I have no internal voice whatsoever. AMA

[Anonymous]

Weird, I had never heard of or considered this question, but I also have zero internal voice. I had no idea that this was not common or not how others processed things. What are some good articles about this topic?

[Anonymous]

How are you all with no internal voice responding in DCUM?

Are you talking out loud as you type your thoughts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How are you all with no internal voice responding in DCUM?

Are you talking out loud as you type your thoughts?

I dont know how to describe it, but it's kind of automatic. Like the words come out on their own?

Also, I think for those of us who dont have an internal monologue, at least for me, I *CAN* think inside my head, but it's more like something I have to conciously do. So, sure- if I'm rehearsing a speech I have to give to my boss, I might recite some of the language in my head, or parse over the words I want to use and rearrange them or whatever.

However, that's like an active choice. Kind of like- for you, how you could be thinking inside your head or CHOOSE to speak out loud. I can CHOOSE to start thinking verbally in my head, it's just that 99% of the time I dont really want to. It's not like we're incapable of thinking words, lol.

[Anonymous]

I'm still not sure I understand.

Do you not... think? I'm not trying to be insulting but I'm just imagining cave man grunts and no internal reflection...

[Anonymous]

Are you an extrovert? Did you have an overbearing mother? Are you kind of an easygoing follower?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm still not sure I understand.

Do you not... think? I'm not trying to be insulting but I'm just imagining cave man grunts and no internal reflection...

LOL I mean I think people have already tried to explain this pretty well for you. You dont sound like you have a ton of reflection/complex thought yourself, if we're being honest. So whatever they are thinking, it's gotta be better than your brain!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you an extrovert? Did you have an overbearing mother? Are you kind of an easygoing follower?

Not OP but I am an extrovert, I wouldn't say my mother is particularly overbearing, no. "Easygoing follower"- not sure what this exact phrase means. I do think I'm easygoing, but not a follower at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are you all with no internal voice responding in DCUM?

Are you talking out loud as you type your thoughts?

I dont know how to describe it, but it's kind of automatic. Like the words come out on their own?

Also, I think for those of us who dont have an internal monologue, at least for me, I *CAN* think inside my head, but it's more like something I have to conciously do. So, sure- if I'm rehearsing a speech I have to give to my boss, I might recite some of the language in my head, or parse over the words I want to use and rearrange them or whatever.

However, that's like an active choice. Kind of like- for you, how you could be thinking inside your head or CHOOSE to speak out loud. I can CHOOSE to start thinking verbally in my head, it's just that 99% of the time I dont really want to. It's not like we're incapable of thinking words, lol.

This describes me, but I do have an internal voice. It’s not like there’s a constant monologue inside my head narrating everything. I’m beginning to think this is just a miscommunication and people claiming a voice plus the people claiming no voice are simply describing the same experience in different words.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are you all with no internal voice responding in DCUM?

Are you talking out loud as you type your thoughts?

I dont know how to describe it, but it's kind of automatic. Like the words come out on their own?

Also, I think for those of us who dont have an internal monologue, at least for me, I *CAN* think inside my head, but it's more like something I have to conciously do. So, sure- if I'm rehearsing a speech I have to give to my boss, I might recite some of the language in my head, or parse over the words I want to use and rearrange them or whatever.

However, that's like an active choice. Kind of like- for you, how you could be thinking inside your head or CHOOSE to speak out loud. I can CHOOSE to start thinking verbally in my head, it's just that 99% of the time I dont really want to. It's not like we're incapable of thinking words, lol.

This describes me, but I do have an internal voice. It’s not like there’s a constant monologue inside my head narrating everything. I’m beginning to think this is just a miscommunication and people claiming a voice plus the people claiming no voice are simply describing the same experience in different words.

I was thinking the same thing. I feel like all the people acting aghast at the "no internal monologue" thing are just drumming it up. I can't imagine having a constant stream of words in my head... it sounds exhausting and frankly horrible.

[Anonymous]

Why? What exactly is the point of this? Are you an expert at life or why should we care?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why? What exactly is the point of this? Are you an expert at life or why should we care?

What's the point of anything anyone posts on DCUM?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm still not sure I understand.

Do you not... think? I'm not trying to be insulting but I'm just imagining cave man grunts and no internal reflection...

Ha, I was chuckling to myself on this one. Do I?

[Anonymous]

How do you know what you are thinking? How do you know how you feel?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you know what you are thinking? How do you know how you feel?

I feel like I suddenly "load" more than I think through. Like all of a sudden, I just know an idea or what to do in its entirety. Like Neo's girlfriend in the Matrix movie, in an instant the helicopter pilot program loaded in her brain and she said "let's go." That's how I go about my day. Maybe I am not very in touch with how I feel unless I talk to myself out loud.

[Anonymous]

I do not think in words. I think in thoughts and feelings and intution.

For example - If I am driving through a sketchy area, I am not going to think the following word "holy moly, this looks like a dangerous place with run down buildings and shady characters hanging around. I better get out of here fast. "

All these words will not happen in my brain.

Instead, I will just drive out of there very fast "knowing" that it is a shady area and that I have to get out of there as fast as I can and it will be really bad if I stop there or my car breaksdown.