You may have a habit of talking to yourself. Whether it’s reminding you of things to remember, commenting on what you read, or just thinking out loud. If it’s something you might take less for granted in public for fear of sounding weird (especially if you say your name and talk about yourself in the third person to encourage yourself, for example), it would still be more practical. common than it seems, on the one hand. And on the other hand, a sign of intelligence, performance and health!
Why do we sometimes talk to ourselves?
A team of neuropsychology researchers from the University of Bangor, in North Wales, in the United Kingdom has just demonstrated this. This group of experts believes that this can proceed from a form of extension of the internal dialogue that we can have continuously:
“This inner conversation is very healthy indeed, because it plays a special role in keeping our mind sharp. It helps us do that organize our thoughts, plan actions, consolidate memory and modulate emotions. In other words, it helps us control ourselves.
Talking out loud can be an extension of this silent self-talk, caused when a certain motor command is triggered involuntarily. »
Talking to yourself can help you get things done better
After explaining why we might need to talk to ourselves, the Bangor University neuropsychologists lab then showed how speaking out loud can even help us perform a task better:
“We gave 28 participants a set of written instructions and asked them to read them silently or aloud. We measured the participants’ concentration and performance on the tasks, and both improved when the task instructions were read aloud..
Much of this benefit seems to come from the simple fact of get along, because auditory commands appear to be better behavior controllers than written commands. Our results showed that even if we talk to each other to gain control during difficult tasks, performance improves dramatically when we do it out loud. »
When does soliloquy become pathological?
In an article that brings together various studies on the subject, the media Maxi Science relief other benefits of speaking out loud are self-reflection and encouragement : Helps with concentration, memorization, clearing thoughts, self-knowledge, self-esteem, and even creativity.
But when can soliloquy become pathological? Conversation with oneself can eventually turn out to be pathological when it lasts all day and becomes necessary for carrying out daily activities. Asked by Huffington PostDr. Laura F. Dabney, psychotherapist practicing in Virginia Beach (Virginia, USA) also adds:
” When self-directed speech is accompanied by self-harm practices – beatings or cuts, for example – this is a sign that something is wrong emotionally. This is probably the case too if you always use the same expressions, the same formulas or the same numbers in your internal dialogue and it annoys you or it is difficult to stop. In both cases, consult a duly qualified healthcare professional, who will be able to make the correct diagnosis. »
Until you are in this case, you can then continue to marvel aloud at what you see and read on the Internet (about Madmoizelle, random), repeat your shopping list, or even tell yourself that you are too strong and intelligent. , in peace. Long live the soliloquy!
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