Any one here have an internal monologue? I just recently learned that not everyone has it. I always thought everyone could somewhat hear themselves when they read a book, "talk to themselves", get a song stuck in your head, etc. I had no idea those who had an internal monologue were in the minority. I believe it was said in the 30% range population.

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All the damn time. Wish I would shut up.

ENTP

This is my entire life 😄. I think it tends to be a trait of those with a preference for intuiting Vs sensing. For me there's the person on the outside which is who people see and interact with and there is the mastermind on the inside. The mastermind takes all the deep thoughts like "why doesn't your innate immune system completely destroy the vaccine before your adaptive immune response gets to look at it". When he comes up with ideas he then speaks it out through the external one so he can hear the idea in real time and critique it. It's a very weird system

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Scorpio

Once you realise that some people have an internal monologue, and others don't and instead think in images, and some don't think in images or words, you can start to notice certain situations where different thinking methods benefit the person more than others (edited)

INTP

Gemini

I have one but it some time uses different accents plus words ive never heard of.

ENFP

Sagittarius

I talk to myself in my head, ya. It's like I have a buddy in my head to explore ideas with. Didn't know it was a minority of people who did this though 🤔

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Leo

What do you mean? Like when you're reading, you hear your voice in your head?

INFJ

What a strange idea to not have one. I mean, I know that some people seem not to have it, but to me it feels like such a natural way to process thoughts that I can't even imagine any thinking process happening without this voice constantly in my head. Thankfully, I always perceive it as my own, otherwise this would probably be a reason for a psychiatrist check...

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Cancer

Sheesh I monologue out loud even. I have heard of this and I am quite shocked about it. What are normal people thoughts like I wonder. 🤔 (edited)

INTP

Capricorn

Are you sure that this is a thing that not everyone has It would be so quiet I shudder to think of it

INFP

Sagittarius

I've always had this too

INFJ

Aquarius

Yeah, I'm glad. I think I'd get especially bored or lonely without the practice. However, the practice can keep me up at night if I'm not careful, it's super important to keep it positive.

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Libra

I believe this is a neurodivergent qualifier. I have adhd and just recently processed what this truly means and that not everyone's mind thinks that way.

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Pisces

Source please!!!!

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Aries

I have an internal monologue, also often have discussions with other people in my head. I did notice however that if I'm really focused on something, the voices disappear. Like if I'm really engrossed in a good book, I'm just in the world, I practically see it as if I'm there.

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I have that sometimes when I feel anxious.

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Capricorn

Yes ma'am! Both a gift and a curse.

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Cancer

I am surprised so many prefer to think at the speed of speech. While certainly I can slow down my reasoning to spell things out for myself when an issue requires it, but most thinking is faster than speech ie I know things, ideas are fully realized and must then be then be unfurled into speech, understanding a thing is "three dimensional" in a way that would take a paragraph or more to explain. Does the monologue pause when you enter into real life dialogue? Does it pause when you engage with a nonverbal, high concentration task (playing music,very busy work)?

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Pisces

I honestly don't know if it's crazy, pathetic, weird or whatever, but I monologue paraphrase to myself when I'm alone a looooot, amd honestly, I enjoy it and I think it's fun🙃😎👌 (edited)

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Taurus

I do it all the time, with everything that I do

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Is it type of acting skill to be able to get natural emotions from pretending your having a conversation with someone be it fiction or a real life person for example in a book where the MC get angry at someone I can take that scene and take those emotions the characters is expressing (also I can see a lot more than words in text I see everything about that character and if I get really into it I can imagine the movie). I also then copy that conversation create a similar scene with the same emotion I think I just said multiple skills I'm not sure thought I'm not a acting coach only someone that's very self taught and has passion for acting. (edited)

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Virgo

I think most Intuition types do

INTP

Yeah, my thoughts come out as words when I think about things I’d read, write, or say. Like I’m hearing them, sorta. Or I’m processing the same effect that I’d be processing if I heard it aloud.

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Sagittarius

This is interesting. Probably that is one of the reasons why I don't mind and am not that affected by solitude, since I can always check myself in with this voice that is also me, lol. I can't remember a time where this internal monologue wasn't present.

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All the damn time. Wish I would shut up.

Once you realise that some people have an internal monologue, and others don't and instead think in images, and some don't think in images or words, you can start to notice certain situations where different thinking methods benefit the person more than others (edited)

I have one but it some time uses different accents plus words ive never heard of.

I talk to myself in my head, ya. It's like I have a buddy in my head to explore ideas with. Didn't know it was a minority of people who did this though 🤔

What do you mean? Like when you're reading, you hear your voice in your head?

Sheesh I monologue out loud even. I have heard of this and I am quite shocked about it. What are normal people thoughts like I wonder. 🤔 (edited)

Are you sure that this is a thing that not everyone has It would be so quiet I shudder to think of it

I've always had this too

Yeah, I'm glad. I think I'd get especially bored or lonely without the practice. However, the practice can keep me up at night if I'm not careful, it's super important to keep it positive.

I believe this is a neurodivergent qualifier. I have adhd and just recently processed what this truly means and that not everyone's mind thinks that way.

Source please!!!!

I have an internal monologue, also often have discussions with other people in my head. I did notice however that if I'm really focused on something, the voices disappear. Like if I'm really engrossed in a good book, I'm just in the world, I practically see it as if I'm there.

I have that sometimes when I feel anxious.

Yes ma'am! Both a gift and a curse.

I honestly don't know if it's crazy, pathetic, weird or whatever, but I monologue paraphrase to myself when I'm alone a looooot, amd honestly, I enjoy it and I think it's fun🙃😎👌 (edited)

I do it all the time, with everything that I do

I think most Intuition types do

Yeah, my thoughts come out as words when I think about things I’d read, write, or say. Like I’m hearing them, sorta. Or I’m processing the same effect that I’d be processing if I heard it aloud.

This is interesting. Probably that is one of the reasons why I don't mind and am not that affected by solitude, since I can always check myself in with this voice that is also me, lol. I can't remember a time where this internal monologue wasn't present.

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