I have a voice in my head named steve.

I think it started one or two years ago. I created a voice inside my head because I wanted to have someone to talk to. I talked to him all the time and eventually I named him Steve.

I seem to just like to have a conversation when I think because I have trouble thinking about things without him. I know he doesn't exist but I like having him there. He insults me occasionally and we argue sometimes but mostly we are just friends. He helps keep me open minded and tries to cheer me up when I'm feeling down.

By the way he's talking to me right now and doesn't mind that I am asking about him. I don't have many friends and I'm also quite shy. Does anyone else talk to someone in their head? Will he ever go away?

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  • Meximelt

    I think this is kinda normal. It's weird that you named him though. I have a therapist inside my head that I talk to sometimes and he talks back to me too, even in the typical therapist like jargon. I haven't named him but I know what he looks like (generic with a beard and glasses like Freud.) But he doesn't have a distinctive voice or anything and he only pops up when, well when I make him, b/c I know its really myself that I am talking to. I guess maybe it is only normal if you realize it is not some stranger in your head, it is you, giving you a different point of view!

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  • isaactaruma23

    steve isnt your friend!!
    wake up!!

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  • dude i think youv done what iv done everyone has a voice in there head some people dnt relise it because the voice agrrees with what there wanting to do and some people have a voice that is completely difrent from ho they are i mean im sure i aint the only one when i say the voice in our heads call us names and tries to put us down wen we havnt done something outragous and dangerous calling u a pussy sayin shit like if u cant do this simple thing how else are you gonna get through life and would carry on so dont worry were the same as everyone else

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  • dedcatz

    That psychiatrist is a nut. You aren't nuts, that voice is your self, your inner monologue, you've just given him a name and some traits.

    Just remember it's you doing his thinking for him. He's just a voice you've given to YOUR thoughts.

    Your not at all crazy, the worst nutters are the ones who think there's nothing wrong with them, they think it's everyone else...

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  • randomchick1995

    i wanna try that now :O

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  • Lettuce12345

    hmmmm.... thats different. But I dont think its too normal. You should probably go to a shrink. If, of course.. its okay with Steve...

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  • 0mikami

    I have that too, except it's been all my life, ever since I can remember. It goes away temporarily when I talk to people. I don't believe it's schizophrenia or anything along those lines. Schizophrenia is like an illusion. This isn't really an illusion, it's just some weird version of thinking. It's probably caused by loneliness or neglect. Don't take it too seriously unless it starts speaking crazy shit or telling you to do things that aren't socially acceptable. I don't know if it'll go away, only time will tell.

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  • kelseyt

    I think it's normal right now but it might progress into a higher level, you should be careful.

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  • Angelea

    Ha, I have also a one fella. She just acts like you wrote :/ I called her Cristine. I have also funny conversations, sometimes easy arguing, and also, when i feel bad, shes trying to cheer me up. Always works, becouse I dont have much friends at all :(. Im having her for around 3-5 months.

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  • This isn't normal, what if steve gets pissed off and is never nice to you again? I'd seriously get help.

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  • DudeUrFuglyXox

    i only have myself in my head but i still have conversations with myself lol evryone does it as long as hes not telling u what to do and stuff coz that wouldnt be normal x

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  • XxlimeyxX

    That is weird

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  • Nitti

    Not to say**

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  • Nitti

    I had a phase of this actually. I'm pretty social but can be very deep thinking at times and- being an only child- had no one to talk to. So I invented my little person (a girl actually) whom I would talk to. Not to saw I didn't talk to many girls, I was just lonely at home so I'd talk to her in my head about things. Eventually it went away.
    Completely normal.

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  • you are normal.. I think

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  • Eccentric

    I done the same thing, my dear Waffle, shes my voice..
    I think I have 2, though...
    Waffle just talks to me and tells me to do.. bad things..
    The other.. is a male with a raspy voice, he, I think, was created through pleasure and pain when mixed together. I just call him "My Demon".
    He only talks to me at night and tells me to do things that feel good, Bl

    I am an only child, an eccentric dissconted to reality. But, a quote I read once says;

    "There is a pleasure, sure, In being mad, which none but madmen know!"

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  • TheWeirdo

    Steve will probably never go away, he might even introduce you to some of his friends...

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  • wtf1993

    hmm, i may think you are scitzofrenic, but thats not a good sign, i think you should consult your doctor

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  • Jz4lifeboy

    Well i had 1 once
    it went away after a while

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  • ariouki

    dude or dudette(haven't checked lol) i have hundreds of inner universes i created in my head out of boredom. i go from one to the other depending on my mood and i use the character perspective of each to write, draw, sing and roleplay.Its like i'm a whole other person so budy, dont worry about being insane. just have fun doing what you do

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  • inuyasha0489

    um u need help call me im psychiatrist and i think for the benefit of us all and the world u should get help before u do something crazy my numbers 5707096141

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