Do you talk out loud to yourself?

[nocoincidences]

I live with two housemates who constantly mumble to themselves as they do things!

One of them walks around saying OK out loud....Sometimes multiple times in a short amount of time. OK, what??

Why do some people do this and others don't??

One reason it annoys me is I have to listen carefully to figure out if they are addressing me about something. Is it done to get attention focused on them?

Then if I actually miss something that was addressed to me, even though it was mumbled like all their self talk, I get the complaint that I don't listen to them!! Well, I wonder why??

I am constantly talking to myself in my head, but it only comes out my mouth if I am directing it at another person.

I know, I know, picky picky picky.

[AllaN01Bear]

1. all the time . my late mom would have arguments with her self and then change sides . she said ," talking to oneself

is a sign of wisdom."

[Walleye]

2. All the time, but I live alone and the cat doesn't seem to mind

[Deuxcents]

3. Yes, me, too. My cat agrees with everything I say and doesn't sass back 😸

[Walleye]

4. Yes sometimes he even listens. Mostly ignores me, but that's good

[zanana1]

14. I thank God every day that cats can't talk.

I talk to mine and he looks at me like I'm losing my mind.

[JoseBalow]

21. If pets could talk

there would be a lot more missing pets

[Ocelot II]

32. Tobermory.

https://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/Tobermory.pdf

[JoseBalow]

39. That was thoroughly enjoyable!

And it precisely illustrates my point.

Thank you for sharing!

[Ocelot II]

42. The short stories of H.H. Munro (Saki) are brilliant and often very funny!

Tobermory immediately came to mind when the thread turned to talking cats.

[JoseBalow]

44. I found the last line hilarious!

“If he was trying German irregular verbs on the poor beast,” said Clovis, “he deserved all he got.”

I looked up and bookmarked The Chronicles of Clovis for later reading


I wonder if you happen to know what was meant by this line:

...Lady Blemley might be excused for pouring out the saucerful of
milk rather unsteadily.
“I’m afraid I’ve spilt a good deal of it,” she said apologetically.
“After all, it’s not my Axminster,” was Tobermory’s rejoinder.

I know that Axminster is a place, but I do not understand the reference.

[Ocelot II]

45. An Axminster is a high-end carpet.

You'll love those stories! Maybe I'll reread them myself. I used to have a book of his stories, not sure what became of them - glad to know they are online now.

[JoseBalow]

47. Aha! That makes sense now

Thanks!

[Clash City Rocker]

30. If that cat could talk, what tales he'd tell

[Beatlelvr]

16. Same here!

[Aristus]

5. All the time.

In a world like ours, sometimes it's the only way to have an intelligent conversation.

[eppur_se_muova]

6. No, but I frequently talk out loud to my cats, even when they're not present. nt

[nocoincidences]

7. Talking to the cat makes perfect sense to me.

My cat is a perfect conversationalist who always replies when I talk to him.

And if he is talking it is for a reason.

People....not so much.

[Emile]

8. When I'm watching on TV big 10 basketball, you will

hear me cussing at the players and for the guys in the stripe shirts to get into the game.

[multigraincracker]

9. I have a verbal tick.

Rarely comes out in public.

[EYESORE 9001]

10. Only in cursive

That’s the technical term for swearing, isn’t it?

[ProfessorGAC]

11. Guilty

I do the thinking out loud thing all the time.
Forget something: "Dummy, how could forget that?" Yep, out loud.
Want to see what to watch on TV: "Let's see what's on." Out loud.
Guilty as charged.

[Dale in Laurel MD]

12. I talk out loud to the cats,

but silently to myself (unless I suspect I'm not listening).

[Prairie_Seagull]

13. Not generally but -

I do have long conversations with my dog.

[dweller]

15. Only when the tv is on , with exception

With the tv , I enjoy mimicking voices
Some that amuse me, some that annoy me and some that are profound words by a character… I hope to commit those to memory . At the moment I’m practicing Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock in Elementary 😁

Exceptions are vocal expressions of love and appreciation to my plants and a variety of inanimate objects around me .

Yes I live alone and so only annoy myself



✌🏻

[Polly Hennessey]

17. Yes. I enjoy conversing with myself and the dogs.

[Unwind Your Mind]

40. Me too

My dog is named Polly, and she always listens to me 😉

[Bayard]

18. The older I get, the more I do it

It's called a staff meeting.

[mitch96]

19. I use to talk to my motorcycle when attacking the twisties.. I would tell me, myself and I along with my

bike OUT LOUD when to brake, turn and accelerate. I found it would re affirm my actions. Also If in a stressful situation, like a crazy intersection where the dangers were. Again to re affirm the threat.
It's all about safety and enjoyment..
Other than that, no. Just the self talk in my head
between me, myself and I.. We have nice conversations...
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[3catwoman3]

20. Yes, if I am home alone...

...or in my car by myself.

[Nittersing]

22. My sister does

I didn't know this about her until we went on a vacation with our Mom. During down time, she would play Sims on her laptop and talk about what she was doing... On and on and on. Drove me nuts.

[Beringia]

23. A little bit when I'm alone

I may comment on a show I'm watching, or if something just occurs to me.

[Niagara]

24. Habitually.

My brain misfires frequently.


I'll leave one room to walk into another and I'll forget why I walked into it. If my intention was to get an item from another room, I'll say what that item is out loud when I have to retrace my steps. I literally have to go back into the original room that I was in to remember what I was going to do to begin with.


It's also a way for me to organize my thoughts and get things done. I just got home and I needed to start the dishwasher, take the trash receptacles from the curb back up the house, charge my phone and check the mailbox. I literally talked out loud about what needed to be done first so that I can get the stuff done and organized.


I also do it while driving. It usually involves cussing out other drivers out because it appears they got their drivers license from a cracker jack box. They can't hear me so it's all good.

[ailsagirl]

25. All the time (mostly to my cats)

[Ocelot II]

26. I cuss out loud when the occasion demands it, and talk to the cat all the time.

[Sanity Claws]

27. I do and often the words I utter are Okay.

I usually say that when I finished a task or have figured out the next step to take regarding a goal I had in mind.
I would be a major annoyance to you. Let's keep our distance and remain friends.

[nocoincidences]

37. It's the frequency I object to the most.

What huge task could you accomplish 5 minutes ago that allows you to say Ok again?

Especially when I notice you are involved in making a sandwich? Find a slice of bread? OK find another one?OK Locate the ham in the fridge?OK Apply it to the bread....OK And the real biggy in this process? Digging the jar of jalapeno slices out the fridge door shelf? That might require an extra few minutes.

I don't even think OK that often, much less spit it out loud!!

I have to stop this rant. I am working myself into a slather. Not a good look for an old lady.

[underpants]

28. Yep. It's the only person's opinion I usually agree with

but not always

[Arne]

29. A very miner Tourette's makes me

occasionally blurt out some single word that
makes my wife wonder what I meant by it.

[marble falls]

31. You don't wanna work around me. I answer myself out loud, too! ...

... when I'm talking to myself I'm zoned in on what I'm doing - I won't even notice you unless you fall to the ground and I trip over you.

Exitor!

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[doc03]

33. Here in red Ohio it is the only intelligent conversation I can have. nt

[Quakerfriend]

34. NO! I've worked with people who do this and

to tell you the truth, I find it extremely rude

The two people I can think of who do this are both VERY controlling.

[louis-t]

35. yes

Next question.

[LakeArenal]

36. Of course! The most intelligent conversation I have all day.

PS I yell at the tv quite a bit.
I talk to my doggie.
I speak to myself in a parallel universe.

[betsuni]

38. My husband retired a few years ago, started talking to himself a little, now a lot.

He makes other weird noises and in general more and more eccentric, which is fine because he can't really complain about ME being eccentric and weird.

[WestMichRad]

41. Just now and then

I’m only occasionally off my rocker!

Of greater concern is doing both sides of a conversation out loud.

Btw, good question for a poll !

[malthaussen]

43. No, we talk out loud to ourselves. But not in public. n/t

[LuckyCharms]

46. Yes, constantly. Usually in expletives.

[sinkingfeeling]

48. Yes, I find myself doing it more as I age.. I have lived alone, with pets, for 55 years.

[Mr.Bill]

49. I do, but I try not to

if other people are around. I'm easily the most interesting person I've ever heard. I'm also a damn good singer if there's no audience present. And you aught to hear my impressions of famous people.

[True Dough]

50. I find I do that most often at the grocery store

I'm often muttering to myself as I check the prices of various items, and the words said aloud are usually, "You can't be serious! That price must be a joke!"

[wendyb-NC]

51. Yes

[Zambero]

52. Mainly when repeating those six-digit verification codes

Before the brief notification on my phone disappears. I recite the numbers three or four times, keeping them in my head long enough to recall them when typing them into the verification field. Whatever works!

[Fla Dem]

53. Of course, mostly silently but sometimes outloud if I do something stupid.

Does talking to my beloved and greatly missed cat who passed in October count?

[if..fish..had..wings]

54. Yes

Since I retired the self-conversations that used to be in my head are now spoken aloud. My partner does not like it. Thinks I'm losing my mind.

And, of course, I am.

[liberal N proud]

55. It gets me in trouble all the time

[LisaM]

56. Yes. All the time.

I try to preface it with something like, "Okay, Lisa", or "Lisa, why did you do that?" if other people are around, so they know I don't mean them.

It's a window into my soul if the people around me choose to look inside.

[k55f5r]

57. So, I says to myself

"Self, grab ahold of yourself. With both arms!"
(Actual quote from a co-worker while talking to himself in a corner.)

[maspaha]

58. OMG! You would hate living with me!

I talk to myself out loud all the time! It started when I was pregnant with my daughter and it never stopped. Now that the kid is grown, the dogs find my conversations engaging and entertaining. I found out it helps me concentrate and keeps me focused when I’m working on something intricate or complicated. I’ve even caught myself talking to myself at the grocery. I used to be ashamed but then I remember I’m a mother, I have no shame left!