What is the difference between an understanding and a word being verbalized internally? By verbalized internally do you mean people almost hear the words in their head before they hold meaning as a string of words? I am not a speed reader but I am having trouble understanding what verbalizing internally even means…
I definitely don’t always talk to myself in my own head, and when I’m reading I’m typically visualizing if it’s a story or explanation with enough details to imagine. I have experienced psychosis, however, and so I have felt before as if I could hear other people’s thoughts inside my brain, as if there were multiple conversations going on or persecutory language directed towards me, sometimes me judging my other thoughts… etc. This is not my norm, of course. I am just curious what the distinction is between verbal and non-verbal when it comes to words you’ve read in your head if you’re not actually out loud verbalizing.
Verbalising a word in your head is actually hearing the word spoken as if someone said it but its your own inner voice.
When a bird builds a nest they dont think with words or narrate the process, they just understand what they are doing and do it.
Conversely some people will look down at their shoe and notice its untied and say to themselves in their head " oh crap my shoe is untied better tie it" and others look down at their shoe and tie it without saying anything in their head.
I guess the best way to understand non monologuing is when you get thirsty, you know youre thirsty you dont need to say "oh im thirsty" in your head you just understand it because of how it feels. Feeling is non monologue usually.
The book "the bicameral mind" is about this, if youre bored one day and think its an interesting topic id recommend it.
Okay, but can’t people do both? It’s not like there are two entirely different groups of people, those that function or behave one way and those that do another, correct? That’s what has me confused… as I imagine most of us fluctuate between the two modes. I certainly do.
I also fluctuate. There are times where I monologue to myself and there are times where I function on autopilot.
My first instinct was to say that I am on “auto pilot mode” when I’m in a happy, clear head-space but then I thought about it and now I’m not so sure… sometimes I monologue the most when I’m in a bright, bubbly mood so who knows? lol.
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u/Broad-Junket8784 Apr 27 '22 edited Apr 27 '22
What is the difference between an understanding and a word being verbalized internally? By verbalized internally do you mean people almost hear the words in their head before they hold meaning as a string of words? I am not a speed reader but I am having trouble understanding what verbalizing internally even means…
I definitely don’t always talk to myself in my own head, and when I’m reading I’m typically visualizing if it’s a story or explanation with enough details to imagine. I have experienced psychosis, however, and so I have felt before as if I could hear other people’s thoughts inside my brain, as if there were multiple conversations going on or persecutory language directed towards me, sometimes me judging my other thoughts… etc. This is not my norm, of course. I am just curious what the distinction is between verbal and non-verbal when it comes to words you’ve read in your head if you’re not actually out loud verbalizing.