# Explain that "talking to yourself" thing to me

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**Created:** [July 1, 2023, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-that-talking-to-yourself-thing-to-me/986398 "2023-07-01T11:48:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-that-talking-to-yourself-thing-to-me/986398/41 "2023-07-01T20:37:35Z")

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> [@TriPolar](#):
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> There is some belief that [not all people have an inner monologue](https://www.livescience.com/does-everyone-have-inner-monologue.html). I don’t know if that’s exactly what we’re talking about here.

I think the OP is talking about two things which may or may not not go together: thinking in words, and thinking those words out loud.

ETA: Speaking of interior monologues, it appears that most, but not all, Dopers report having them:

> [@Polls only: No discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3218):
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> [Not Everyone Has An Internal Monologue. Here’s What To Know. (bustle.com)](https://www.bustle.com/wellness/does-everyone-have-an-internal-monologue) I have an internal monologue and I thought that everyone did. Turns out I’m wrong. Do you have an internal monologue? [poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/3218)

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