Hey I don't know if this has been posted before...sorry if it has...

but I was wondering if anyone else does this:

I talk to myself all the time...and not just in my head but when I'm talking in my head I have 2-3 "voices" and we have a nice littlet chat together.

I've been caught talking out loud to myself and its kinda umm...embarassing...I try to just laugh it off but sometimes I feel like I'm going crazy!!! :eek:

I work through issues with myself and talk myself into doing things or not doing things....I'm really not sure when it started but it seems like its been around a while now...

It's starting to get worse through the years. Mostly cause I struggle with an ED so there are those stupid voices to.....

Anyways, this is long and I know how hard it is to read even short stuff sometimes...

Please tell me I'm not crazy!!! :eyebrow: or if I am what I'm supposed to do???

Still need a doc. or T- to get me the medical help I need with EVERYTHING....just have to find one...blah!!!

Thanks peoples!! :o

This kid in school was seeing ghosts and then they began to talk to him. On the outside he is charming and friendly although a little bit off. His Dr said that he has experienced so much anxiety and stress in his life that his grip on the rational world is not what it should be. If this is the case then less stress and anxiety should lead to a better rationalization of the world around and inside of himself. He is taking meds since the ghosts started talking and appears to be doing better.

Hey I don't know if this has been posted before...sorry if it has...

but I was wondering if anyone else does this:

I talk to myself all the time...and not just in my head but when I'm talking in my head I have 2-3 "voices" and we have a nice littlet chat together.





I work through issues with myself and talk myself into doing things or not doing things....I'm really not sure when it started but it seems like its been around a while now...

It's starting to get worse through the years. Mostly cause I struggle with an ED so there are those stupid voices to.....

Yes, I do this. I have arguments, conversations, interviews, etc. Often it is myself and someone else where I am imagining their responses, but the imagined conversation can be quite lengthy and involved. Sometimes I do start talking out loud. I'm not confused enough to think it is real though. More like having an imaginary friend!

What's an ED?

Hi Flygurl. ADD is an inability to inhibit. In your case and definetely in mine one of the most troubling things is the inability to inhibit thought. What this means is that we are rushed with thoughts on everything in our environment. Meds apparently can help to limit our thought to the specific activity we are doing. But there are also things you can tell yourself that can hold back the thought like a dam- if you're interested I can tell you more.

Hugh

Hugh - Thanks for the response. I would really like to know more so keep on typing!!! It sounds like something I could maybe get a grips on. :)

ProcrastN8R - Thank you for your response! I'm glad other people fight with themselves in their minds or out loud like me!!! I'll start laughing about what I'm talking about with myself and my friends will wonder why...oh well at least I'm making jokes in my head to!! :D ED means an Eating Disorder, I've had it since I was 17...that really has been messing me up along with my ADD....but I'm also trying to find help with it. I go to a different Forum for my eating disorder questions/answers/help/support.

scuro - Wow, how scary for the poor kid I hope he'll start to umm...stop seeing the ghost soon. I don't "see" people I just talk to them. Sometimes I pretend they are there in front of me. Or I'll make up someone. I freak out sometimes cause I feel like different people are watching me but maybe it's just me being chicken! ;)

Thank you all again for your advice...I'm super happy to have this support and finally for once I feel like It's just Dandy to be me...and just myself!!! :p

Inhibition is considered to be the core feature of ADHD (excluding the Inattentive type).Its part of the Executive Functions.One of the other Ex Functions has to do with the ability to Monitor.Thats where you have an internal dialogue in order to "monitor" your progress in completing a task and/or gauge the effect of your behavior on others.

I always talk out loud and 90% is "colorful."

My references on this are: 1)ADHD and the Nature of Self-Control....by Russ Barkley

2) the manual for the Executive Function checklist the
BRIEF (Behavior Rating Inventory For Executive
Function): by Giaoia,Isquith,Guy & Kenworth

ProcrastN8R - Thank you for your response! I'm glad other people fight with themselves in their minds or out loud like me!!! I'll start laughing about what I'm talking about with myself and my friends will wonder why...oh well at least I'm making jokes in my head to!! :D ED means an Eating Disorder, I've had it since I was 17...that really has been messing me up along with my ADD....but I'm also trying to find help with it. I go to a different Forum for my eating disorder questions/answers/help/support.
Glad we could help! Oh yes, I also crack myself up with the funny stories, jokes, and wry observations going on in my head. I have laughed out loud at my own thoughts many times! I find myself quite entertaining!

Thanks for explaining ED. Keep at it. I'm glad you are finding support for that too. The internet is amazing isn't it?

MHO here is that talking to yourself is fairly normal, as long as you realize that's what the other "voices" really are. If you literally thought you were talking to someone else's voice inside your head, then that might be a concern.

My advisor in college was big on talking to himself. Every time I went to see him, I'd have to actually look inside that office to see if there was anyone in there with him. When he was walking down the halls, I'd always hear him before I saw him. He wasn't crazy, just a little loopy. :)

If it causes you significant distress in and of itself, then, maybe I'd mention it to your doc/therapist when you find one. If you can live with it, given the reassurance that you're not crazy because of this, then I'd say it's no big deal.

ProcrastN8R Yes the internet is amazing. Since I don't have the T- or Doc. to help me with my "problems" I have found the internet a wonderful tool and the support above and behond what I thought it would be. Actually if it wasn't for my ED web site I would have never found this one! :)


exeter I like what you said about the teacher..I wonder if people have done that with me! I don't think I'm much for needing to be concerned about the "voices" I just didn't know if it was a "normal" ad/hd thing to do!

Although I did talk about it with my roommate last night, he has ADHD and he says he does it all the time to....humm....Now I'm wondering which form I have..maybe a little bit of both lovely worlds!! :D

Thanks for the replys yet again...

Hi Flygurl,

You'll find that the thoughts that fill you head are at their worst when the situation your in is not stimulating i.e. if you're on a bus, or at church, or somewhere a little bit dull. Essentially you're having these conversations with yourself to liven things up.

There are many suggestions that I could make about stopping the thought but for you I think the best thing to do is just to entertain yourself in those dull times. Use an ipod and listen to music (actually pay attention to the words, so you cant just listen to the tune and then go back to your thinking).

Hugh