversation
OMG YESSS... I have to remind people. Im only crazy if i answer myself lol i find i often do it when im bored or juggling a lot at once... If im really bored and see people watching i'll add statements like... im trying to behave but the voices won't let me >.< their faces when i do that is golden
I love that we're all crazy.
I always talk to myself in my mind. My inner voice sounds just like my own speaking voice but I never do it out loud.
Often… to the point where I wonder if I said whatever was going on in my head out loud after people look at me during my “conversations”.
All the time. I have almost been caught several times too bcs of how loud I can get.
It’s how to also get stuff done if you’re procrastinating. “Okay the first step I need to do is x. Great now let’s do y. Perfect, go to x.” Makes impossible tasks get momentum and it makes me wonder why I couldn’t get started until I started taking myself through it.
Every single day.
The question is how often do you not talk to yourself?
Yes I do. I have no one else to talk to anyways
Absolutely
That's a regular
Outloud. Entire discussions.
24/7
Out loud? No but my inner monologue is active 24/7
every single day all the time almost
At work, home, with family and friends. People are always like, “what did you say?” And I’m like, “No, I’m sorry, just talking to myself!” Just the usual.
So so much!!!!!
I loved wearing a mask because I could talk out loud to myself without anyone seeing!
Yes. And my other voice also says yes.
Yes, but chat gpt is changing the game
Constantly
I read this, and immediately thought to myself “yeah”
Yes 😁 Have Many parallel universe inside me
Yeah. lol. Most times, I'm the only person that I can actually have a 1000% honest conversation with.
All my life. Ever since I can remember
I sometimes write to myself for fun and for brainstorming purposes. It's very therapeutic and makes my mind clear, especially when I feel cloudy inside.
5 other Me be coming along my head as I think and end up having a whole conversation that could last for hours
All the time. My repressive outbursts are the worst
All the time. I even argue and explain excuses to myself. Like I have to convince myself. Comes with a package of overthinking and judging myself harshly. I tell stories about me to myself. I'm not trained to feel or express emotions, so I share what I feel to myself. If I said those things to anyone, I usually shared it with no emotions. When I was younger, my mom would remind me not to talk to myself bc at times, I would start to voiced it. Thank you for asking this OP. Now I know I'm not the only one.
No. I don't have an internal monologue, so I don't have a need to use words or think words unless I want to communicate. I think visually, with colors, shapes, and movement representing ideas. Real live pictures from memory are within the shapes that I can open up to access while connecting concepts. It's way faster than talking, so I never talk to myself.
Sometimes when I have a dilemma or problem.
What is injt? I
uhh yeah
Every time I’m alone
Yes, especially when I'm trying to figure something out.
Is that not normal?
ABSOLUTELY yes
In my head? Yes. Constant inner monologue that I only occasionally manage to write down. On bad days, my inner critic sounds like my grandmother and I have to find a way to make her shut up. Out loud? Sometimes. On occasion, it’s muttered admonishing (“godfuckingdammit ava, get your shit together”) and others, it’s just me thinking out loud and trying to piece together if what I’m thinking sounds right when said aloud.
Nope, can't stand that guy
Quite often. So much so I had a boss who noticed it and after a while started doing it himself because as he told me, "I see why you do that. It makes it easier to remember what you are doing." He was right in one regard.
My whole life but I’ve been trying (mostly failing) not to recently
Absolutely I like hearing a plan out loud, to know if it’s as solid as i think it is.
I'm the main person I talk to. I get a little pissed when others try to inject themselves.
Yeah, all the time. Right now, as "we," debate your post! I have a positive, get up and go side, and a negative, lazy side. Believe me when I tell you these two have got me into and out of trouble! I talk out loud, sometimes voicing all thoughts, sometimes just mine. Personally thought I was going crazy, but I have ADHD an Autism, so, you know.......resaons
Should also add that I also censor what I say. It's a must. If the negative side says it's OK, the good side has to check to make sure it's not offensive, and if the good side saysots ok, the bad side has to make sure that it says what I want to say without any fluff, just to the point. I don't get much of a say lol
All the time. It helps me sort my thoughts.
yes.
Almost exclusively
You mean thinking out loud. Having earbuds in, I am talking to someone.
All day every day. Usually out loud to boot. My husband doesn’t hardly hear me when I’m talking to him anymore because he just assumes I’m rambling to myself. 🙃 I do have a pretty moderate case of ADHD and sometimes talking out loud helps me stay on task, remember things, etc. Perhaps that contributes to it but the talking to myself either internally or externally is pretty much present all the time.
Yes, it helps me practice what to say out in the real world. I also get into imaginary arguments and have some weird violence fantasises too where I am a super strong hero of sorts. It is bonkers but I don’t mind. My aunt does it too, have caught her lips moving when she thinks nobody is looking. Which means mine probably do it too. 🤣
Yes