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What habit do you possess that seems very normal to you, but would seem odd to anyone else? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[–] 48 points 5 months ago (8 children)

I have full on conversations with myself. To the point where I simulate talking with two people. I don't have any multiple personalities or any mental illness (as far as I know), I just use it as a way to think about what I need to think about.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I think that’s normal if you have an inner voice. I do that too to an extent. However, not everyone has an inner voice. I can’t imagine how life works for these people, but it’s not that rare not to have an inner voice.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    I got my inner voice around 20yo, it was very surprising at first... I thought that's it, the family strain of madness finally got to me, I'm weeks away from being restrained.

    But no, it's harmless. Even useful because it's like rehearsing -it means I don't have to improv all the time.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago

    You're not talking to yourself, you're crafting a socratic dialogue outloud.

    Like I dunno if there is any particular evidence that Plato like, talked to himself aloud in developing his plays... but a substantial amount of the foundation of 'Western' canon is pretty much Plato making up conversations that probably are not verbatim accurate, but work to dramatize and illustrate some kind of tension between characters with different worldviews

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