Is it normal to talk to yourself?

Oh my dog is the most marvellous listener I've ever had.

Something I've done all my life, used to be told (about age 3) that talking to myself was the first sign of madness, 62 years later it's still the only sign for me.

I was once on the phone to an ex, grown up man for a while.
We both hung up, except he hadn't.

I was then treated to him running in and out of his kitchen, shouting
"Aha!" and doing karate moves on an invisible assailant(s)
"So, you thought you could trick me! Take that!" executes an obviously marvellous spinning back fist...
"Aha! You will never get me to tell you the secret pass code!" Etc. Etc.
I hope he never reads this, as he was decidedly dejected when he picked up the phone and realised I was still there

Just talking to the staff on what has to be done.

ah, I expect so.

I often have natter with myself. I never have an argument and always get the right answer.

MissAdventure

I was once on the phone to an ex, grown up man for a while.
We both hung up, except he hadn't.

I was then treated to him running in and out of his kitchen, shouting
"Aha!" and doing karate moves on an invisible assailant(s)
"So, you thought you could trick me! Take that!" executes an obviously marvellous spinning back fist...
"Aha! You will never get me to tell you the secret pass code!" Etc. Etc.
I hope he never reads this, as he was decidedly dejected when he picked up the phone and realised I was still there

😂😂😂 oh that had me in stitches.

Yes of course I talk to myself and not just at home.
"oh ffs Wyllow"
"no, you forget the glasses"
"now what was I going to get" (supermarket)
"shriek" - third time come upstairs and gone down, forgetting item each time.
why did I do/say such and such...

Most helpful.

I give myself little pep talks, outside, sometimes.
"Right, here comes the bus, all you have to do is get yourself on it - safely!!"

I live alone and have always enjoyed my own company. Part of that is being able to talk to myself. Sometimes I do it verbally but mostly in my head as though I was commenting on a video. Sometimes when Ive been speaking to myself going in and out of the house the doorbell camera has recorded me.

I am an academic and do a lot of writing so I think talking to myself and playing with ideas in my head is an essential part of that.

MissAdventure

I give myself little pep talks, outside, sometimes.
"Right, here comes the bus, all you have to do is get yourself on it - safely!!"

One of my little minded boys, at about 4 years old, would say out loud, "Come on legs, you can do it" over and over again when we were walking up a steep hill 🙂

My dad used to say it was fine to talk to yourself as long as you didn't answer yourself.

Well of course, if I want to get an intelligent answer!!

As a singer, I not only talk to myself but if I am concentrating on something, I can find that there is some particular song or music that have a connection with what I am doing, so there will be little bursts of music . Once , not long ago, I had been walking and had to sit down to rest on a bench. Gazing into the distance my brain was thinking through a problem that I needed to deal with, but was a little surprised when a gentleman came over to kindly say how much he had enjoyed my singing ( I hadnt realized that I was singing aloud!(

I am rather hoping it is normal ......