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> I often argue with myself anyway. > I am constantly in “arguments” with my own assumptions. This is usually what best describes "having an internal monologu
by the_gipsy 2y ago
> I often argue with myself anyway.
> I am constantly in “arguments” with my own assumptions.
This is usually what best describes "having an internal monologue".
Do you ever imagine yourself or other people saying hypothetical things?
- JohnMakin 2y agopeople describe it as some constant flow with an actual voice. I do not have that, and I don’t feel a need to conjure visions of arguing with myself to do so - that sounds weird to me. I don’t really know how else to describe it.
- jvanderbot 2y agoI don't hear a voice either. Or imagine one. I can just talk to myself. Maybe we're all weird.
- the_gipsy 2y agoTo give some insight into what "monologue people" perceive: I don't exactly hear an actual voice, that would drive me crazy. I cannot do good multitasking with anything verbal going on. If someone is talking to me, I cannot do anything else that also requires my inner monologue well. I can drive a car, which doesn't require my inner monologue, and have a conversation with the passenger, but I cannot program or plan something while someone is talking into my ear all the time. But the monologue is there, almost uninterrupted. It's just that very often I don't notice it. I have a hard time ignoring actual voices, unless there is some sea of other background noises or chatter.