Do you talk to yourself out loud - do you answer also?

[ConcernedCanuk]

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Too lazy to do the poll thing

But I plead guilty to both



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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Yup, and yup, my dear CC...

It's fun!

[ConcernedCanuk]

3. I think I should have added "do you argue with yourself"

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I do!



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[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Nah...that I don't do, lol!

ALL my selves are in agreement on every topic!

[A Simple Game]

56. That's no fun, what is the sense of having multiple personalities

if they all agree? You don't have to feed them all, do you? That could get expensive.

[Brother Buzz]

2. Mostly

But once I got in an argument with myself and didn't talk to myself for a week. It was bliss.

[ConcernedCanuk]

5. LOL

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Good one!



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[olddots]

6. I do brilliant monologs and make believe millions are enthralled by them

I wish I answered myself because I'd tell myself to shut up.

[applegrove]

7. Sometimes I imagine a scenario where

I confront somebody. It is a form of venting this playacting. I feel stronger afterwards.

[ConcernedCanuk]

79. I do that all to often,

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and sometimes I follow through on it.

Not very often though.

"Venting" in private,

'tis a good thing.

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[fizzgig]

8. yes and yes

although the verbal answers are mostly in reaction to the bullshit running through my brain

[ConcernedCanuk]

62. I'm wondering, because while I was working outside I made a boo-boo

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and of course I scolded myself, out loud - then realized something

I was calling myself by my last name -

So, question is,

do you call yourself by your first name, last name or other?

Sometimes I call myself asshole or dickhead when I do a real big boo-boo

today was a small boo-boo so it was just the last name thing . .



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[Angleae]

9. That's it? I have arguments with myself.

And sometimes lose.

[In_The_Wind]

10. Yes. I have some of the best debates that way.

[ConcernedCanuk]

54. who wins?

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Ya got 3 choices

Me

Myself

or

I



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[In_The_Wind]

55. Me

That's the best choice of all.

I've talked myself out of doing some stupid things.

Also convinced myself to do/confront things I've avoided.

[tjwmason]

11. Yes - best way to figure some things out.

My mind thinks best when writing or talking, so if I'm trying to think around an issue raising both sides and debating with myself allows me to come to a better understanding of my own thoughts.

[Iggo]

12. Yes and Yes.

[RiffRandell]

13. Yes to both.

Drives my son crazy....just 2 days ago he told me to stop talking to myself....not the first time.

[ConcernedCanuk]

24. When your son next complains

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Tell him (jokingly) - "can't you hear I'm talking to someone? -

It's not polite to interrupt."

Make it a fun thing.

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[bigwillq]

14. Yes and Yes!

[femmocrat]

15. Yes, to both questions.

It is a little embarrassing at times when someone walks in on me and I am having a solitary conversation!

[ConcernedCanuk]

52. Don't be embarrassed.

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And if they ask you if you were talking to yourself . . .

answer yes! please don't interrupt -

be with you in a minute!



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[femmocrat]

53. Good answer!

LOL

[rrneck]

16. Yes. When the voices don't shout me down. nt

[frogmarch]

17. Yes, and I

often argue back and forth with myself and chew myselves out.

[sinkingfeeling]

18. Yes, and people often stare at me.

[marzipanni]

20. Just wear a bluetooth thingy in your ear

then you'll be the only one who knows you're not having a phone conversation.

[walkerbait41]

19. I don`t know I will ask myself and find out

Myself said yes and yes or was it yes and no or was it no and no. Now I don`t know I think myself and I need another talk.

[ConcernedCanuk]

36. OK - ya had a few days - have you stopped arguing yet?

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[walkerbait41]

37. Yes only because

The Mrs. told me to shut the hell up

[ConcernedCanuk]

38. Tell "The Mrs" to not interrupt . . .

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you were having a private conversation!

I do not have a partner at the moment, but I will make certain that they can put up with my habits when I get one.

And I'll find one, or she will find me.



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[walkerbait41]

39. She is the boss

When she tell s me jump I ask how high

[marzipanni]

21. Me: "Do you talk to yourself?" Me: "Yes."

I also devise some pretty good plans with my reflection in the bathroom mirror.

[ConcernedCanuk]

23. LOL - "Current location: chair"

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and what exactly would you be wearing in front of that bathroom mirror?



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[marzipanni]

73. I can't tell

I can only see my face.

[ConcernedCanuk]

22. Interesting - no responders have said NO

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I'll have a chat with myself about that . . .

hmmmm

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[In_The_Wind]

25. Well ... I don't talk to myself walking thru Walmart

[ConcernedCanuk]

27. Yummm! -

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I just might forget my shopping list



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[hobbit709]

26. It's OK to talk to yourself. It's when you have losing arguments with yourself you're in trouble.

[ConcernedCanuk]

28. Guess I'm in trouble then . .

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Lose them all the time.

but on the serious side - my decisions when I "lose",

are usually the better ones.



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[Demoiselle]

29. Of course I answer me. I'd hurt my feelings if I didn't!

[alarimer]

30. I'm so glad I'm not the only one.

I'm a brilliant conversationalist when I'm alone. When I actually have to speak to someone, I kind of suck.

[ConcernedCanuk]

32. As I mentioned before - I do not see anyone answering "no way!"

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But I'm really not surprised.

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[avebury]

31. Yes and Yes! nt

[crim son]

33. Yes and yes.

My kids are used to it, but it doesn't always go over well at work.

[eppur_se_muova]

34. So *that's* where the voices are coming from !! nt

[ConcernedCanuk]

43. yep

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[nolabear]

35. A great side effect of having dogs.

It looks like I'm talking to them.

[ConcernedCanuk]

68. What about the dogs?

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Do they look at you oddly when they realize you are not talking to them??



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[dipsydoodle]

40. There's really only an issue

if you argue with yourself and lose the argument.

[ConcernedCanuk]

42. When I lose, I win

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The end result is a wiser decision.

After all, I discussed it with a wise man!



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[benld74]

41. Sometimes its the most intelligent conversation I have during the day,,,,,,,,,,,,

[ConcernedCanuk]

67. I get that

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I used to work in a government outfit.

Pretty rare to find an intelligent person there.

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[rug]

44. No, but I whisper to myself soothingly when I'm sad.

[ConcernedCanuk]

45. psst . . .

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Does it work?



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[rug]

46. No.

I snap out of it when I get mad at something.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

47. Yes I do, and many times I do answer myself.

Most of the time I am the only one with the answer.

I do that as a way to work things out. I do get odd looks by people who may be around, but they can not argue about the results!

[Generic Brad]

48. I don't answer because I am usually laughing too hard

That Generic Brad guy cracks me up sometimes.

[DebJ]

49. Yes. The entire point of talking to myself is to procure an answer. n/t

[ConcernedCanuk]

51. Works for me!

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[struggle4progress]

50. No ... Yes, I do ... Um, no, I don't. I haven't even been paying attention to what I say ... Why

don't I speak for myself, twit! ... I don't know why I'm calling me names ... I'm not calling me names ... Yes, I am ... No, I'm not ... I don't think it's worth my time to continue this conversation, since I don't understand a word I'm saying ... Fine, then! ... Back at me!

[ConcernedCanuk]

70. So, DU is not the only place you have confusing conversations!

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Ever think of putting yourself on "ignore"?



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[struggle4progress]

72. Hmmpf! If you can't keep up with the conversation, mebbe you shouldn't

try to take part in it

[Jamaal510]

57. I used to have

an imaginary friend when I was younger, named Toad (who is based on Toad from the Mario games). I would always whisper to "him" and have arguments and fight with "him". Occasionally, I still do it out of habit.

[RebelOne]

58. I talk to myself but never answer.

I also talk to the TV and occasionally shout at it when some RW nutcase is spewing propaganda.

[malthaussen]

59. OF COURSE WE DO!!!

[ConcernedCanuk]

60. LOL

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"Of two choices, I always take the third"

sounds just like me!



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[malthaussen]

61. It's a paraphrase...

... from one of the inmates of Treblinka in the book of the same name. Read the book when I was 12 (which I wouldn't recommend), and it had a great impact. Binary thinking is for two-dimensional personalities.

-- Mal

[MrSlayer]

63. Yes, occasionally I need to consult the wisest person I know.

And so, there it is.

[ConcernedCanuk]

69. "Home country: United Corporations of America" - LOL

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good one!



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[AsahinaKimi]

64. yes...

No!!! yes... NO!!! ... Yes!!! no...

[ConcernedCanuk]

65. Aha - so you argue with yourself also

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As do I



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[Still Blue in PDX]

66. Yes, yes, and once a co-worker heard me say, "HUH?" to myself.

It's sad but true that seemingly no one listens to me (even me!), but you just never know who might be paying attention.

[Boom Sound 416]

71. I always say to people

Don't worry it's ok along as I don't get into an arguement

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

74. Of course I answer myself ...

... it'd be a boring one-sided conversation if I didn't.

[bluedigger]

75. I mostly ignore myself.

That guy's an idiot.

[ConcernedCanuk]

77. What do you think the idiot thinks of yourself I wonder . . ?

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[bluedigger]

78. He wants to BE me.

[Broken_Hero]

76. Yes, and yes....

I only get stares when I do this when I"m grocery shopping, example.

"Well, I forgot the damn crackers" "well, yeah you did" then I look around, lots of folks giving me a lot of space....