Go on ....admit it

If I say something aloud, for example, 'my keys are on the table', I seem more likely to remember it. Well, that's my excuse.

It's the only way I'm sure of a sensible conversation

At home and in the car all the time. I have 'shall I shan't I?' conversations which get quite intense with bad language included. No one to hear me though I have muttered to myself in the supermarket and hoped no one was close enough to hear.

All the time. If caught when out and about I always make a joke of it.

Absolutely. Only time I hear sense!!

I had myself laughing out loud twice this morning

Of course. I can be lying in bed saying what I am about to have for breakfast. I think it helps me get up, lol.

I once worked with a very clever accountant who had immense patience with malfunctioning office equipment. She maintained that the best way to deal with inanimate objects was to talk to the offenders 'calmly but firmly' - seemed to work every time.
Note to self; must try and stop saying thank you to parking machines etc. when they issue my ticket.

love that PRINTMISS, have often thought some-one was talking to themselves when it's "hands free" mobile!!

I talk to my self, tv (especially watching quiz shows), plants & of course my lovely cat - as usual he only listens when he wants to. Definately comes with living on your own

Craftycat makes an interesting point - I am an only child and have always talked to myself. My father used to have long conversations in his workshop with a chap called "Bill", who was apparently an engineer (like himself!) When she was very small, my DD once asked me "does everything talk, Mummy"? We were having a conversation with a lamp post at the time.........

No, don't talk to myself - just thinki aloud! The cat appreciates it as she perceives it as attention and often "answers" back with her own thoughts.

Do, of course, speak to plants in the house and garden generally to threaten them to do what they should and when - or else .... the unmentionable compost heap.

- just think aloud

Crafty cat you may have hit the nail on the head I m an only child too, I used to play games, my left side against my right side and keep a tally of the points each side got.

You guys that said yes but not out loud sorry but talking in your head doesn't count that's called thinking

I talk to myself that way no one argues with me sometimes when asking gchildren to do something they don't want to do then I usually say wall are you listening daft or what??

Talk to myself and the cat but the cat answers me. My problem is forgetting words couldn't think of the word time table so said planning table got an odd look from my H talking to my daughter about Mrs May said she's morphing into Mrs Thatcher couldn't remember Mrs.Ts name daughter had to prompt think I am becoming a Jilly Cooper, by the way just got her new book from Amazon quite funny as usual.

Like others, yes all the time. I rehearse what I'll say in phone calls, etc. and generally remind myself of things that need to be done.

I sing to myself too, which is more worrying. Doing my supermarket shop recently I was approached by a lady who said that she played piano for a local choir and had I thought about joining? (I know the choir concerned). When I said no she told me that at least I sang in tune, not like some choir members!

All the time its the only time I get a sensible reply!

Actually, my Dad used to talk to himself and I find myself turning into him ! For example, I'm walking along the road, passing some young lads wearing hoodies and looking a bit dodgy, under my breath I say
"Bet they're up to no good"
I see a lady on a bike with quite a large backside - I say
"Look at that - like a bag of nutty slack"
I doubt anyone knows what a bag of nutty slack looks like, including me but my Dad's voice comes out of my mouth before I can shut up.
It will get me into trouble one day.

I do know what a bag of nutty slack looks like! My grandparents used to have one delivered every week by the coalman, as well as the ordinary coal.

Slack was small bits and pieces and they used it to keep the fire in overnight.

Oh dear, not only do I know what nutty slack looks like, I found myself yesterday with DGS3 peering into our old coal cellar and baffling him completely by explaining that the hatch in the corner was where the coalman used to tip the sacks in....

My granda, now, was head horsekeeper at t'local pit and used to be in charge of all the pit ponies.

Some days I feel about 110.

I talk to myself too much. As Anno has said I use it a lot to remind myself. It is often lists of things to do or find etc.

As my mum used to say. It's the only way to get an intelligent conversation.