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I find talking to myself aloud helps a lot in managing my emotions and goals. (self.selfhelp)

submitted 1 year ago by professor_entropy to c/selfhelp

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I re-discovered my old habit of talking to myself recently. I talk to myself in second person and try to dissect why I'm feeling the way I feel. I encourage myself and go into lengthy discussions.

It helps me clear my head of negative thoughts. It helps me plan. I get motivated because I often realise there's a solution to the problems I thought were impossible to solve because of various wrong assumptions.

It's almost like writing in a diary, but it's faster and laziness doesn't hinder it as much.

Not a panacea, it has its own problems. Your blindspots may still remain and it's better to talk to someone else too. It's also not a replacement of writing, it's complementary to it.

Does anybody else do the same? Do you view it positively?

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[–] Noneo 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yep and for the most part I'd say it's positive I've done it my whole life the only downside is you gotta learn when to talk to yourself and when not When I talk to myself (in my head obviously) too much I tend to not stop even when someone's talking to me and It can disrupt my ability to understand and remember what people have said and I've noticed doing It too much caused me to kinda overthink a lot of times. You just gotta exercise control over it and not do It all the time

[–] professor_entropy 1 points 1 year ago

Now that you mention it, I do face the problem of being in my head too much while conversing. That often leads to problems. I guess I just need more practice controlling it like you said.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'd like to try that since I keep struggling with the feeling of loneliness. When I'm in a clear state of mind it feels easier to see that I'm not actually alone but sometimes it just happens so suddenly and is so overwhelming that it's hard to stay positive. Which in turn keeps me from acting against that feeling and makes me seclude myself.