Talking to myself

I feel like that’s normal! I have so many friends who do this that don’t suffer from adhd and talk to themselves.

This is me constantly! I especially like to chat to myself when I’m walking somewhere in the city. Sometimes I have earbuds in but more often than not I don’t, and I’ve thought extensively about how this might look to others, but I ultimately don’t care because I get so much constructive thinking done in this way, as well as the fact that it’s enjoyable. I’ve noticed a lot of people in NYC seem to talk to themselves in a similar way, and it’s not strange or offputting, so let’s just let people do what works for them, you know what I’m saying?

Yes always talking to myself and to my dog. So sorry to hear about your loss. That’s lovely you still talk to him

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Yeah... I don't bother anymore. I just tell them that I’m talking to myself and to ignore me. 🤣

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This is actually super healthy! Most brains need to say the words out loud to process, thinking without saying things out loud can keep it in your head bothering you. A great teacher I followed (pre- social media) had a whole lecture of: please, if you refuse to go to therapy or peer support, at least get a pet and tell them about your day. I'd say tell it to yourself in the mirror, but people don't like to do that. Tell your pet what you're doing, what was hard, and things you're worried about. That's therapeutic already, but a pet can tip the scales towards maintaining a consistent schedule, reading and walking, plus the health benefits of petting/ cuddling an animal. Personally, this approach worried me because I would stress out about these pets being neglected, and I felt that was a lot of pressure to put on a pet, but other people really liked it, including people who worked in shelters and had anecdata that these pets were _very_ rarely returned, and they were just glad to have homes for so many of their critters.

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