Do any of you talk to yourself?

MadMongoose66

MadMongoose66

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This might sound odd...after a year of living alone. Do any of you talk to yourself? I was so used to having her to talk to, joking at the TV, making a meal and looking over to her and now it's just her picture. It's not that I think I'm mentally deficient. Can you, who have lost their loved one relate?
 

I'm not in your position, but I have lived alone for a long time.

I tend to fill in with chattier videos, for example (click the Watch On YouTube link):

Cornish Pasties Recipe From 1899 Cottage Cookery - Old Cookbook Show​


There are lots of these, on many topics. As this guy finishes a recipe his lady comes in and they taste test and talk it over.
 

This might explain something.

Every so often Alexa starts trying to do something, and I'm not sure what it is and I have to start yelling "Cancel!" I presume I must have said something that was misunderstood as a command.

One got through a while back.

The Echo Dot in the kitchen seemed broken. Then I realized that the output volume was muted every morning. I had to start each day going there and saying "Alexa, Volume 6" (or whatever).

Today I checked through the phone app. Sure enough, "I" had set up a routine to mute the volume every day at 4 AM.

So maybe I am talking to myself more than I had realized?
 
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I live with someone and when he isn't around I frequently talk to myself. Sometimes I will repeat a funny line from something I've watched and then laugh about it. (I don't do that in public.)

I've seen many videos on how talking to yourself is good for you. These are just a couple of random ones.


 
Yes, and I have even mumbled comments in the street. I don't care anymore. My cats do enjoy my ramblings, as long as I throw in their names on occasion!

My mother used to call many times per day to "use" her voice. She obviously cared about being heard talking to herself alone. I have no such compunctions.
 
I talk to my cats, of course. They certainly know their names, and such words as “no,” “out,” and “food.” I also say good morning and good night to the small wooden boxes in my bedroom containing the ashes of three beloved cats that have crossed over the “Rainbow Bridge.” Doing so keeps their memories alive in me.

Most of us harbor running conversations in our heads, namely our thoughts that are sub-vocalized. It’s when you babble those thoughts out loud that people begin to stare…
 
I talk to myself. I admit it. Sometimes it's like a pep talk, lol. Trying to work something out in my mind. I'd like to add I am perfectly sane.

Alexa in my kitchen gets an earful. Sometimes she says something out of the blue when I am not talking to her. I know she listens in.
 
I have 2 dogs and talk to them as if they're people. It's not just sit and stay...I use full sentences so much that I really believe they've developed a good grasp of the english language☺️ I'm serious. And they love it.

I think it's super healthy to talk to pets or yourself when you're alone for many reasons. It's good to hear yourself talk and know you still have command of the language, bringing to mind words you may lose over time from lack of usage. When you're working out a thought process you'll know if it sounds good or funky.
 
Lara said:
I have 2 dogs and talk to them as if they're people. It's not just sit and stay...I use full sentences so much that I really believe they've developed a good grasp of the english language☺️ I'm serious. And they love it.

I think it's super healthy to talk to pets or yourself when you're alone for many reasons. It's good to hear yourself talk and know you still have command of the language, bringing to mind words you may lose over time from lack of usage. When you're working out a thought process you'll know if it sounds good or funky.
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I had a Lhasa Apso named Sammie for 14 years which was the life expectancy for her breed. She died last year a week after my lady. That dog and I could read each others minds. Sometimes I wake and hear her barking to go outside.:)
Sammie face.jpg
 
I know what you mean. Some dogs lock eyes with yours and feels like they're lovingly looking deep into your soul. My Beagle does that.
But my Pomapoo (similar looking to your Sammie) stares into my eyes and feels more like trying to get me to read her mind to feed her, play, let her out, treat, or rub her belly and chest.
 
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