When I was young, I had a consistent internal monologue. For a long long time I haven't, but I feel like this is largely the result of trauma and years of dissociation, and I would very much like to get my internal monologue back.https://ryanandrewlangdon.wordpress.com/2020/01/28/today-i-learned-that-not-everyone-has-an-internal-monologue-and-it-has-ruined-my-day/ …
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Fun fact: Occasionally getting high will conjure an internal monologue for a little while, so I know that in some sense the machinery in there is still capable of it, even if most of the time it doesn't quite work the way it's supposed to.
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Replying to @carolynmichelle
are you unable to hear it, or do you not trust it? i feel like i might have one but it usually seems antithetical to what would actually be “good” for me? and my distrust makes it...speak up less? gonna be mulling this over for a bit; thanks for sharing your experience & article
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In my case, it's not like I don't have any words or narration in my mind. It's just obfuscated and inconsistent. Very often if a person were to ask me what I'm thinking about, my only honest answer would be "nothing" or "I don't know." And not in some good "zen" enlightened way.
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My best guess is that it's a result of having spent a lot of time curled inward in emotional and psychic retreat from the world, as opposed to being intellectually and emotionally engaged with and by the world. But I don't really know.
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