Talking to yourself/The voice inside your head

Does anyone have difficulty in differentiating between keeping your thoughts internal and speaking them out loud?

I usually do it when I'm alone. I'll have a string of thoughts that dip between articulated and non-articulated and I usually can't remember where one ends and the other begins.

Yes. Sometimes I accidentally say something out loud, but it's only when I'm very comfortable. So I do it alone and in front of my family members. Sometimes they question me other times they're just like "Kelli's crazy" and move on.

I don't think we INTJs have this problem. . .

I don't think I have this problem all that often... though the occasional, unintentional slip can happen from time to time. Most of the time though, I almost do the opposite. I will get so wrapped up in a thought that I will reply to someone in the outside world only to realize I didn't actually reply to them out loud, but only in my head! I say a lot of ideas under my breath though.

I think a fair number of us of certain types have the opposite problem; getting the thoughts inside to come out in a reasonable fashion at all.

I do engage in internal conversations that run a muck at times, and yeah, like when I'm driving, I catch myself muttering things under my breath, but it is never drastic.

Originally Posted by EmotionallyTonedGeometry

I think a fair number of us of certain types have the opposite problem; getting the thoughts inside to come out in a reasonable fashion at all.

Oh I also have that issue in buckets - probably moreso than most people . But I find the topic of thread to be somewhat disturbing as opposed to being merely frustrating.

most of the time the things'the voice" say make that me laugh and sometimes i'll respond to it"good one boss!"

Originally Posted by CaesAug

I don't think we INTJs have this problem. . .

yea
i rarely speak at all and when i do its calculated

my sister is an ENFJ and her brain-to-mouth connection is ridiculous

I'm an INTJ and I talk to myself, but only when I'm alone. It helps me focus my thoughts.
However, when I'm with others, I only speak when it's calculated. Unlike my ISFP friend, who says what she wants to when she wants to.

Originally Posted by SPtheGhost

yea
i rarely speak at all and when i do its calculated

my sister is an ENFJ and her brain-to-mouth connection is ridiculous

you seemed like a robot when you mentioned "calculated"