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Still Blue in PDX

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5. Most of the people I know, especially people at work, do talk to themselves.

Tue Jul 9, 2013, 01:53 PM

Jul 2013

Sometimes it's silent, sometimes it's aloud, and sometimes it is while they are ostensibly talking to someone else.

You would be astounded (or maybe you wouldn't be) at how often I answer the phone at work to someone who has a question but then works out the answer for themselves simply by framing their question to me. They think it's magick, but it's just them working through something.

I hope you can convince your daughters and wife that it is only a problem if they make it one.

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I need some help [View all] olddots Jul 2013 OP

So? You verbalize what I feel probably many of us do silently. I "talk" to snappyturtle Jul 2013 #1

I do the same sadarthefirst Jul 2013 #2

I do that sometimes to make sure I can still talk Downwinder Jul 2013 #3

Have your family members commented on this? postatomic Jul 2013 #4

Most of the people I know, especially people at work, do talk to themselves. Still Blue in PDX Jul 2013 #5

I was going to write the same thing about people at work Politicub Jul 2013 #7

A lot of people talk to themselves out loud, means nothing about mental health. Denninmi Jul 2013 #6

My husband was concerned about talking to himself Politicub Jul 2013 #8

I think outloud sometimes libodem Jul 2013 #9

I imagine my wife and daughters talk to themselves olddots Jul 2013 #10

the problem is when you start answering yourself fizzgig Jul 2013 #11

My boyfriend carries on complete conversations with himself 2theleft Jul 2013 #12

I believe everyone is compulsive and obsesses about things olddots Jul 2013 #13

I talk to myself all the time jeffrey_pdx Jul 2013 #14