Is having a constant stream of thought good for your mental health, or is being able to visualize without audio better?

Can you turn off your inner monologue?

What is it like to not internal dialogues with yourself?

Claudia and David share their own experiences and how you could turn your inner monologue into more positive self-talk.

Sources:

• https://www.bustle.com/wellness/does-everyone-have-an-internal-monologue#:~:text=%E2%80%9CHaving%20an%20inner%20monologue%20is,kind%20of%20like%20a%20movie.
• https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/internal-monologue#is-it-universal
• Kozhevnikov, M., Kosslyn, S., & Shephard, J. (2005). Spatial versus object visualizers: A new characterization of visual cognitive style. Memory & Cognition, 33(4), 710-726
• Martinez-Conde, S. (2020). Silent voices in our heads. Scientific American, 322(2), 58-63
• Immordino-Yang, M. H., & Damasio, A. (2007). We feel, therefore we learn: The relevance of affective and social neuroscience to education. Mind, Brain, and Education, 1(1), 3-10

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