# Is it normal to talk to yourself?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: TED-Ed
- Year: 2023
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/ted_ed_is_it_normal_to_talk_to_yourself)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Being caught talking to yourself can feel embarrassing, and some people even stigmatize this behavior as a sign of mental instability. But decades of research show that talking to yourself is completely normal; most if not all of us engage in some form of self-talk every day. So why do we talk to ourselves? And does what we say matter? Dig into the psychological benefits of positive self-talk. \[Directed by Avi Ofer, narrated by Alexandra Panzer, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio\].

## Lectures

1. [Is it normal to talk to yourself?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/ted_ed_is_it_normal_to_talk_to_yourself/05f05185eda1), 5 min (TED's player)