> talking to yourself is usually attributed to being a psycho
Only if there are voices you hear in return are you considered "psychotic", with psychosis being defined as seeing or hearing things that are not real or attributed to self.
Our thoughts are real and there is nothing wrong with speaking those thoughts out loud any more than making a Youtube video for others to watch later (even yourself).
Agreed, I think it's perfectly normal as long as you don't think you're actually talking to someone (or hearing someone).
I'll pace around talking to myself when prepping for a meeting - it's basically practice for the topics I know we'll be discussing. I even practice responses to what I anticipate their likely responses will be.
It really helps because verbalizing something makes you think more deeply about how to communicate the idea or concept and will sometimes reveal gaps in your understanding or will reveal that you understand it but need to find a good way to concisely convey it to someone else who may not have the same level of expertise.
Only if there are voices you hear in return are you considered "psychotic", with psychosis being defined as seeing or hearing things that are not real or attributed to self.
Our thoughts are real and there is nothing wrong with speaking those thoughts out loud any more than making a Youtube video for others to watch later (even yourself).