I do this too! Can't remember when I didn't but it's worse in the last few years. It isn't clear to me if any of you are actually talking to yourself out loud? I do that too in addition to talking in my head. It's kind of hard to admit that but I do it and want to know I'm not alone. It's exhausting! And yes, it makes it so hard to concentrate, read, or have a conversation. I find I'm having trouble with word-finding... I just stutter until I find the word. People must think I'm senile!!! I also have OCD, ADD and Bipolar II with mostly depression. Fun!!
Its your Amygdala. Do research on that.
I also do some of the things people talk about here but sometimes I hear other conversation. Not just people talking to each other but actually living their own lives. Talking about their homes and things. I don't understand what's happening. My life is pretty cool, why am I like this? Please help
I too experience the talk in my head... It is racing thoughts I am bipolar with anxiety. there are medicines that will control it seraquel and saphris are two that I can think of, Talk to your doctor
So I've been doing this all of my life. I was a lonely kid, after my parents divorced and we moved out of our original house and away from my friends I didn't have anyone to talk to and couldn't keep anything straight enough to want to talk to anyone else so I started having conversations with myself. I didn't realize it wasn't something everyone did until a few years ago, and definitely not to this extent. it usually starts with me in bed, not ready to wake up and my inner voice tells me: "Don't get up, you're not ready to be awake" and I usually listen. After spending another 3ish hours in bed I finally get the will to get up and maybe shower and then it's off to the computer to waste the day playing games or looking at funny pictures on the internet. Then if I decide I'm capable of going out i end up talking with the other me most of the time, my inner voice, and kind of ignore other people, usually without meaning to. I don't really know what to do now, but I'm glad to know it's not just me, and it's depression that's getting to me. Hope everyone has a good day!
I don't remember when it started for me either, I think as a small child. I lived in a very loud, verbal abusive family and I think I started talking to myself to keep calm and roll with the punches that was life, it's only gotten worse though, I too find myself delayed in answering people because I'm so busy well with my own thoughts and all I want to do is have silence for just a little bit, it's like being conStanly being attacked by pop up ads but in my head and about all the ways I've ****** up, I feel like im going insane. It's overwhelming sometimes and all I want to do is escape, but how do you escape your own head? I got some noise cancelling head phones and put on my Playlist on full blast, at that volume I can't even hear myself think, it may not be the most healthy but that's what works right now, I don't know if that can help you or not but other things like it might.