After writing last week’s post about how to journal through your emotions about acne, I thought of something a bit quirky.
I love writing out my thoughts and feelings in order to get them out of my head and get them organized so I can work through them. But then I realized that there’s something else I do that does the same thing:
I talk to myself. A lot.
It comes naturally to me, and I do it without even thinking (not when anyone else is around of course).
I would argue journaling has the advantage since it keeps a record, but talking to yourself is certainly faster and doesn’t hurt your hand. And sure you could substitute talking to an actual person, but the air is always there and it never judges you. It always understands.
I do feel ‘talking to the air’ is a more accurate term for what I do than ‘talking to myself’. Or maybe it’s actually God or Gaia or the Universe, or whatever you want to call it, that I’m talking to. Who knows for sure.
But to the air, I’ve been known to tell entire stories of my life and anger and frustration and tales of the comeback I didn’t make and the confrontation I’m going to start with that person who made me mad.
And the air, it listens very quietly – just like it were my best friend, or the person on the other end of my accusations who no longer has anything to say. It never talks back.
The air sits and listens as I repeat myself over and over again trying to get my story – or my comeback – or my argument – just right. It never complains about my broken record.
It never wonders why I feel a certain way, or tells me to just get over it, or that it’s not a big deal. It never covers its ears as I shout and yell about how angry or disappointed I am.
And then it allows me to pass that emotion off into the world, so I don’t have to take it out on others or on myself.
The air is my best friend. Or the universe is. Or I’m my best friend. I don’t know, but either way, talking to myself is something I have always done and I don’t think it’s the least bit crazy.
I think a good chin wag with yourself is perfectly healthy. I know I always feel better after a good conversation with the ether.
Do you talk to yourself? Surely I can’t be the only one! ha!
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I talk to myself on a daily to hourly basis, depending on the day. It helps to keep my thoughts organized and my mood balanced. I definitely understand the no-judgment that surrounds the conversation. Thank you for the blog entries and videos they are very informative and inspiring.
Thanks Dina, glad you liked this article 🙂 And that you too know of the glory of talking to yourself haha!
I talk to myself in a problem-solving, information-sorting kind of way. I’ll make lists out loud, repeat things over and over so I don’t forget, or kind of sift through the pros and cons of various options. It helps me cement ideas and learn/remember things. So I guess I’m like my own memo/voice recorder, lol…anyone else?
I never really thought of myself as talking to the air or universe, but I LOVE that idea. I think it’s going to be challenging, because I was raised in a religious family and used to pray all the time. After leaving religion later in life, though, talking out loud and wondering if I’m being heard tends to bring up guilt, fear, anger, etc. Maybe I need a shift in mindset and to try thinking of the air as a good friend or a quiet listener. You’ve inspired me to give it a shot 🙂
Let me know how it goes, Kit! 🙂
I’ve had people tell me that they drove past me and saw me talking to myself while walking home!!! I try to do it privately but sometimes I get really worked up about something.
hahah that’s funny Esther… I try to keep it under wraps in public, but I have been caught while walking in a trail and not knowing someone was coming just around the corner
I do this too! I thought I was one of the few in my young generation that frequently thinks out loud. It’s helped me for years and now I can actually use it to heal my skin! Tracy, I’m glad you wrote on this topic it’s so often overlooked as being odd or crazy to do:)
Yay for talking to yourself! haha