In what person does your internal dialogue speak?

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When you are talking in your head, in what person do you speak? For example, when reminiscing would you say: yeah, you really showed ole Sally how to do the charleston. Or: yeah, I really showed ole Sally... Do you stick to one perspective or ever catch yourself switching it up?  Do you change it depending on the situation you are speaking of? How much you want to distant yourself from the thought? Or depending on whether you identify with the thought as being typical of your character? You'll be handsomely rewarded for your participation in my study, leave your address.

1st (i) 48
2nd (you) 19
3rd (he, she, they) 8
Mixture of 1st and 2nd 49
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  • alv1592
    11 years ago

    I speak Yoda!

    Speaking in multiple forms, I do. This site, I quite love. Report the trolls, we must!

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  • Jessie735513
    11 years ago

    I have my thoughts then the person in my head who I argue with. So it's partly you and party we

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  • EndlessSuffering
    11 years ago

    1st when I "order" myself to do something. 2nd when I would do something stupid.

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  • Allistalla
    11 years ago

    Uhm , is it wierd my inner Dialongue is a charming man that sometimes I imagine like a vampire ? and thats the base for the characters in my story when they suduce a bueitiful young women ? however the female is usually a version of me and the male character is inner dialogue .

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  • Shrunk
    11 years ago

    1st person when it's something good or telling me what to do, 2nd for bad things or saying what i did wrong... it's mostly 2nd

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  • Justsomejerk
    11 years ago

    My inner voice is second person. Damn I just formulated my reply in first person and realised I've voted incorrectly. Chalk another up for first and second.

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  • HammersKiN
    11 years ago

    2 YOU. You fucked up again man.

    You can't kill them both at the same time.

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  • Finding_Peace_In_A_Mad_World
    11 years ago

    1st and 2nd.

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  • Captain_Kegstand
    11 years ago

    My internal voice speaks in 1st person almost exclusively. Picture J.D.'s daydreams and inner voice from scrubs. My head works very similar to this!

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  • BlueAlice
    11 years ago

    1st and 2nd when thinking and a mix of all three when telling myself internal stories.

    No address here because a reward isn't a guarantee the data will be handled responsibly...

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  • PalestinianGuy
    11 years ago

    3rd.

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  • dappled
    11 years ago

    Mixture of first and second, then third only for comic effect. I do actually like my inner voice to amuse me.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      11 years ago

      Anonymous appreciates the input. Now give him the god damn address!

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      • *~ThePurplePixie~*
        11 years ago

        You know, it's really dangerous to give out your address online.

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      • RomeoDeMontague
        10 years ago

        3rd for some reason.

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  • disthing
    11 years ago

    I switch between 1st and 2nd.

    "I'm such a loser"
    "What are you doing?"
    "I'm so talented!"
    "You're a nice guy"

    etc.

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  • dom180
    11 years ago

    I think it depends. When I'm being self-critical it's more likely to be first, when I'm feeling good about myself it'll be second.

    More likely than not I don't have an internal dialogue or monologue at all, I just sit down, close my eyes and think about whatever it is that other people would be talking internally to themselves about. It doesn't come in an auditory way :P

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  • TerryVie
    11 years ago

    This one thinks of herself in many ways. This one considers the question carefully. This one decides to go with 4.

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    he doesn't really, my internal dialogue is a lazy SOB.

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  • Avant-Garde
    11 years ago

    A bit of all three...

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  • SoH
    11 years ago

    Myself.

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  • dirtybirdy
    11 years ago

    Probably 90% first person, 10% second.

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    2nd when said voice is speaking to me, and 1st when i internally reply to said voice. 3rd when i'm in a bad mood.

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  • anti-hero
    11 years ago

    1st person only.

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  • NeuroNeptunian
    11 years ago

    1st, but I have a "voice of reason" so to speak that speaks in 2nd.

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    • *~ThePurplePixie~*
      11 years ago

      Snap! So do I:
      ...I'm so confused about what to do now...
      - You should get off IIN and go to bed!
      ...Okay, I will...
      - Make sure you do!
      Ha, ha!

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  • DolphinAngel
    11 years ago

    "The awesome person who is thinking this right now will do something awesome in some seconds"...

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