Do you have an Internal Monologue?

[Saskia Rieko]

On 5/13/2021 at 3:04 AM, Orwar said:

   I don't have an internal monologue .. I have an internal dialogue. 

... to the point that I sometimes start to think if it is still only "me" or it's rather "us".

[Chroma Starlight]

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6 minutes ago, Saskia Rieko said:

... to the point that I sometimes start to think if it is still only "me" or it's rather "us".

Then you might find these ideas interesting!

[Jordyn McGregor]

My internal monologue is having a full on internal debate with itself today.

I must not reply on a certain thread!
Sure you should.  It's fun to call people out on their blatant hypocrisy.
But who can be bother rehashing old bs?
But SHENANIGANS!!!!
But stupid drama everyone is sick of.
SHENANIGANS!!!!
But giving attention to them that desire it a bit too much!
Meh you are no fun!
I AM ALL THE FUN!!!!
Pffft!

[Rowan Amore]

2 minutes ago, Jordan Whitt said:

My internal monologue is having a full on internal debate with itself today.

I must not reply on a certain thread!
Sure you should.  It's fun to call people out on their blatant hypocrisy.
But who can be bother rehashing old bs?
But SHENANIGANS!!!!
But stupid drama everyone is sick of.
SHENANIGANS!!!!
But giving attention to them that desire it a bit too much!
Meh you are no fun!
I AM ALL THE FUN!!!!
Pffft!

 

[Jordyn McGregor]

2 minutes ago, Rowan Amore said:

 

Well I kinda did. 

[Seicher Rae]

I switched from having internal auditory hallucinations to internal texting arguments with lots of typos...

[Luna Bliss]

On 5/16/2021 at 2:30 AM, Phil Deakins said:

On 5/15/2021 at 3:31 PM, Luna Bliss said:

You're the only one who said a head without words is empty.

No I didn't.

Try just observing, say, your computer. Then slowly look higher up the page and carefully find my posts. Now slowly glance at each one of them until you find where I said what you said I said. This act of observing is called trying to get it right before posting

You said:
"Everyone has words and/or tunes going through their minds. Anyone who doesn't have it is dead." 
     and
"If you are functioning without words/tunes in your head, then you are an automaton. I don't believe that humans can have completely empty heads. Sorry."

Perhaps you are the one who needs to scroll up?

In any case, are you now agreeing that a person is not "dead" or an "automaton" with an empty head if no words or tunes are present in their consciousness?

[Phil Deakins]

But that's not what you said. Please get your thoughts together before posting. It does help y'know

Oh, and btw, I don't believe any live person's brain is empty at any time, including yours.

Edited May 17, 2021 by Phil Deakins

[Arielle Popstar]

Horror vacui, ie Nature abhors a vacuum.

[Blush Bravin]

It never ever occurred to me that it was even possible for anyone to not have an internal monologue. Although, in my case it's more like an internal argument that sometimes, actually oftentimes, gets audible. 

Edited May 18, 2021 by Blush Bravin
subject/verb agreement