Okay, this is a safe space… you can admit to us if you talk to yourself or not. After all, we have no way of seeing how you vote in our polls.
According to WebMD, 96 percent of adults say they internally talk to themselves, and 25 percent say they talk out loud to themselves. Which category do you fall into? Or neither? Both?
We think talking to yourself is perfectly normal. The only time things could get weird is if you’re in a tightly packed RV park with all your windows open… Hmmm…
Oh, and no, talking to the dog doesn’t count…
(Diane’s son had a sign on his bedroom door many years ago: “It’s OK to talk to yourself, and it’s OK to answer yourself. But if you say, ‘Huh?’, you know you’re in trouble.”)
Right after I do something stupid is typically when you’ll hear me conversing with myself…..
The scary part is when I answer myself!
Sure, thats the only time I get all the right answers and know it’s the truth!
Doesn’t everyone? And those who say they don’t aren’t telling the truth……
Quite often when my wife is out of earshot.
After I retired and got bored I took a job at Walmart. One day a manager caught me talking to myself and questioned me. I just told him that was the only way to get a honest conversation around here. He did not find it very amusing but I did.
…but I pretend I’m talking to the dog!
Especially when I need an expert opinion 🤣
I cuss to myself now and then. My wife on the other hand talks to herself regularly.
Talking to your self is ok and answering your self is ok you know your in trouble is when you stand around and in between you go ahh ahh!
Not only talk to myself but answer myself. And always right because no second opinion needed.
Like just now…I was talking with myself debating my answer to the question! I think we do it more than we realize…never thought about it until this poll showed up.
To answer the question- only when I’m working on something and something goes wrong- then the cussing starts. Then look out; it tends to get a little loud. But normally- no.
I think it is fine as long as you do not lose any arguments.
Only when I need intelligent input, and the truth.
Yep!!
Yes WE do!
I asked myself but got no answer, so no.
My grandmother once told me, it’s okay to talk to yourself, and it’s okay to answer yourself, but when you talk to yourself and answer yourself and then say “what?” You know you have a problem. Words I live by
better than most of the other people I know, I also talk to my dogs, they love me
Only when my wife P***es me off.
True!! I even use Words that I would not use in Public!!
I do occasionally but my wife does it quite often. I have learned after almost 57 years to just ignore her since I realize she isn’t talking to me.
I routinely talk to myself, sometimes audibly and sometimes in silence.
Usually do but inaudible to others. Audibly when I do something dumb or especially when watching the news each evening – can get a bit loud in attempting to get the attention of the clueless biased anchor or reporter!
Long ago I gave up on trying not to. It just comes naturally when I am alone, especially when reading something that I have written.
I frequently talk to myself when driving alone. Listening to music on the radio will put an end to it. 😉
Sometimes I just need to talk to someone who understands me.
Only when I use words I don’t want others to hear me say,!
Yes, I talk to myself. It seems to be the only way i can have an intelligent conversation!
I talk to myself quite often, Usually because when I need or do something I am by myself .
not out loud
I don’t talk to myself out loud but DW does and it drives me nuts as I don’t know when she is talking to herself or if I should be listening 👂🤪
I have to. Especially when I’m looking for intelligent answers.
Yes, but it’s usually “what the #@%*&7” were you thinking?
I answered rarely, meaning out loud, I do so in my head often.
Yes, I talk to my self but Jesus is always part of the conversation. We discuss things and questions all the time. Makes my day more at ease.
I have talked to myself for decades. It is actually part of my thought process and have even argued both sides.
I talk to myself, mostly when my husband peves me off or does something that he should know better. I still love him anyway. BTW, I do all the towing, I bought the camper and the truck, he’s just there occasionally for the ride.
I talk to myself when working on a physical problem project and will chastise my self if I put the project back together and have forgotten a part. “Hey genius, what were you thinking?” “Heck, I don’t know, but it wasn’t supposed to go back together that way!” “Ya, ya, I know, just keep your mouth shut so I can think.”
🤣🤣 Kinda like that little thing I put at the bottom of the post about if you talk to yourself and if you answer yourself, that’s OK. Just don’t say “Huh?” Have a good afternoon/evening, Kelly. 😀 –Diane
That’s exactly what I say.
I guess we’re both in trouble. If we worked together on a project, what a conversational mess that would be. Ha!
Yup, God, my dog and we’ll just talk to myself. I’m a solo rver so yup.
Yes, but usually quietly or will have to explain to bystanders. I also sometimes answer myself. I am very democratic. I listen to those answers and proceed with the yeas and avoid doing the nays.
I also talk to my dogs…
As they say, It’s the only time I get to have an intelligent conversation!
All the time and always answer is that you Martin.