What do you think?

    • Boozilla@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      My cognition is mixed. Verbal inner monologue is going most of the time when I’m just thinking about routine stuff. But if I’m “in the flow zone” working on a project or playing music or something like that, the little “voice in my head” vanishes completely and that’s when I’m the happiest. I suspect most people can relate to those modes.

      • can@sh.itjust.works
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        3 months ago

        That’s relatable to me at least. And often music is playing my my head in the place of my inner voice.

      • DominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.works
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        3 months ago

        Agreed, now that I think about it. It’s definitely better to be in the zone. If I’m monologuing I think it might signify that I’m having trouble with something, but I don’t necessarily enjoy being that aware of my own self.

      • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        There are also people who are unable to see images in their mind. In case you want to go further down the rabbit hole.

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          3 months ago

          Do you know if it’s some kind of mental illness? I mean some kind of human abnormality, or do you believe there are a lot of people like that?

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            3 months ago

            My theory is that there’s no such thing as neurotypical.

            Neurotypical is just the statistical average of all the different ways we’re fucked in the head.

            i.e. Half have anxiety, the other half have depression and we just assume normal is somewhere in the middle.

          • Don_alForno@feddit.org
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            3 months ago

            We function just fine. Seeing images or hearing voices in your mind is not required for any task I’m aware of.

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            3 months ago

            My MIL and to some extent my husband are like that. It was painful discussing design plans with them when we reno’d our kitchen. I just started doing mood boards so they could see what I had in my head that I wanted it to look like.

            • Today@lemmy.world
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              3 months ago

              I’m terrible at decorating!! After 20+ years in my house most of my walls have pictures that are sentimental to me but not visually connected in any way.