At what age did you first start talking to yourself?

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And was it chemically induced or au naturel?

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And by "au naturel", I'm not talking about your home-grown organic weed. For the purposes of the question, that counts as chemical.

Dang potheads.

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1. let me ask....

... he's not talking. he's in one of his moods.

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7. Oh, come now. Does "he" really exist?

You can tell us.

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10. he's as real as i am

[5X]

2. at birth

I said, "Ahhh, a womb with a view."

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6. Ugh. Truly awful.

Well done.

[LakeArenal]

3. Got me.

But it’s the most intelligent conversation I have all day.

Does it count if I am coaching it by pretending I’m talking to the dog?

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4. "Sit" or "stay" don't count. Carrying on a conversation counts.

Unless, of course, the pet in question is holding up its end of the discusion. That wouldn't count.

[LakeArenal]

24. My dog hardly ever tells me to sit or stay.

[2naSalit]

5. Right away...

whenever that was.

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22. It's a headscratcher, alright.

[RKP5637]

8. Tiny, when talking to my kitten! n/t

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21. And you kept it up through adulthood?

[RKP5637]

23. Yep! Best conversations, especially with cats! n/t

[emmaverybo]

9. Probably talked to my stuffed animals. Full blown by seven or eight.

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13. I think that's pretty normal for a kid, though, right?

I'm assuming that behavior goes away in adulthood for most people (although I have no idea of any particular data on this).

Yours persisted, I take it?

[emmaverybo]

15. Right.

[ret5hd]

11. As soon as I saw no one else really listened!

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16. I'm sorry, did you say something?

I slay myself, sometimes.

[Aquaria]

29. Tell me about it

I was a classic introvert who didn't much care for talking, but I've wondered sometimes if I became an introvert because everyone else in my family could talk more than I did, and about the most ridiculous things at that. And they were louder about it, too. Whatever I said got lost in the cacophony. So I learned two bad habits: To tune out conversations that were boring me or hurting my ears. And when I had to say something, I had to say it with as much, er, punch as possible, because it had to count, or nobody would hear it. So I would wind up saying super-rude or shocking things that seemed completely inappropriate. But if I didn't do that, nobody paid attention to what I had to say.

My mother used to call it the world's worst ahem.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. It was au naturel, and I have no idea when. Forever, basically.

[Runningdawg]

14. Same, according to my mom

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17. But you are talking to me now, right?

Seriously, thanks for weighing in. It's beginning to look like that behavior might not be all that uncommon, based on this rigorous, scientific Lounge study.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. Why yes, I am!

I'm glad to hear.......er, read that I'm really not all that abnormal!

[Raven]

18. Last week.

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20. Stress induced?

[Raven]

25. Yup....mostly yelling at the TV.

[Clash City Rocker]

26. I never miss a chance to quote Dorothy Parker

It’s only really an issue if you start arguing with yourself. As long as all the voices agree, it’s okay.

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30. Of course Dorothy Parker has said something worthwhile on the subject.

Thanks for that quote.

[NNadir]

27. After starting, I immediately stopped.

I found the conversation boring.

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31. LOL.

I'm sure you're your own worst critic.

[Aquaria]

28. LOL

I can't remember a time I didn't do it.

Not that I was much on talking, but I can remember doing it as a kid.

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32. Apparently, you're in good company.

I had no idea that this was a common lifelong behavior.

[Merlot]

33. Got a cat and never again did I talk to myself.