Is it normal i talk to myself in differant voices when i am alone

I am a writer with a small following. I tell myself the story and talk about it to myself and pace all around my apartment. I go through all the loop holes and figure out how to fix the story by doing this out loud.It's part of how I get the story out of my head and onto the paper.

My dad was a pastor and a lot of people thought he was a saint. But dad was really cruel and controlling towards me.I try not to let it bother me anymore. He would turn my friends against me , and try to get my mom and I to fight each other. He also made fun of my eating disorder in high school and constantly told me how worthless I was.

My writing and doing this little exercise makes me feel better. It helped me kick my eating disorder.I am an atheist and am kind of shy and have trouble talking about my problems even to my friends. I hate to complain. So I talk to myself in my room alone. Does this make me crazy?

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Comments ( 10 )
  • anti-hero

    You're a writer? "Differant" indeed.

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  • 213

    lol haha am your fan

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  • sansastark

    Haha. Sometimes I try to role play too when im alone.

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  • HiMom

    I do the same thing! I can't go five seconds writing a story without pacing around my room!

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  • xibalba

    You sound like a cool person to be honest.

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  • neonclam

    who is your 'small following' ... the other voices in your head?

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  • squirrelgirl

    I talk to myself in different characters' voices too, although I've been too shy to write fiction ever since I got harshly criticized for it when I was younger (when someone online told me "If you can't write a story correctly then you shouldn't write at all"). I'm trying to regain my courage because writing is something that makes me feel good, and it puts me in a state of "flow".

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  • Aries

    sounds like fun , me too .

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  • etseletsel

    differant characters in the story

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  • Short4Words

    You might have to elaborate on the voices. Are you trying to be different characters in the story, or different people discussing the story?

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