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[–] sprite0@sh.itjust.works 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

I was trying some anti depressants and they didn't work well for me but the bizarre side effect from taking them is that i couldn't stop talking to myself. I go on walks in the evening and when i was on these meds i would be out there walking down the street having conversations out loud with myself, every day! I do this in my head sometimes but with these meds it wasn't silent and i just couldn't turn it off.

[–] DominatorX1@thelemmy.club 1 points 13 hours ago

Stop spying on me

[–] hazl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

It's the leading cause of spontaneous crying in the car.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago

Well, excuse me for crafting such moving mental narratives! 😔

[–] bricklove@midwest.social 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I was arguing with a wife I made up in my head about not wanting to go to some event and her being mad at me because I was mopey the whole time. Even though I told her I wasn't going to have a good time and she could just go without me. This happens every time and I don't know why she keeps asking.

Anyway my fantasy wife and I are getting a divorce.

[–] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 14 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago (1 children)
[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

So fitting to rebound off of bricklove.

If that's happening to anyone, it lowkey just means that you're really stressed out about something(s), and not talking about it. In my experience, it's because the person in question is either bottling it up, or spending too much time alone.

[–] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 day ago (2 children)

For anyone wondering: No, this is not a sign of a mental illness. Talking to yourself is completely normal.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago

But you still might have a mental illness, talking aside

[–] IhaveCrabs111@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Normal if you have a mental illness

(It’s a joke)

[–] Sabin10@lemmy.world 34 points 1 day ago (3 children)

If that's a sign of mental illness then ADHDers are in shambles.

[–] DisOne@lemmy.zip 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

More than just ADHDers, but… Thought this was just normal life

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 9 points 21 hours ago

Go on the ADHD meme subs here and absolutely everything they post is normal human behaviour imo

[–] Velypso@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

ADHD is a mental illness though.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

ADHD is a neurodivergent category. 🤌🏼

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

One definition I saw suggests a mental illness is treatable.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 hours ago

It's general practice to provide a reference when one claims to have such, all due respect.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

You don't need a sign, the tiktok watermark alone shows you're in need of professional help.

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

See, that's why you build a therapist in a box inside your head, so it can mediate between the other aspects of your inner processes

[–] HalifaxJones@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Is a Therapist in a Box just a DLC for the Jack in a Box?

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 1 points 19 hours ago

Of course. Comes with a free skin though

[–] MarriedCavelady50@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why am I feeling just fine while the world is burning? /s

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 23 hours ago

Copium® is a muthafucka 🙇🏼‍♂️

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago
[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

How is it "mentally ill" to converse with yourself?

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago

It's not and I've been telling myself that for years.

[–] Sunsofold@lemmings.world 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

The idea is not that the conversation is illness, but that one might 'hear' what was said by the objectifoed self inside their head and recognize it as the sort of thing they'd more easily recognise as a sign of mental illness if said by someone else.

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 1 points 13 hours ago

right, that's evident from the OP image. I'm asking why they'd "recognize it as the sort of thing they'd more easily recognise as a sign of mental illness if said by someone else"