Constantly talking to myself in my head

[hell1971]

I feel like I am going a little crazy and I can no longer remember what it was like to feel normal, does everyone talk to them selves in there head or is this the depression , I cant remember if I used to do it or not but I cant seem to switch it off its 24/7 so much so that when someone asks me something it takes me a while to focus on what they have said because my mind is already focused on what I am saying to myself? does this make sense. because of this the house seems really noisey I find it impossible and I just want to explode if the kids are talking and the tv is on and my thoughts are going I cant stand it. any comments

[Marahheather]

well i always considered this my OCD!!!! but i do have add too.... its miserable for me.... they can be any thoughts,but, of course in my case mostly highly depressing......

to me, this is such a normal habit that to hear someone ask about it is strange because ive been doing it my whole life...

[lauriegaddis]

my family said I'm crazy but I think it's ok to answer my slef

[Fuzzz]

This is what I experience.  Besides depression, I also have a diagnosis of ADD.  

"Normal" people must have some of this too, because everybody talks about "self-talk" and whether what we say to ourselves is positive or negative.  I remember when I was young and seeing a psychologist, I made the suggestion that what I might need was to replace ugly childhood memories with better memories that I could go over instead of the unpleasant ruminations, and the therapist agreed.  We started fishing and hiking more and did what traveling we could afford.  

But I agree that it can be very distracting.  A low dose of amitriptyline slows it down for me and takes the edge off so I'm not so irritable with interruptions.  I will never enjoy noise, however.  

[Lilliane]

Is it schizophrenia

[RachelMaeDiaz]

Maybe yes Liliane. But I suggest you seek medical help in order for you to be sure about it and for you to be aware of your present condition. I have a sister in law who is a bipolar and it seems like she is talking to someone. Then a sudden, she will laugh out loud and start roaming around the corners of our house. My husband told me that it was because she undergone severe depression when she was still in highschool and then my mother in law accompanied her to a Psychiatrist. My sister in law was diagnosed as bipolar to which she will experience a high level of emotions. One thing also was that she had anxiety problems before and she doesn't have a support system or anyone to talk to about her problems or depression.


For me, this thread is really helpful especially to those who are suffering from severe depression because this will serve as an outlet for anyone who wants to share their own experiences relating to this kind of issue. I, myself also suffered from this, most specifically the post partum depression and I cant help myself but to cry. I had a hard time expressing my thoughts to my family but I always see to it that I can control and fight my emotions because I know there might be some consequences when you were not able to defend yourself from severe depression.

[Lilliane]

I too talk to myself and when not to myself I start talking to trees, electric items and sometimes even stones.  My brain makes words and I can't stop it how hard I try.  What's this do anyone know?

[Rrraitama]

Yeah I do this too but I think it's just the loneliness, our brain will do anything to be occupied I guess yeah though its funny to see that there are so many people who also have this.not so lonely after all.

[Adven]

Yeah, even I do the same almost all the time, from the time I wake up till I go to sleep. There's this person, or a voice, that keeps talking to me. It's as if he is the good guy and he keeps advising me all the time whenever I am wasting my time or am doing something I shouldn't do. Whenever I feel down, a small talk with the voice gets me up and running. I haven't yet felt it negatively affecting my life, actually it might have made it somewhat better, but yes, till the last year I had almost no self confidence or self worth and it was a really harrowing time for me. This voice helped me sail through it all, but at times I really want it to be silent. I have tried to find out why this voice came up, and I think it's due to something traumatic in my childhood that I still can't remember completely. I think it is a coping mechanism that the brain has made to lessen trauma or pain.