How do you talk to yourself?

When you talk to yourself throughout the day in your head (We all do it!)

How much of it is positive (i.e oh, I did great there!) and how much of it is negative? (i.eI could have done much better )

Just interested :smile:

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Reply 1

The_Lonely_Goatherd

Mostly negative. My brain and I are not friends :nah:

Reply 2

**debbie**

70 percent jibberish babble
10 percent neg
20 percent pos

Reply 3

bellacute

**debbie**

70 percent jibberish babble
10 percent neg
20 percent pos

This

Reply 4

Panda Bear

I actually don't know. I talk to myself in my head without really thinking about what I'm saying. Like I have no control.

Reply 5

Peteo

Panda Bear

I actually don't know. I talk to myself in my head without really thinking about what I'm saying. Like I have no control.

You feel you have no control over it but itis often an indication of your true sense of self. For example your abilities and how you feel about yourself. In that respect you have control :smile:

Reply 6

jabed786

Well not all of it is on either -ve or +ve
often its just thinking of a task I need to do e.g. text Laura

But if I do compare any +ve with -ve things then overall its 60% -ve and 40% +ve
it was 70% -ve for the entire summer though.

Reply 7

Tommyjw

Hmm.. like..
5% "i look nice today", "good work" kinda stuff.
10% "i look ****.", "could of done better" stuff.

75% "I wonder if I could turn all my sheets into an escape rope and jump out the window."

Reply 8

grt

I rarely think "positive" things - I mostly analyse, plan, evaluate and, to a lesser extent, swear and verbalise the level of annoyance I have to endure due to the environment/me making mistakes. Some of the latter could be classified as "negative" according to your definition :smile:

Reply 9

Meekle72

I talk to myself under my breath while playing American Football to keep me psyched up. I talk to myself in the shower in the mornings planning my day, and reassuring myself it will go well.

Reply 10

username244734

'Your stomach's hungry, get to the fridge bitch'.

Reply 11

lightburns

Encouragement mostly if I'm doing something physically strenuous... Like I'm doing DofE, or really really need the toilet and there's none about.

Reply 12

Sarawrr

It's mostly "oh Sarah..." in a sort of disappointed voice.

Reply 13

i.am.lost

Most of my thoughts are along the lines of 'get yourself together' or 'why did you do this?' or just planning ahead. Half the time though I'm just bitching in my head about other people and making sarcastic comments :biggrin:

Reply 14

AmiiRainbow

majority is negative
unless i'm trying to convince myself [ie, unhappiness of rejection from edinburgh [place i've always loved to go] over actually having to go to durham]

Reply 15

Tootles

Whether mental or verbal, it's generally something along the lines of 'oh, you fool,' when I get something wrong.

Reply 16

Shiny Dirt

depends, i tend to verbally talk to myself so i can vent better. like a diary but orally.
Whatever really, a lot of jiberrish, mixture of positive and negative

Reply 17

Pindar

My voices tell me what to wear and who to be wary of, I thought it was just me!

Reply 18

*twinkletoes*

The majority of mine is negative i think?! I do always say hello to myself when i wake up though although there is a reason behind this!! I dont need to be locked up yet!! :biggrin:

Reply 19

tikkitak