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[sorcyress]

I have to sortof wonder about people who can't understand, or find it really weird that I talk to myself. I talk to myself a LOT. More then most people would relize really. Mostly, it's me making the snotty comments that I make all the time to people, only to myself. And then I get annoyed at myself and we begin arguing.

Suffice to say, sometimes, it's just because I listen. And I actually understand the problem, and why it's a problem. And sometimes, it's because I can pull myself out of it, and look at it rationally. Not all the time, but sometimes.

I talk to myself because then, it's easier to orginize my thoughts. Talking something out always puts it in a new light (*snickers* It really does too...) Verbilizing things can always make it easier to understand them.

And understanding things are GOOD.

So, I don't see why people get weirded out that I do talk to myself. But then again, most of the people who don't get it, are the non-geeks, the "normal" people on my list.

Yeah, remind me agian why we HAVE normal people on our list of friends?

Because we're friendly.

~Sorceress/Kat

MOOP!

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Comments

[jannyblue.livejournal.com]

I have the same problem.

I've learned that externally vocalizing these "train-of-thought" ideas is supposed to stop somewhere areound the age of 6 or so, and then these thoughts are supposed to become an "internal monologue".

I apparently never got that memo. I still "talk to myself" in a lot of situations. It has cost me jobs. It has caused people to think I was mentally ill, costing me relationships. Learning to "shut up" and think these things rather than say them is frustrating and it's extremely difficult for me to not be able to vent immediately. LJ helps. Keeping a place to put my thoughts always has.

I have gotten a LOT better, but it's a comfort issue with me. I get upset/frustrated/scared/angry/stressed, I start "talking" again. It takes a LOT more impulse control than I normally have to NOT say what's on my mind.

I wish it weren't that way, but that's what people expect.

[drama-angel3189.livejournal.com]

good thoughts organizing is.

~V~

[kdsorceress.livejournal.com]

...

Perish. Now.

~Sor

[artemisfowl2nd.livejournal.com]

Aww, but then you'd be sad!

[kdsorceress.livejournal.com]

This is, in fact, very very true.

So, I take it back.

~Sor

[artemisfowl2nd.livejournal.com]

Good.

[kdsorceress.livejournal.com]

Yes. It would be a shame for Veronica to perish just because she left an irritating comment.

~Sor