As you read this, you may hear the words “spoken” in your head. That little voice is your inner monologue, also referred to as your inner voice, inner speech, or your self-talk. Research has shown a ...

Take a second to sit in silence. Is there chatter inside your head? Or is it relatively quiet in there? There’s a conversation making its way around TikTok about this inner voice — or lack thereof.

When I first realized my now-husband had an inner monologue, I thought something was wrong with him. My head is quiet all the time, which puts me in the minority since most people have a monologue.

We're often so wrapped up in the constant stream of thoughts running through our own minds that we don't stop to consider how others experience their inner worlds. Like many, I have a running ...

Flashback to college: I’m sitting in the dining hall with my best friend Dave, and a student enters in a firefighter outfit. Assuming (and probably correctly) that this man is part of the ...