talking to yourself

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They say it is healthy and constructive;

Talking To Yourself
Daily Herald April 25, 1980

Many people talk to themselves, silently or aloud. Some become upset if they
catch themselves talking to themselves. There is no reason for them to feel
upset. There is nothing wrong with them. Talking to yourself is good for
your mental health, as long as you realize you are talking to yourself, and
say good things to yourself. Stepping outside of your skin and having a good
look at yourself helps you to better understand what you feel, and also, how
you are behaving. Others may do this for you, with the intention of helping
you, but it is only when you actually have that chat with yourself that you
really believe what you hear being told to you.

One important rule when talking with yourself is to focus on positive
messages about yourself and positive actions you can take. At those times
when you are not consciously talking with yourself, you tend to give
yourself a great many negative messages. Humans tend to remember and focus
on unpleasant memories and events much quicker than they retain happy
thoughts and ideas. It takes self-discipline and self-awareness to control
this.

Talking to yourself, or "self-talk", is helpful. It gives yourself
reassurance and reminders about behavior and activities you feel good about.
Nobody else is as good at complimenting you, as you are, yourself. Since the
purpose or intent of much of your behavior is unknown to others, you might
have to wait a long time before anyone else compliments you on it. When you
are working towards a goal or a change in life, your feedback to yourself,
through self-talk, reinforces your successes. There is nothing wrong with
giving yourself a pat on the back.

Talking to yourself can let you escape into fantasy. This can be fun-filled
and tension relieving at times. But remember, you are enjoying a temporary
escape into fantasy. Be prepared to come back and face reality in due time.
People, other than young children, who live excessively in world of fantasy
and don't realize it, need professional help.

Having a chat with yourself, is a helpful way to motivate yourself. Silently
think of words or phrases, which will help prompt you into doing what you
want to do. Don't wait for others to motivate you. It's your goal at stake,
not theirs, so you might wait a long time. You are the best motivator of
yourself. Talking an issue over with yourself gives you a chance to explore
your options and strategies without having to put a total effort into
attempting each of them. There may be many solutions to a problem. Yet once
you begin one path of action, you may be committed to that path. Talk over
the various advantages and disadvantages of each option with yourself. It
helps you to avoid risking failure by having to settle for the first option
you can think of.

Rehearsing how others will react can be done by putting yourself in their
shoes, giving yourself their likely response, and then in your own mind,
deciding how you will respond back to them. This is useful, when you are
preparing to deal with a social situation, in a healthy, assertive manner
Talking with yourself can be a useful aid for coping with life, but only if
you keep in mind that talk is just the first half of success. The other half
is action, which is what you need to do after you finish that talk with
yourself. Otherwise, you become all talk and no action

[Q]

Since that post was about talking to yourself I think I will respond to
myself.... Either way the result is the same, nothing.