The Inner Voice

Psychology professor Russell Hurlburt reports that 30 to 50% of people have an inner voice. Although there is a variation in the frequency with which it occurs, inner monologue is a mundane experience.

What is an Inner Monologue?

The inner monologue also referred to as internal speech, is a voice that you hear in your head. It happens because of specific brain processes that cause you to listen to your voice even when you're not speaking. It's typical to have this "small voice in your brain," but not everyone does.

Your inner voice may be both your best friend and your worst enemy. It can be used for various things, including giving advice, assisting with directions, practicing difficult talks, and much more.

When practicing for a performance or a job interview, you might use inner monologue to speak words to yourself. Though it often provides advantages, there are some drawbacks as well. For instance, reading while engaging in inner dialogue can slow you down. It is known as subvocalization and occurs frequently.

Do I have an Inner Monologue?

You might ask if you have an inner monologue; you can tell when you experience signs like having songs stuck in your head, replaying a favorite movie in your mind, or having a conversation with yourself. Some might encounter their inner monologue by hearing their voice when they read a book.

What is the use of Inner Monologue?

An inner monologue has many benefits: enhanced problem-solving, productivity, self-reflection, and critical thinking skills. It can make you more resistant to obstacles and lower your stress levels.

Inner monologues are very important for our self-development. They dictate what we can do and how far we can go. This world is so busy with itself that we can no longer look for its aid and affirmations. To sit around and wait for the confirmation of the outside world is to waste our time and money. It can only verify what comes out of our inner monologues.

Can Inner monologues be Harmful?

Countering the above, critical inner voices can affect confidence and self-esteem negatively. These inner monologues are usually said to be the result of one’s early life experience. The negative memories we go through with our parents, siblings, classmates, or other people, have a significant influence; on how we hold and say to ourselves.

What we hear inside ourselves will reveal itself in the outside world. If we keep saying we are inadequate: we will only see our inadequacies. If we keep on saying that we are worthless, our worthlessness is what will always be there to see. We put on the glasses what we want to see, then the images start to appear, not the other way around.

If a child grows up hearing that she is unattractive, not good enough, and weak, she will be that. The negativity of those words reiterates within the inner monologue of the child and takes control of her reality. Soon she sees herself as being unattractive, weak, and not good enough, then believes them to be true.

Critical inner monologues affect our confidence and self-esteem. They beat down on it until there is no more if we let it. The only way we can take control is by taking hold of our inner monologues.

Conclusion

Hence, we should always be conscious of our inner voices. We need to be sure we don’t become our worst enemies. We have enough enemies going after us as it is, and we don’t need to add to it. The difference between those two enemies is that we can escape the latter but never the first. It’s always within us 24/7.

Imagine if that voice was our supporter: a supporter always around us, never leaves when the crowd stops to cheer, and never quits on us even when we want to quit. Wouldn’t that be great?

I ask you today to make the voice within, to be with you rather than against you. Your inner monologue can be your greatest supporter and worst critic. Which one do you choose to make it?


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