• CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    6 months ago

    I mean that’s the same as anyone. When people talk about their inner voice, the voice is still them. They’re in control of what it says. It can get a little out of hand sometimes (like getting a song stuck in your head) but ultimately it’s you doing it.

    Same with being able to “leap ahead” faster than the spoken word. Like, if someone gets a knife pulled on them they don’t have to think “I will run now”, they simply run. The internal monologue is an addition, not a replacement, if that makes sense.

    • Cryophilia@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      6 months ago

      From how people are describing it, it’s a necessary addition rather than an optional one

      • CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        6 months ago

        Like I pointed out in the mugging example, it’s entirely optional. It can just get out of hand sometimes lol.

        I say that as someone with an extremely active internal monologue.

        • Cryophilia@lemmy.worldEnglish
          12·
          6 months ago

          Sounds like others’ are more active than yours. People in this thread talk as if theirs never stops.

          • CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            1·
            6 months ago

            Mine never does unless I actively focus on it, like through meditation. But it’s still me lol, the alternative is what’s called schizophrenia.

          • laughterlaughter@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            6 months ago

            I can’t speak for everyone, but in my case, yes, I can control the voice just like I can control my physical voice. Sometimes they’ll be automatic, yes, but that’s no different from your way of thinking while doing some chore, like washing dishes.