Talking to yourself- in public??????

[fuzzybuddy]

I live alone. At home, I talk to myself. I don't ramble on, but I swear and say things when I'm frustrated. Come on, who is it going to hurt? The problem is I don't realize I'm doing it in public. Yeah, I've uttered things that maybe I should have kept to myself. I guess it's something you do, if you live alone.???????

 

[Pepper]

Of course!

 

[hollydolly]

Oh yes...very often. Even in the supermarket I'll find myself saying something under by breath, deciding what eggs to have or sumthin'.. have to check myself and look around to see if anyone's listenin'...

 

[Ceege]

It's one of the nice things about cell phones. We can pretend we are talking on the phone with someone and any listeners can be none the wiser.

 

[Geezer Garage]

Sometimes it's the only way to have an intelligent conversation.

 

[timoc]

Welcome to the club Fuzzy.

The other day while walking in the park I was having a really intense conversation with myself, when I spotted a bloke staring at me as though I was crackers. Well I am a bit crackers as you all know, but I heard myself saying to the bloke,"It's bad manners to earwig peoples converstions, you nosey beggar."

 

[win231]

I'll swear in private & talk to myself, but never in public.

Once, I was out for a walk & a guy was walking toward me & he was talking to himself - asking questions & answering them like a regular conversation between two people.
I said, "Hmmmm, look at that guy talking to himself; maybe he has problems."
Then I thought, "Wait a minute; who am I talking to?"

 

[Aunt Bea]

It has been my experience that people who talk to themselves are rarely bothered by strangers, panhandlers, etc...

 

[Lavinia]

So far I've managed not to do it in public, but I have noticed other people doing it....and not just old folk. You can usually tell the difference between someone talking to themselves, and someone talking on their phone.

 

[jujube]

Hell, I *argue* with myself..... sometimes, neither of us win.

 

[katlupe]

I talk to myself all the time. I don't really care if someone hears me or thinks I am crazy. But I'd rather they didn't interrupt me.

 

[JonSR77]

Sometimes it's the only way to have an intelligent conversation.

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[JonSR77]

I talk with all the voices in my head. But I only obey the voices in my cats' heads. I am not stupid. They have claws.

 

[GMPG54]

Talk to myself frequently. Also,talk to the cats.

 

[feywon]

Stick an earbud in your ear, people will think you're on your phone via Bluetooth.

 

[RadishRose]

I talk to my dog

 

[Ruthanne]

Yes I speak very loudly to myself in public and all the time. I don't care what anyone thinks lol.

 

[Oldntired]

I talk to myself all the time. Sometimes I argue with myself when I’m driving.

 

[Feelslikefar]

With my new hearing aids, with bluetooth, I answer a phone call by touching a button on the right aid.
This makes me feel like a Secret Service Agent following a foreign Spy or guarding the President.
Mostly I just jabber away even if I'm not on the phone; just makes me feel sane.

 

[Alligatorob]

I guess it's something you do, if you live alone.???????

Or with someone. I do it all the time, I know my wife always points it out.

 

[Don M.]

I talk to myself a little bit....usually right after I've screwed something up. My wife "verbalizes" quite a bit, and I pretty much ignore it.

 

[HoneyNut]

Glad to hear I'm not the only one. At home I consider myself to be talking to the cat (even if he is asleep in the other room). I try to not talk to myself in the store but I slip up sometimes.

 

[dseag2]

Yes, I talk to myself when I'm at home. Also sometimes in public. You will all be relieved to know it is a sign of higher intelligence. I guess that is why we are all on SF.

https://sites.psu.edu/ranspassionbl...-yourself-is-a-sign-of-a-higher-intelligence/

 

[Shalimar]

I talk to myself in public and private, also, currently I am teaching my cat French. His accent is appalling.

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

I always talk to myself in the supermarket. Usually complain about the prices out loud, or if I can't find an ingredient, if the cart doesn't work right or I forget where I put the car.
I've talked to all my pets and these days I yell at the birds that steal other birds food or don't share the birdbath.
I even talk to my plants.
As long as they don't answer back I know I'm ok.