carmandy Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 does anyone know what i mean when i say that i have inner dialogues with myself? i hope that does not sound weird but i hope others do this too. i am asking because i do it a lot like with every little thing that goes on in my life. my other voice in my head is my constant compainon almost to the point that i wish it would be quiet in my head now and then. well today that happenend! while i was doing some cardio on my bike i got totally lost in this episode of "leave it beaver". for the full show my head was was blank! nothing was going on in there, it was quiet as a mouse and it freaked me out to the point of having an axiety attack! i had to almost think really hard to get my brain going again. as much as i got what i wanted without even thinking of planning it is was almost too scarie, but now that all the chatter is back i almost want that quietness again. why on earth would that be so scarie? Link to post Share on other sites
yes Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 i also talk to myself. my "other voice" calls me 'sweetheart' i think people have this inner dialogue to various degrees - as long as it doesn't bother YOU, it's no big deal. i find that focusing on your breath quiets down the other voice. one thing i've been recommended is trying to find out more about that "other voice" - ask "who are you?", etc. the reason it's scary when the inner blabbing stops is b/c it's so unusual... i'm not sure why it happens though! my 2c, -yes Link to post Share on other sites
UCFKevin Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Oh man, I ALWAYS have running commentary in my head. Keeps me sane, I think. Link to post Share on other sites
carmandy Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 well what a relief to hear someone or two say that they have that commentary going on in their head too. my hubby literally does not know what i am talking about when i asked him this same question! he swears up and down that he has no inner voice that talks to him! so who is werid(er) then, lol? even though earlier it was nice and quiet in my head, the voices have come back and i'm not goofy either, just normal i guess since at least two others have voices in their heads to, whew thank God! i guess then the problem is up to quiet it down like it was earlier today because after the anxiety of it all, it was actually quite nice and now i miss it already! i wil t ry the deep breathing to see if that can bring it back. as for needing it i suppose on some level we do need it to keep our conscious clear. thanks to both of you for the most helpful replies! p.s. i think i might try that dialoging with it and ask who the heck it is and why don't it shut up and what will it t ake besides a dozen cookies to keep it quiet and why does it always make me feel guilty when idon't want to, like when i DOOOOOO have a cookie, lol! ahhhhhhhhhh yes the joys of life eh!? Link to post Share on other sites
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