according to psychology people who often talk to themselves build fake scenarios and have full conversations in their heads often assume it’s normal. but in reality, it’s a form of self regulation, away to process emotions when there’s no one who truly understands them. 1/5 the mind becomes both the speaker and the listener, creating a space to say what can’t be said out loud, to rehearse words that may never be spoken and to feel heard even in complete solitude. 2/5

according to physiology people who go silent when somethings upsets them or hurts them are often experiencing a coping mechanism called emotional withdrawal. 1/4 it’s that their system learn silence is safer than being misunderstood. instead of expressing anger or frustration outwardly, internalize it. 2/4

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During a mathematics course at Columbia University, a student fell asleep and woke up to the sound of his classmates talking.

As the lesson ended, he noticed the lecturer had written two problems on the whiteboard.

He assumed these were homework assignments, so he copied them into his notepad to tackle later.
When he first attempted the problems, he found them quite difficult. 👇🏻 However, he persevered, spending hours in the library gathering references and studying until he was able to solve one of the problems, though it was challenging.

To his surprise, the lecturer didn’t ask about the homework in the next class.

Curious, the student stood up and asked, "Doctor, why didn’t you ask about the assignment from the previous lecture?"

The lecturer replied, "Required? It wasn’t mandatory.