15 year old talking to themselves

Oh Lordy. I do this in the car. I'm being interviewed by Parky. I've either just won the ladies singles championship at Wimbledon or I'm Alexis Colby

I talk out loud to myself a lot. I don't think it's anything to worry about. I can understand your concerns wrt to the family history. I'm in the business and I would say that when teens are becoming psychotic it often starts with being very reclusive

Oh dear please don't do this, it's most likely she's speaking about private stuff or at least things she wouldn't want you to hear. Let her have her private conversation even if it's with herself!

I've talked to myself since I was 11. It's gone on so long I forget it could even be seen as weird!

Pretty much.

He also answers me in a different voice sometimes.

You know that dude in Frozen with the Reindeer and how he gives the reindeer a voice?
I do that with my little doggy friend. 😂

I've done this as long as I can remember, I even answer myself 😅 and I don't hear voices and am not schizophrenic! I only do it alone though when no one else can hear, think it started as a loneliness coping mechanism as an only child. I remember it as inventing an imaginary friend.

I've always done this, OP. I'm perfectly normal (well, I have ADHD but perfectly functioning and capable). I've heard DH do it too; can't really understand what he's on about as it's in Norwegian but it makes me smile. He pocket called me once in the car when he was driving back from the shops. Fuming because he couldn't find the brand of conserve he likes. 😂

I honestly wouldn't worry too much. Keep an eye, obviously, we're parents so that's what we do. But I wouldn't stress yourself over this at all!

The only intelligent conversation with someone who "gets me" is with myself. Started before I was 10, continues today (although I frequently have an earpiece just in case!).
I find it useful to decompress and sort shit out - if it stays in my head then it's not OUT (if that makes sense). I also use writing as a similar strategy

I talk to myself and DS12 talks to himself especially under the shower. Also talks a lot in his sleep.

I used to be a mental health nurse,so have met many suffering with a auditory hallucinations, it's difficult to explain ,some people mutter and try and hide the fact they are responding to hallucinations,they might not make a,lot of sense their speech could be fragmented and disjointed ,they might appear be responding to the tv etc.

I remember writing a post like this about DS and everyone telling me they did it and it was normal - he was later diagnosed with ASD. I think this is pretty unusual even if everyone says they do it, do you think your dd could possibly be autistic or ND? DS would just chatter on to himself, he said it made things seem more concrete/real than just thinking them in his head. It's a processing thing I guess. If she's always done it then I'd assume it's very unlikely to be due to schizophrenia.

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How, does talking to herself look
Lots of people have a internal dialogue ,so if shes saying stuff like I need to do that' essay for history and get up early to have a shower and then I need to text Jenny to meet up before school ,I would say that's er quite normal
Responding to auditory hallucinations is quite different ,a lot of it might not make sense ,she might try and hide the fact she's doing it ,she might believe she's getting messages from the tv ,radio ect
Her thought process and actions might be very odd.

Could you ask your daughter if she’s hearing voices? The earlier you get help the better with psychosis.

I always talked to myself, still do but mainly in my head. I have more interesting conversations with me than with anyone else.

There's almost certainly nothing wrong with your daughter, it's normal.

Yep. I do it a lot. Often it just clarifies things by saying it out loud.

Wouldn't worry about this OP.

I personally think you are right to be concerned, with the schizophrenia gentic link. But it appears so many on here out loud...so who knows. It might be worth you knowing that DID is like the next alter trend on TikTok, an extreme step up from the transgender trend. No longer content with changing a singular pronoun, they are systems with ALL the pronouns including plural ones. So it could be a tiktok contagion, particularly if she is autistic.

I do it as part of my autism.

Completely normal OP

Ask her who she was talking to? She will either say herself or “the voices” then make your mind up.

Do you do what I do and talk to yourself but then add "What do you think Humphrey and Fluffy?" :)

I decided recently that I'm the best person to ask for advice. No-one else really understands my situation except me. Other people just say stupid things that would make my situation worse.

@doodleschnoodle I do exactly the same thing, about my non-existent novels. Or I'm giving profound insights about the state of my profession.

I find it really relaxing and actually use it as a way to get to sleep! If I'm struggling, I will consciously hold an interview with myself in my head. Never fails.

Letting go of control can be really hard, particularly having experienced trauma - the powerlessness stays with you. Make sure that the counselling you get is trauma-informed. It will change your life. It takes a lot of courage to face the past and allow yourself to be vulnerable, it’s also how we heal from things. You have done amazingly well breaking the cycle of abuse - thanks to you your children and their children and so on will live better lives.

Yet another self-talker here! I'm envious of PPs who have whole fantasy lives going on - silently or out loud. Mine's just everyday inner dialogue, random memories of awkward moments (you know the ones) and stuff to do, where-did-I-put-thats, and so on. In my teens, I did rehearse things in the mirror. Mum said it was part of my identity formation 🙂 (Having a child psychologist for a mother can be a bit odd at times.)

'Talking to yourself' gets a bad rap, but it's only a mental health issue when the person believes they're talking to someone (or something) outside themselves.