<p>What are the scientific reasons behind someone talking with him/herself? Is it a disorder of some kind? By "talking" I also mean writing to self. </p>

<p>By self-talk I mean a person (P) is talking with self in a Q&amp;A format. For example-</p>

<pre><code>PQ: Hey, what happened?

PA: I'm not liking it here.

PQ: Why, what is it that you are not liking it?

PA: I don't like the attitudes of people around here. Everyone thinks he's very smart ...

PQ: But why is it affecting you?
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<p>and so on ..</p>

<p>The above kind of dialogue can either be <strong>spoken</strong> or <strong>written</strong>. Usually, one party asks another about their problems/feelings and suggests solutions / gives instructions to other party.</p>

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2012-09-21T13:55:46.150Z
I think you will need to more clearly define "self-talk" in order to have an answerable question. Do you mean talking out aloud or also internal thoughts? At one extreme, the entire internal monologue could be seen as self-talk.
Jeromy Anglim
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2012-09-21T14:10:38.710Z
I mean the kind of self-talk where the terms like 'you' and 'me' are used. I edited the question a bit.
user13107
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2012-09-21T20:38:51.477Z
reminds me of the [Dialogical Self](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialogical_self).  Not sure about the neurobiology off the top of my head but my gut is screaming Wernicke's and Broca's areas.
Keegan Keplinger
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2012-09-21T20:56:55.290Z
Also, do they do it consciously and intentionally, or not? For example, if I am alone and bored or working and bored, I often mutter to myself. But I do it to amuse myself, I don't *actually* think I'm two different people.
Josh
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2013-03-11T01:33:47.713Z
I would think that this is just a generalized form of internal dialogue.  Don't you debate with yourself on what kind of breakfast you would want in the morning?  I mean, this kind of back and forth is how you make any basic pro-con list.
Indolering
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What explains habitual or even occasional incidences of self-talk?
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# What explains habitual or even occasional incidences of self-talk?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-09-21)

What are the scientific reasons behind someone talking with him/herself? Is it a disorder of some kind? By "talking" I also mean writing to self. 
By self-talk I mean a person (P) is talking with self in a Q&A format. For example-
PQ: Hey, what happened?

PA: I'm not liking it here.

PQ: Why, what is it that you are not liking it?

PA: I don't like the attitudes of people around here. Everyone thinks he's very smart ...

PQ: But why is it affecting you?

and so on ..
The above kind of dialogue can either be spoken or written. Usually, one party asks another about their problems/feelings and suggests solutions / gives instructions to other party.

**Tags:** social-psychology

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I think you will need to more clearly define "self-talk" in order to have an answerable question. Do you mean talking out aloud or also internal thoughts? At one extreme, the entire internal monologue could be seen as self-talk.  
> **username_0**: I mean the kind of self-talk where the terms like 'you' and 'me' are used. I edited the question a bit.  
> **username_2**: reminds me of the [Dialogical Self](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialogical_self).  Not sure about the neurobiology off the top of my head but my gut is screaming Wernicke's and Broca's areas.  
> **username_3**: Also, do they do it consciously and intentionally, or not? For example, if I am alone and bored or working and bored, I often mutter to myself. But I do it to amuse myself, I don't *actually* think I'm two different people.  
> **username_4**: I would think that this is just a generalized form of internal dialogue.  Don't you debate with yourself on what kind of breakfast you would want in the morning?  I mean, this kind of back and forth is how you make any basic pro-con list.  

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