I speak to myself. Am I schizophrenic?

[Buck Edwards]

I often find myself alone in my room and I speak to myself. Am I schizophrenic? 

My parents hate that shit. They always complain about it. 

 

I can't help but speak very loudly to myself. It's just something I don't particularly enjoy doing but it's a form of catharsis or letting off the steam burning inside. 

 

 

 

 

 

Insight guys? 

 

[ZenAlex]

Interested to hear people's responses because I often do this, sometimes for hours.

[OBEler]

@Buck Edwards in short: No not schizophrenic.

[Leo Gura]

Sounds like you're just a weirdo.

[Carl-Richard]

No. People talk to themselves all the time, both internally and externally. Schizophrenia is a debilitating mental illness with severe cognitive deficits, hallucinations and delusions, including but not limited to poor working memory, flat affect (few emotional expressions), anhedonia (inability to feel pleasure), persecutory hallucinations (e.g. voices that harass you or monsters that want to harm you), delusions of self-reference (e.g. thinking that a song on the radio is about you), thought disorder (e.g. making peculiar conclusions about things, seeing conceptual connections that are tenuous or illogical).

Edited December 29, 2023 by Carl-Richard

[Yimpa]

Of course I speck to myself.

[shameless plug incoming:]

 

[Princess Arabia]

It's normal, don't worry. I do it all the time. Most people do. Then again, maybe it isn't. At least you know you blend in. 

[SeaMonster]

Speaking to yourself loudly is different than auditory hallucinations (particularly of a disturbing nature.)

Edited December 29, 2023 by SeaMonster

[mmKay]

No joke sometimes when I feel lonely I just look and speak to myself in the mirror for a good hour 

Selfie camara works as well

Speaking out loud is very healthy. It just may be perceived as weird if someone may happen to hear you.

 

It actually works as a conversation starter. People hear you and comment on what you say. Actually field tested.

Wear an Bluetooth earpiece if you want it to be more socially acceptable 

Edited December 29, 2023 by mmKay

[Yimpa]

1 minute ago, mmKay said:

Speaking out loud is very healthy. It just may be perceived as weird if someone may happen to hear you.

It actually works as a conversation starter. People hear you and comment on what you say. Actually field tested.

 

[mmKay]

3 minutes ago, Yimpa said:

 

Literally the only good post I've seen of you

Edited December 29, 2023 by mmKay
Jk

[Buck Edwards]

1 hour ago, mmKay said:

No joke sometimes when I feel lonely I just look and speak to myself in the mirror for a good hour 

Selfie camara works as well

Speaking out loud is very healthy. It just may be perceived as weird if someone may happen to hear you.

 

It actually works as a conversation starter. People hear you and comment on what you say. Actually field tested.

Wear an Bluetooth earpiece if you want it to be more socially acceptable 

That seems good. 

 

[Buck Edwards]

2 hours ago, Princess Arabia said:

It's normal, don't worry. I do it all the time. Most people do. Then again, maybe it isn't. At least you know you blend in. 

Nice. Hehe I have company then. 

[MarkKol]

I’ve been doing this since I was a kid, pretty sure I started because I narrated stories between lego bricks. 

[Buck Edwards]

14 minutes ago, MarkKol said:

I’ve been doing this since I was a kid, pretty sure I started because I narrated stories between lego bricks. 

Great. It only seems natural to me. 

[Buck Edwards]

6 hours ago, Carl-Richard said:

No. People talk to themselves all the time, both internally and externally. Schizophrenia is a delibitating mental illness with severe cognitive deficits, hallucinations and delusions, including but not limited to poor working memory, flat affect (few emotional expressions), anhedonia (inability to feel pleasure), persecutory hallucinations (e.g. voices that harass you or monsters that want to harm you), delusions of self-reference (e.g. thinking that a song on the radio is about you), thought disorder (e.g. making peculiar conclusions about things, seeing conceptual connections that are tenuous or illogical).

Hey thanks a lot for that. First time I see that kind of detailed information. 

[Epikur]

Selftalk is the best it cleans up the garbage in the brain. Then when talking to others one is a more refined talker and thinker.

Additionally you never have to be afraid being censored because you talk what you want to talk. That feels like freedom.

[tenfo]

Schizophrenics usually don't think something is wrong with them so don't worry haha

[Alexop]

On 12/29/2023 at 10:52 AM, Buck Edwards said:

I often find myself alone in my room and I speak to myself. Am I schizophrenic? 

My parents hate that shit. They always complain about it. 

 

I can't help but speak very loudly to myself. It's just something I don't particularly enjoy doing but it's a form of catharsis or letting off the steam burning inside. 

 

 

 

 

 

Insight guys? 

 

If this behaviour makes you feel better, do it. Maybe try doing it at a lower volume haha.

[Buck Edwards]

On 12/29/2023 at 9:29 PM, Leo Gura said:

Sounds like you're just a weirdo.

I'm a goody goody weirdo.