We asked ourselves this question and our
inner voice answered, "Sure they do." We're normal
(almost) and if we do, everyone else must too. Do we need more
proof? A voice tells us "Yes."
Movies and TV shows have led us to believe only "nut
cases" talk to themselves. However, according to the Self-Therapy
site, everyone talks to themselves, and positive self-talk is
good. Negative self-talk is not. This site states that most
critical self-talk originates from other people, and you should
think of the person by name (maybe with a strong adjective) as
the source of the negative self-talk.
In an article titled "Watch
Your Mouth," Maggie Guseman states that your inner
voice may be saying you're dumb, ugly, or worthless when, in
fact, it isn't true. This is the voice of a society that wants
everyone to be smart, beautiful, and rich, and it's keeping you
from being you. The site offers a quiz so you can examine how
your inner voice talks to you.
Like almost everything else, not everyone agrees that talking
to yourself is good. There's even a course called "Stop
Talking to Yourself" on four CDs or cassettes.
So what's the conclusion? Apparently some experts believe
self-talk can be good, and others think we should all shut up.
And yes, most of us do talk to ourselves.