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I talk to myself

Okay I have seen posts saying similar things but none seem to relate to me.

I talk to myself fairly often, I have conversations out loud but usually when I am alone. It's not like I talk about things that make me sad it's mainly happy things that I find myself having a conversation with myself about. I find myself talking to mirrors and my computer but I don't register that I am doing it.

I can get in well in social situations as well though. It's like I have quite a lot of friends but to be honest I'd rather be alone. Is that weird?  I can have normal conversations and people seem to like me but I tend to get ignored if I'm honest. Like the majority of the time people ignore me and I ten to leave the conversation or make a big show about how they are ignoring me and refuse to say what I was gong to say (but that's getting off topic.)

When I am in awkward social situations I tend to have conversations with myself like one side of me is panicking whereas the other one is telling me what to do to make me fit in. If I have for example made friends with someone on the Internet and have been talking to them for awhile via texting when they want to call I panic and talk to myself about possible situations and sometimes I talk myself out of it and find and excuse to not talk to them.

I talk to myself a lot it is usually when I am reacting to stuff like if I'm playing a game I'll talk to myself or if I am talking to someone through the Internet. I go through possible outcomes in my head. If I am alone watching a movie I will say things to myself like if I was watching with another person.

If I am alone in a room not doing anything or drawing or something that i don't talk to myself at all. I talk to myself like I would to another person.

It's worse when I am in awkward social situations because like I said one side is panicking and the other is trying to tell me what to do and how to do it.

I am also really good at acting Ii don't really know why but I can pretend to be completely dissertation things. I also try and make my life seem more interesting

I think I made myself seem really crazy right now... Good thing no one knows me right? Lol. Am I really crazy though like just idk what I'm asking really just opinions?  Urg this keeps changing topics and I seriously feel the urge to not post this and I know as soon as I do I'm going to want to delete it... Like negative comments are gong to make me freak out but it's fine I want opinions right? God I'm rambling PLEASE HELP!!
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I am the same way. If you're crazy, that means I am crazy. And that is simply not true. I have conversations with  myself ALL THE TIME! And yes, I talk like I am talking to another person, but I hate being in social situations.  But then after i am done talking to myself, i feel incredibly stupid. I hate that feeling.  But talking to myself is a kind of therapy for me. Especially taking to my pets. I will hold entire conversations while I am walking the dogs. I'm sure people see me, and sometimes I get embarrassed. Don't be too hard on yourself.
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I am not judging you so I want you to feel comfortable here.  Your situation is not uncommon so I don't want you to feel like you are crazy.
What is likely going on is that you are not engaged in the conversations.
It seems to me like you want to talk about something that no one is interested in so you talk to yourself.  We all actually do it but not many times is it a verbal conversation.
You may want to talk about dragons and wizards but others want to talk about politics.  You may want to talk about the cycles of the moon but others want to talk about which movie star has the best hair.
What I would recommend is when you are alone enjoy that time.  If you want to have and keep friends, learn how to shut that mind down for a little bit and be actively listening when they talk.  If an intense thought pops into your head that you can't shake start carrying around a small notebook and write it down in there.  That way when you are alone again you may think about it then.
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Ok I think it might be anxiety because right now I'm freaking out about what people are goi g to think of this even though I'm fairly sure no one will even read it because no one ever really takes notice of me it's like I'm invisible some times
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