Why Do We Talk To Ourselves?
We all do it sometimes. It can be embarrassing or just the way we organise our thoughts. In this Why Factor, Matthew Sweet asks who are we talking to when we talk to ourselves
We all do it 鈥� sometimes. It can be embarrassing or just the way we organise our thoughts, a tool for remembering what is important.
Sarah Outen, who spent four and a half years rowing, cycling and kayaking around the planet, says talking to herself, out loud, may have saved her life on more than one occasion. The actor, Steve Delaney, has created an alternate persona, Count Arthur Strong, whose most vivid character trait is talking to himself.
We all have more wisdom than we dare to think we鈥檝e got, according the psychotherapist Philippa Perry, it鈥檚 just a matter of speaking it. In this edition of the Why Factor, Matthew Sweet asks who are we talking to when we talk to ourselves.
(Photo: A man talks to himself in the mirror. Credit to Getty Images)
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How talking to yourself can be a life saver
Duration: 03:01
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- Mon 29 May 2017 12:32GMT大象传媒 World Service except News Internet
- Mon 29 May 2017 21:06GMT大象传媒 World Service except News Internet
- Tue 30 May 2017 01:32GMT大象传媒 World Service except News Internet
- Mon 5 Jun 2017 04:32GMT大象传媒 World Service East Asia & South Asia only
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