Is It Weird to Talk to Yourself?

Everyone has a commentator in their head. Psychologists have found three simple switches that turn it from a critic into a coach: give it a job, use your own name, and put the thought on paper. ⏱ Chapters 0:00 The wrong chat 0:14 The voice in your head 0:33 Three switches 0:48 Switch 1: give it a job 1:36 Switch 2: use your name 2:23 Switch 3: the midnight replay 2:58 Three columns on paper 3:44 The next morning 📚 Sources Heavey & Hurlburt (2008), The phenomena of inner experience. Consciousness and Cognition (random beeper sampling: inner speech in about a quarter of moments). Hatzigeorgiadis, Zourbanos, Galanis & Theodorakis (2011), Self-talk and sports performance: a meta-analysis. Perspectives on Psychological Science (32 studies). Kross et al. (2014), Self-talk as a regulatory mechanism: how you do it matters. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (speech task with judges, using your own name). Burns, D. D. (1980), Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy (triple-column technique, 10 cognitive distortions). Jamison & Scogin (1995), The outcome of cognitive bibliotherapy with depressed adults. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. Smith, Floyd, Scogin & Jamison (1997), Three-year follow-up of bibliotherapy for depression. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. This video is for education only, not medical advice. If low mood lasts more than a bad night, please talk to someone you trust or a professional. #psychology #selftalk #mentalhealth