Talking To Yourself

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It has been described as the first sign of madness. But talking to yourself may actually be good for you, scientists have found. Exercising your ‘inner voice’ can improve self-control and reduce impulsive behaviour. And according to researchers, it can even strengthen dieters’ willpower, help defuse arguments and improve decision-making Have you ever found yourself asking someone a question you’ve been puzzling over for a long time, only to come up with the answer half way through asking the question? In today’s society, talking to yourself is associated with an unstable mentality. People who communicate with themselves think they are going mad and thus quickly seek professional, psychological help at the first instance. Why does society frown for doing so, automatically regarding these people as barmy? Is it merely paranoia or is there a darker side to it? For adults who do so, don’t worry. Scientists advocate talking to yourself, believing it to be perfectly normal as well as having phenomenal emotional benefits. Furthermore, children also stand to gain by speaking to themselves. who talk to themselves are more confident, participating actively during class compared to their more introverted peers. By chatting with themselves, they are able to put their problems into perspective and reflect upon their past actions. : For that reason, there’s nothing wrong with talking to yourself at all! Most of us probably do it too. I have solved many problems by talking to myself. talking to myself has helped me to locate misplaced items. talking to myself has kept me from acting like a fool in public or at gatherings. Talking to ones self I believe is very theraputic. Patterns of negative or positive self-talk often start in childhood. Usually, the self-talk habit is one that’s colored our thinking for years, and can affect us in many ways, influencing the
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