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I’ve been hearing/reading about people who don’t have an inner monologue. Their experience of cognition is not verbally-based. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/s

• slashdave 2y ago
  Honestly, for some of us the idea that all your thoughts have to filter through language sounds very tedious. I want to remind everyone that your experiences are unique and do not necessarily translate to all other people.
• crooked-v 2y ago
  As one of those people most of the time (communicating with other people is the main exception), I still find it astounding that it's hard for some people to understand. Take riding a bike: I presume even people with an overactive inner monologue aren't constantly planning their actions (brakes, steering, turns) in words. Then just extend that out to most other stuff.
  • chongli 2y ago
    What about when reading and writing? My inner monologue internally voices the words as I’m reading and writing. Do you not do that?
    • Izkata 2y ago
      That's how I start reading, but once I'm really into it, no - I'm seeing a (low-quality) version of the scene in my head and not even registering that I'm still reading words and turning pages.