Verbal slippage?

In My Humble Opinion
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(Quasi-medical question about personal situation is posted at own risk.)

Does anyone else have experience with thought-to-aloud slippage, especially when alone? As in, you’re thinking a line of thoughts, and at a certain point are compelled to exclaim a part of the thought/reaction to the thought aloud? (Ex: “No, not yet” or “Goddamn shower-curtain”).

It’s not a big deal, more like a tick that happens 3-6 times a day. I seem to control it around other people, though it does occur on occasion around my husband. I’ve also been on celexa for the past 6th months or so ( for anxiety/depression), but cannot remember if the slippage was as bad (or even present) before starting on it.

Any thoughts/personal experiences would be appreciated.

W/w

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In my case the entire line of thought is verbal, not just the exclamation. I spend much of my time alone, and talk to myself quite often.

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I talk to myself quite a lot, especially if I’m doing something complicated. It’s mostly when I’m alone, although I sometimes do it in front of people.

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I talk to myself all of the time. I don’t think anything strange about it. I pretend the dog understands me. :slight_smile:

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I do that all the time. I make hand gestures too as I conduct a mental argument with myself. Sometimes it’s just easier to say something out loud.

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Well, that’s a relief! Maybe it’s a little bit of “getting on in years” thing, too. 8)

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Same here. You should see me when I open the fridge. I love having conversations with the food in there. " I see you back there Mr Havarti Cheese you and your garlic cracker brothers are coming with me."

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Waxwinged, I’m a little surprised that you didn’t know this was normal. It could happen more as you get older for a variety of reasons. I generally consider it a sign of an active mind, but it may also manifest more often in the experienced mind. The exclamation may be formed from memory now instead of being newly formed within your mind. Recollection can easily produce vocalization, maybe more so if you’d spoken the exclamation before. Also, there might be a factor where our inner and outer dialogues merge over time, and thoughts become more directly translated to speech as well.

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Decades ago, I read that talking out loud to yourself is mentally healthy. I don’t know if that is true or not, but because of that I have never made any attempt to censor my “thinking out loud” when by myself. I do it all the time.

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I have exactly the same thing - not entire sentences, just bits of them or just the odd word. I have once or twice slipped up in front of colleagues, which has been embarrassing.

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Sounds a little bit like Tourette’s to me. I think weird shit all the time but don’t express it. Except on the Dope. Late at night. When I’ve been drinking.

Unless you’ve been doing that, like I do, you’re cool.

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Never heard about other people doing it, I guess!

Becky2844-- Hardy-harhar.. Pretty sure it’s not a sudden onset of Tourette’s, but a “tic” was the word I was looking for.

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I wouldn’t even say a tic. I live alone and would go nuts if I didn’t hear the sound of my own voice from time to time.

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I talk to myself a lot as well. Occasionally when I was a teacher I’d get caught muttering “Son of a bitch” at a difficult project or something. Luckily I worked with a bunch of teens who were a tad rough around the edges, so not much shocked them.