I find it interesting to read what others have said. I can look at differing perspectives in my own mind, but without feeling like there are different characters or personas having a debate. That said, when I was an adolescent, I often felt like my emotions would try to stifle others, with each of my feelings vying for dominance. I dissociated by habit because of violence at home. I presented different fronts to different people - I wasn't lying and wasn't pretending to be anyone I wasn't; rather, it was a case of, I allowed different aspects of who I was to be emphasised depending on the situation and environment. No one ever saw the whole "me". I wonder whether these different characters in your mind are similar in the sense that you're not completely sure of who you are, or perhaps you're not completely comfortable with who you are? These days I am who I am, regardless of who's around and I'm okay with it. Do you think maybe you "wrestle" with these different aspects of yourself because you're not completely comfortable that you have darker thoughts at times?
Is it normal that I have arguments in my head?
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I find it interesting to read what others have said. I can look at differing perspectives in my own mind, but without feeling like there are different characters or personas having a debate. That said, when I was an adolescent, I often felt like my emotions would try to stifle others, with each of my feelings vying for dominance. I dissociated by habit because of violence at home. I presented different fronts to different people - I wasn't lying and wasn't pretending to be anyone I wasn't; rather, it was a case of, I allowed different aspects of who I was to be emphasised depending on the situation and environment. No one ever saw the whole "me". I wonder whether these different characters in your mind are similar in the sense that you're not completely sure of who you are, or perhaps you're not completely comfortable with who you are? These days I am who I am, regardless of who's around and I'm okay with it. Do you think maybe you "wrestle" with these different aspects of yourself because you're not completely comfortable that you have darker thoughts at times?