Do You Know Any Adults Who Talk To Themselves?

[arwalden]

I do. This person talks OUT LOUD to himself (mostly when he's alone, but sometimes it slips out in public) and carries on two-sided conversations with himself.

I don't think he has any sort of multiple personality disorder. There doesn't seem to be an alternate separate distinct personality that comes to the surface and takes over his normal personality. --- I'm pretty sure that all of us (on some level) have "conversations" with ourselves... but his are just spoken out loud.

It reminds me of hearing a child talk to himself... every random thought that pops into his head is spoken out loud. It's an ongoing never ending commentary about his life and the things he sees, hears, smells, touches, remembers, plans, does, eats, reads, ponders, works on... no matter what, he's always talking.

Have you ever heard one of those movies that has a special audio track for the blind... that narrates and describes the action that's happening on screen (in between dialog)... well that's what it's like when I happen to catch this person talking to himself.

It's interesting... but it can be annoying... and disconcerting at the same time.

[Mutley]

1. I talk to myself.

I can work things out better when I think outloud. :P

[hfojvt]

2. Do I know myself?

Do I count as an adult?
Who is asking all these questions?
What do they want?

[trackfan]

3. A guy here at work mutters to himself when he's in the bathroom stall

I refer to him as "the madman".

[TheMightyFavog]

4. I do.

Somtimes I'm the only person arount that I can have an intelligent converstion with.

[arwalden]

5. I Won't Worry Until You Start To Post Replies To Your Own Posts...

... and start carrying-on online conversations with yourself. :hi:

[hfojvt]

20. uh-oh I do that too

Sometimes they are my only replies :cry: unless I deviate from the Liberal Conventional Wisdom in which case sometimes three or four people will reply with something like "you make me sick" or "I cannot believe you said that."
I have sent emails to myself sometimes, just to make sure my email account is still working when my inbox has been empty all day.

[Magrittes Pipe]

6. dolo talks to herself more than she talks to me.

:cry:

[skygazer]

7. I talk to myself and I know why I do it

Because I remember things better if I say them out loud. I don't talk loudly but I do tend to have an ongoing dialog with myself at work because it keeps me organized.

Of course, I don't give a rat's ass if people think I'm a psychopath. Clinically speaking, I probably am. :shrug:

[billyskank]

8. I do

I think aloud. Usually I remember not to do it when others about, but I have been caught a few times.

[terrya]

9. I mutter to myself

If that counts.

[LaraMN]

10. Only when they want other people to leave them alone.

:freak:

[In_The_Wind]

11. I talk myself out of things.

I've been told that it's interesting to watch. :shrug:

[AngryAmish]

12. Ricky Henderson

[underpants]

14. Elmo and Darren Daulton

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/franz_lidz/02/16/darren/

[AngryAmish]

21. Darren Daulten is f'n nuts

Did you seem him on Sportscenter on Sunday?

[underpants]

23. Yep

Whew boy

:crazy:

But hey he said don't worry about him :shrug:

[Kire]

13. Are you a doctor?

[progmom]

15. yes

And she scares me. :scared:

[NNadir]

16. I do. My wife hates it.

[LostinVA]

17. What was arwalden just saying? Did you hear... what???

[arwalden]

37. Ya Big Screwball!

:rofl: :hi:

[LostinVA]

46. I made myself laugh -- how sick is that???

[anarch]

18. no, but sometimes I'll think of something and start laughing out loud

for no apparent reason as far as any bystanders are concerned. Works wonders for getting a seat to myself on the bus. :D

[khashka]

19. Sorry, I'm like your friend

I call myself " Buddy boy, old pal old friend" then start arguing. With myself. Out loud.

It can be disconcerting, annoying, even scary. So I try to do it in private.

But smart people tend to do it. There aren't many people we can really talk to. And we want to get our ideas straight first. So we argue with ourselves...


Khash.

[laheina]

26. I was going to add that.

That this is one of the myriad of odd habits that are associated with genius. There are, however, the people on the street who argue with themselves too...but the line between genius and madness has always been a little thin and blurry. ;)

[laheina]

22. Some people have no inner monologue

and they voice everything out loud. Thank goodness that they are few and far between.

I do talk to myself, but it's usually in the manner of making comments to myself or thinking out loud. Unless I'm really preoccupied, I don't do it in front of other people.

[Fleshdancer]

24. My husband does when he's frustrated

usually he's coding at the time. :shrug:

[NewJeffCT]

25. Only in anger

I'll say something like "you stupid piece of shit" or something when I do something dumb.

[Texasgal]

27. Why do you have such an adversion to older folks?

You are consistantly posting threads about old people... :wtf:

[arwalden]

28. ROFL!! --- OMG! -- WTF??

<< Why do you have such an adversion to older folks?
Posted by Texasgal >>

What are you talking about? Who said anything about anyone being old, Texasgal?

Please... point to "old" in my OP. If you'll take the time to look closely, you'll see that what I said was "adults", in order to differentiate between adults and children.

Can you please explain how you come up with older (or elderly) from that?? :eyes:

<< You are consistantly posting threads about old people. :wtf: >>

I am? Really? --- Wow! "What the fuck", indeed! You seem so sure of yourself.

Please define "consistantly" for me, Texasgal. I think that word might mean something different to you than it does for most folks. Can you give any examples of this *consistent* behavior of mine that you speak of?

Are you thinking about that one thread where I was talking about and ragging on that witch/hag/bigot Brigitte Bardot? Perhaps? --- Actually, I was only ridiculing the hateful Bardot... not "old people".

One thing that I want to know is: Are you "consistently" jumping to unfounded conclusions about people? And if so, why?

An even more important question would be: Do you often make wild-eyed accusations about people (ie: my having an 'adversion' to old people) when you have absolutely no supportive evidence?

~Allen

[Texasgal]

50. I am SO sorry

I didn't mean to come off as an asshole. I guess I misunderstood your post.

Please forgive my oversight?

[XemaSab]

29. Excuse me? I believe you have my stapler?

[Blue-Jay]

30. I do it all the time.

[Blue-Jay]

31. Sometimes I even reply to myself.

[arwalden]

32. At Least You Use The SAME User Name To Reply To Yourself...

... it would be kinda freaky if you logged out as one user, then logged in as A DIFFERENT user just to reply to yourself.

[Blue-Jay]

36. Like, "BigJerr" for example?

C'mon. I'm not THAT lame.

[arwalden]

39. Ooph!

:rofl:

[supernova]

33. Yeah, me.

I talk to myself all the time. Mostly, I think it's a function of the fact that my life is solitary: I work alone. I live alone. So sometimes I just think out loud.

[arwalden]

34. Did You Ever See The Movie "Jumpin Jack Flash" With Whoopi Goldberg?

Her character, Terry Doolittle, talked to herself a lot... and to the computer screen.

[supernova]

35. Ha. No, I haven't seen it

But I will look for it. I can definitely relate. :-)

I will get scared and seek help if I ever hear other voices, though. :scared:

[derby378]

38. We all do it. ALL THE TIME.

Don't we?

Of course we do. It's only gotten worse since Nero stole the 2000 election.

Damn straight. Him and his criminal cronies. Are you with me?

Hey, don't let me stop you.

[u4ic]

40. Yes, and to inanimate objects, too

when they're not behaving...;-)

[texas1928]

41. I spend a lot of time at work by myself.

I am the only one in the building so I talk to myself, or I talk to the Ghost.

[Shine]

42. Welcome to my world.

:D

[gollygee]

43. Yep I do that

*sigh*

It can be embarassing. I don't do it on purpose. And I don't do it all the time - mainly when I'm concentrating on something.

[NV Whino]

44. Oh yeah.

Do it all the time. One of the hazards of living alone. I sometimes disguise it as talking to the cat. Which may be even worse.

[arwalden]

45. Well... I Do Talk To My Dog...

... and then I answer for her. But (for now) I don't actually BELIEVE she's talking back... it's just what I imagine she might say if she really COULD talk.

[Deja Q]

47. You should hear me in bed!

:spray:

:rofl:

[Wapsie B]

48. Nope. Not a one.

:eyes:

[arwalden]

49. Wow.

:eyes:

[bigwillq]

51. I talk to myself.

So whatcha trying to say???? :shrug: :P :)