have you ever/ do you ever do this?

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Do you ever replaying a situation or converstation in your mind and catch yourself replying to the situation or the conversation out loud when you don't mean to? I have caught myself doing this on more then on ocassion. I wasn't sure ifanyone else does this to?

I chose 'sometimes' because I can stop myself from answering my thoughts out loud. But when I'm alone I tend to do it.

Wow interesting question and yes I do to this sometimes. I think back at times where I acted a certain way or said something and I recite that conversation in my head and think of what "could I have said better" or how i could of acted more cooler. Then I go like .......it's the past, time to move on.

I also do that sometimes,when alone, but also not when in public. diagnosed with Asperger's

Quite often, yes, but I've learned to not do so in public.

Sometimes I lose track and end up having entire conversations..

I voted no because even though I do this quite often in my head, I've never accidently done it outloud. I usually do it while I'm laying in bed at night.

I have managed (for the most part) to avoid doing it in public. Though I often catch myself doing it when I am alone, or sometimes when I am in the car with my boyfriend. Once or twice it has happened infront of my mom and she asked who I was talking to . I told her myself but it was really ackward for a few minutes. When it does happen the vocal reply is "uncontous," as in I don't mean to do it it kinda happens and then I can stop it when I realize I am doing it. This couldn't be an odd stim could it/. I know it happens most often when I replay things I regret, thought could have gone better or situations where I was for what ever reason unable to react/ respond the way I wanted to.

I do this a lot, but I don't really "catch myself" doing it, I'm quite aware when it starts, and I see it as a good way to learn from the social situations I've been in, so that with a little luck I'll respond better if I should ever be in that situation again. And I don't find it hard to avoid doing it in public because I'm always aware of the process as it's happening. Actually I'd be quite wary of NOT doing this, as my social skills need all the help they can get.

Yes, but thankfully I do not do this in public. If I did it could get pretty embarrassing

Oh yeah. I do it all the time, and I've done it a couple times in public. Honestly I had such a problem with it when I was younger that I just got into the habit of holding conversations with myself. I don't really do it much in public..cause that gets awkward. But yeah

Yes, I have conversations with myself aloud---but typically when I am alone. Often times this can be in the car, or when I am alone at home. The conversations are typically about my interests. There are occasional times where in public I begin to talk out loud on some "whatever happens to be on my mind" topic, and I catch myself and try to make it into some comment for whoever is with me (family or fellow workers). Often times, in public when I do this, I will begin with the word, "well" (kind of long and drawn out---"welllll." I will often do that with my sons when I am driving them to or from school. When I do this "well" thing, I sometimes have to fish for a comment to add. It's almost like the uttering of "well" is a verbal stim. I can usually control it, but it's like I have to release the build up of anxiety, over-stimulation, etc., and do it anyway. So the "well" thing seems to be different from my alone conversations.

I have noticed something similar. If I am thinking of a memory in which I did something that I now feel embarrassed or ashamed of, I meow.

Yes, that's right. I don't mean a big, goofy, "MEOW!" like I'm some kind of nutbag. I just make a little sound like a cat does. It's not something I consciously decide to do, but I'm sometimes aware that I just did it. Like, just this morning, as I was putting clothes in the washer, I remembered a situation where I gave someone a hug, because I was convinced that was the appropriate thing to do at the time, but it turned out to be weird and inappropriate. I'm not entirely sure what "feeling" the memory gave me, but I made the cat sound.

Strange, I suppose.

I mumble sometimes, but I try to hold stuff back lol.

I am glad that I am not alone in that. I don;t always have a verbal responce alot of times it is just like the situation you just explained though my sounds will varyand I think that might be according to my feelings. For example some times I will growl , whiper or meow. I know what you mean it isn't some big goofy growl meow or whimper/whine. though the idea of the goofy mepows some people do does remind me of how some people react to my service dog. You would thinkpeople would have enough scence to NOT attempt to mess with my service animal. To manny people will bark at her or meow and say "ogh wheres the kitty," I am just glad she know to ignore them. Though worst is the ADULTS who try to call her over while we are trying to walk past them. sorry didn't mean to rant might do a new post on that.

I do the first part a lot, but I never accidentally say any of it out loud unless I'm falling asleep around someone and sleeptalk it, which usually wakes me back up again.