Does a person have a mental illness if they talk to themselves out loud all the time?
It depends and a professional answer would require much more information to even possibly make a determination.However, if the person is merely thinking aloud, it can be seen as an eccentric character trait. If they are doing it all the time, it may deserve a visit to a mental health practitioner.If the person is making sense and isn't saying random things or offending others, again, I would see it as a character trait if it only occurs occasionally. If the person is doing this constantly and/or making no sense and/or is seemingly delusion, then a mental assessment would be deemed necessary. An alternative to all of the above would be in the case of Tourette's Syndrome, but it is quite rare for this condition to go unnoticed for any great length of time as the behaviour is seen as 'unusual'.As always, if in doubt, go chat to a mental health professional. I hope that answers your question somewhat. If you provide more information I am sure you will get more tailored responses.I wish you all the very best with finding your answer.
Is it weird to talk to yourself? Or have conversations with yourself?
if you don't expect a response then you're not crazy. perhaps loneliness plays a factor, and since you've been doing it for so long it probably just comes naturally to you to do it. but if it's not causeing problems i wouldn't worry about a thing.
If you make a voice talk inside your head to have conversation in your head is that schizophrenia?
Thank you for the a2a.No, voices that talk in your head are not really a sign of schizophrenia. I don’t know about other people but I often have these internal dialogs/monologues where I try to convince myself of something, try and work up the motivation of doing something or something else.Your question reminded me of a conversation I had with my sister where she asked me why there are people who talk/mutter to themselves while walking on the street and we got talking about these voices in the head. According to her, yes, she sometimes has a voice or several voices that comment on stuff she had done but she never communicates with them the way I have described above…and if she did it would never be spoken or muttered. She found it really weird that there are people who talk to themselves. The way she acted during our conversation I don’t think she lied and she was honestly puzzled by people having any type of conversation with themselves in their heads or out loud.Now, my sister heard enough voices that I know of and she has reacted to them and talked to them but these voices were always external. That means she heard them from a person standing somewhere close (a hallucination) or heard a voice and took it to be someone else than who it actually was or she just heard voices from, say, the radio or TV or some inanimate object in her flat but those voices never originated in her head.
Is holding conversations with yourself normal?
Yes and no. When sane people talk to themselves (yes, sane people do talk to themselves), it usually takes the form of a one-sided conversation. The person explains, describes, rehearses, and lectures, but doesn't get answers from the other person, who isn't there. If you are having two-sided conversations with the other people who are not there, either you have a psychological disorder, or you are a very creative, artistic person. There are quick and simple tests that can be done to determine if it is a psychological problem. Most likely you are just an extremely creative person. The worst part of it is that others will treat you like a freak because they do not understand how a creative mind needs an outlet. If it bothers you, find more socially-acceptable outlet for your creative energies.
Is it normal to have conversations with yourself in private? Or is it a sign of a bigger problem?
I guess were both crazy, because I do that sometimes. no, I do that alot, like seriously having a conversation with myself in the CAR lol! I dont do it in public either because I know better than to do that, but I dont know???. Anyway, I'll wait for a specialist to comment and let US know what's wrong with us.
What do you think of people who monopolize the conversation, and talk only about themselves...?
What? YOu actually know someone who will yap about himself/herself?? I never do that. I am such a nice person to talk to, but I never monolpolise a discussion; i let the other to say Yes or No. I have knowledge about everything, I have something to add about anything one may say. How can someon go on blowing his/her own trumpet? I am such a well read person, i never do that. I am so intelligent that I understand what people will say and I complete their sentences. So, what were you saying about people who monopolize a conversation? Oh I know' I know..there are these bad people.. How do people stand them. LOL , I am on 'their' side..LOL