I have both.

I didn't know that some people were incapable of internal dialogue. That's weird.

Way back when I was a psych major, internal dialogue was considered a developmental milestone. Is that no longer the case?

Herm @ 31/1/2020 15:31

I just did a 180, because I do realize I have a voice in my head, but I don't have any conversations with it. I don't negotiate with hermorists.

The fact that you have developed a policy makes me think you have had conversations with it.

Curtis @ 31/1/2020 13:36

Primate @ 31/1/2020 13:33 I didn't know that some people were incapable of internal dialogue. That's weird. Super weird to me The reactions in that article are strange. My friend at work is one of them, she says she can only picture words

That makes her a rarity. Men tend to be picture thinkers/mental landscapers more often than women.

Self talk is normally queued by emotions, so unless a person can't do it at all, or is a sociopath, they would likely fall in the "both" category.

Rodney @ 1/2/2020 22:10

For a very long time my internal dialogue was narrated by JD's voice from scrubs. Those were the best years of my life

That whiny tone would drive me nuts.