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Mental Health Support

olddots

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10. I imagine my wife and daughters talk to themselves

Reply to olddots (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 12:09 AM

Jul 2013

but I've never heard them because I'm talking so loudly to myself . they have said to me " who were you talking to ? and it embarrasses me so I give them some bad answer like " you must be hearing things " .

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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