Do You Have Any Form of Inner Monologue?

[The Perilous Dreamer]

Do you have any form of an inner monologue? Do you have an inner voice that never shuts up? Or do you see pictures and images, in your mind? Outline or Black and White, cartoonish images or full blown, full color, photographic quality images? Do you hear sounds, smell things, taste things, feel things? Or if you sit quietly and look inward is there only this black blank space with none of these things?



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Approx, 50%-70% do not have an inner monologue and 30-50% do have an inner monologue. Other studies say only about 20% have an inner monologue.



“apple visualization scale”

[The Perilous Dreamer]

healthmatch.io/blog/the-science-behind-the-voice-in-the-back-of-your-head#:~:text=Different%20brains%20experience%20internal%20speech,any%20self%2Dtalk%20at%20all.

[The Perilous Dreamer]

drjaci.com/inner-monologue-vs-thoughts/#:~:text=The%20key%20difference%20between%20your,them%20into%20an%20internal%20dialogue.

They say:

An inner monologue refers to the semi-constant internal narrative that runs through our minds.

It’s that voice inside your head that seems to verbalize your thoughts, speak to you, and comment on your experiences throughout the day.

It’s an active stream of conscious thought made up of words, sentences, and a conversational style. It often feels like you’re talking to yourself inside your head.

Many of my clients report having an active, chatty inner monologue that pipes up frequently throughout their waking hours.

Others say theirs is more intermittent, only vocalizing deliberately directed thoughts and observations.

For me, my inner monologue is on full go for every waking moment of the day and it makes it hard to go to sleep at night because it never stops.

Then they say:

Thoughts refer to the broad range of ideas, impressions, mental images, memories, and associations that pass through our minds each day.

Thoughts include:

Visual imagery and sensory impressions
Abstract concepts and ideas
Random associations, fantasizing about someone, and daydreams
Memories and recollections
Problem-solving ruminations
Emotions and feelings
While some thoughts may take shape as verbalized words in your inner monologue, many occur as non-verbalized impressions flowing through your mind.

Or you may find yourself lost in abstract thought as you contemplate the passage of time.

I have all of the above along with a constant never stopping dialogue. If I am thinking about a conversation with one or more people, I hear all of their voices and viewpoint changes with whoever is speaking.

[The Perilous Dreamer]

If you have an inner monologue, can you turn it off?

In the 7th grade I became frustrated because the inner monologue was limiting how fast I could read, so I taught myself to turn the voice off and then just see the words, understand them and move on. I also found this was helpful for understanding because I had to focus very tightly to do it and then I could read a whole line (usually 12-16 words) at a glance and go down the page line by line.

I used that a lot in college, but these days I don't do it much anymore.

[The Perilous Dreamer]

www.mindful.org/why-we-talk-to-ourselves-the-science-of-your-internal-monologue/#:~:text=Russell%20Hurlburt%2C%20arguably%20the%20grandfather,awareness%20of%20a%20thought%20but

[The Perilous Dreamer]

www.verywellmind.com/does-everyone-have-an-inner-monologue-6831748#:~:text=For%20those%20who%20have%20an,which%20involves%20an%20inner%20monologue.

[The Perilous Dreamer]

www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/internal-monologue#shift-critical-voice

[The Perilous Dreamer]

On the website Eight Signs You are an Introvert it says:

2. Your inner monologue is constant.
Your distinct inner voice never stops. You may even wake up in the middle of the night, and there it is, asking about anything from the latest political situation, how to make your favorite dessert from scratch or past haunts, like I can’t believe you said that awful thing 15 years ago! For an introvert, the inner monologue is constant.

Here’s What It’s Like To Not Have An Internal Monologue

[The Perilous Dreamer]

This video is really good and my inner dialogue is much like this guy, in fact as a referee, I am fully in this mode in a face to face game.

Ignore the title, just a typical clickbait title. The full title "Science PROVES NPCs ARE REAL, Some People DONT THINK AT ALL, We Call Them Democrats"

[hengest]

Awesome topic, I cannot contribute right now, but I answered the poll and will try to post. Following.

[muddywater]

Mar 15, 2024 18:27:44 GMT -5 The Perilous Dreamer said:

Do you have any form of an inner monologue? Do you have an inner voice that never shuts up? Or do you see pictures and images, in your mind? Outline or Black and White, cartoonish images or full blown, full color, photographic quality images? Do you hear sounds, smell things, taste things, feel things? Or if you sit quietly and look inward is there only this black blank space with none of these things?



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Approx, 50%-70% do not have an inner monologue and 30-50% do have an inner monologue. Other studies say only about 20% have an inner monologue.



“apple visualization scale”

I'm a one and I can taste it and smell it, and feels the juices in my mouth just thinking about it.

[The Perilous Dreamer]

Mar 28, 2024 17:02:29 GMT -5 muddywater said:

Mar 15, 2024 18:27:44 GMT -5 The Perilous Dreamer said:

“apple visualization scale”

I'm a one and I can taste it and smell it, and feels the juices in my mouth just thinking about it.

I am right there with you.

[hengest]

Hmm, if I try a little, I can enter the visual world, at least of a place I know pretty well. The colors are kind of muted, but they're there. The thing is, it kind of hurts me to do this. I sort of "resent" using my visual faculty (don't get me wrong, I'm lucky to have my vision and all).