I keep talking to myself!

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I keep on holding a lengthy conversation with myself whenever I am somewhere on my own where no-one can hear me. Rarely do I even stop and realise that I'm talking to either myself or someone who isn't there
I can go on and on for what seems like hours, as long as nobody comes into whatever room I'm in. I don't feel like I'm talking to my 'invisible friend', (I don't have one), just myself. It gives me headaches as well. I don't know if this is part of having Aspergers, or just being myself.

I do this often as well - gives me a sore throat if I carry on for too long

I think the main reason why I talk to myself is because I like to literally sound out my thoughts. It helps especially when I want to find a different perspective on an issue or event. It's like writing in a journal, but quicker.

I hope its part of ASD because I do that, too.

If it weren't for the headaches I'd say so what?
What do you mean it gives you headaches? How can talking to yourself give you headaches?

naturally i think i started talking to myself, because i had no one else to talk to and it just stuck haha

All I know is, talking to myself gives me a headache if it lasts a long time and is sort of non-stop. But I know it gives me headaches, if not perhaps everybody else.

yes i do talk to myself a lot i guess i am a very interesting person

I always talk to myself especially if I'm on my own or trying to make a decision.
Do you have an inner voice that talks to you, and then you respond verbally to this voice?
I have an inner voice that instructs me on descisions or tells me whether what I'm doing is okay, I respond by agreeing or disagreeing with the voice, hence talking to myself.
Sometimes my inner voice acts like a second observor and forms an opinion based on what I can see.
Please tell me this is normal and not a crazy extension to my long list of mental disorders ...........

Yes, actually Photon, I think in many cases you're right about an inner voice.

I never talk to myself.

You dont?

No, I dont.

Are you sure?

Positive.

OK then.

I have done this since I was very young...is it an ASD thing? I thought everyone talks to themselves...though I suppose it all depends on how much one talks to oneself.

My problem is that I don't just do it when alone, I often talk out loud when I am out in public, especially if something or someone has annoyed me, and then people look at me. Sometimes, I actually wake up and as soon as I am awake, I find I am talking to myself almost manically, lol.

I MONOLOGUE, or talk to myself, all the time, when I know nobody is listening. It is VERY MUCH a part of being autistic, as far as I'm concerned, and I can't remember a time in my life that I didn't monologue (for the exception of 3 brief nonverbal episodes when I was eight). I do it frequently in tandem with pacing, it is a form of "STIMMING." I get a real rush when I visualize the reaction of the person associated with the content of my conversation. This is extremely common in Aspergers.

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I play cards with myself sometimes.

Joking aside, if it gives you headaches, try to 'internalise' it and see if it gets better or not... I talk to myself in my head when I need to talk to myself... never out loud. Or else you could try to let your thoughts out in other manners, such as writing it.

Would think that if you are actually hearing an audible voice in your head, this would be a sign of schizophrenia. And the fact that you get headaches when it happens is kind of strange.

However, if it was schizophrenia, I would think it would happen whether you were alone or not. But I don’t know.

I talk to myself when I’m alone, but it’s mostly just comments I make out loud. I think most people do this, NT’s and aspies alike.

I do that a lot!

It's quite a common trait for people like us!

I find myself narrating without realizing it. Like the adult voice in The Wonder Years. =)

Maybe you should try typing your thoughts or writing them down with a nice pen in a journal. Even if it's pointless. Just to exorcise the demons.