This might sound crazy but how many people talk to themselves? I live alone so sometimes I may say something to myself like “T, don’t forget to take out the trash today” because if I don’t then I probably won’t speak for days 😭 am I crazy?

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not crazy, but does sound a little lonely.
I was in a similar situation but now I can at least talk to my little pet dog :)

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I talk to my plants lol. Does that count?

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People with children talk to themselves all the time. My kids claim they never hear anything I say so this is the only explanation.

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I legit make pterodactyl noises

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LMAOOOOO

Sometimes sing little songs to myself when doing things like a child “I scrub scrub scrub scrub the dishes!” 🤪

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This is the strongest argument I have heard for having a pet. It's either this or find a volleyball somewhere.

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Oh definitely. Hoping to get my kitten soon lol

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Very normal and common. Folks who test high on extrovert scales tend to think aloud and talk to themselves when they don't have someone else to talk to.

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But to be clear, this statement seems to make a very large assumption. One in which extraverts are themselves considered "normal". Some would disagree.

I talk to myself. Sometimes I forget I’m in public when I do it. Recently was eating out and said “this is really good!”
Nobody around me seemed to notice or care

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I mean, they might. I don’t know lol. But you do you.

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Inner or outer monologue?

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Nah! I always talk to myself, even now that I live with my bf I still do that haha

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Every time I send an email to my managers, I say “f$&k it, good enough”

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Uh…anyone else rehash arguments out loud but make new points?

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Sis, we all do it!

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I live alone and talk to myself

I love talking to myself when I’m alone driving in my car

It helps to clear my head when I have competing voices

It feels good

Smart people do talk to themselves according to multiple studies

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