I boarded a taxi from Bodija to Iwo-road on a sunny Saturday afternoon I was going to get something for the poultry at a Vet store,on entering the taxi I noticed the only passenger in the taxi with who happens to be a woman talking aloud at first u thought she was conversing with the driver , but within some minutes drive I noticed the driver did not respond nor show any sign if listening to her instead he was hummindg a sing to himself as he dogged the heavy potholes in the road, so I shifted my attention from the driver to this woman. Though I was sitted in the front sit if the car but my ears were in accimoained by eyes on the side view mirror.
She was so deep in her “Loud Thought” that she has forgotten she was still in a car,at first I thought she was mad but the thought was soonansweres when she received a call with a good response before resuming her former “DRAMA” after a short study I notuced she was thinking aloud. Then u ask myself “isn’t that a sign if madness?”. Not long I alighted from the car, got what I went to hut and returned home in getting home I got to work immediately and started to unravel thus puzzle.
THINKING ALOUD
Being caught talking to oneself especially mentioning one’s name aloud could be so embarrassing maybe because the primary purpose if talking aloud is to communicate with others. But talking to oneself could be normal or healthy?
Thiuh we do talk to ourselves silently mist times in our thoughts also we often engage in a deep transcendental conversation at 3am with no one but our thoughts to answer back. The inner thought help keep our mind fit, therefore it becomes healthy
Talking aloud ” Thinking aloud” is caused when a certain motor command us triggered involuntarily, this GH toddlers began to control their actions by repeating the cautious command to themselves whereas thus kind if behaviour can continue into adulthood, which result in thinking aloud , thinking aloud do sometimes help us keep or trigger our emotions like the “Stay Focus” advise we say to ourself when we facing “The Heat” or the “Where are my shoes!” Shout we shout when in a hurry to go out. Apart from that some people claim that they understand things better only when they repeat it to themselves, another said it helps them to understand their thoughts better like the woman I net in the taxi, the more she says the thoughts out the more she understands and you hear her say “HEN HEN” Like she just understood what her problem is .
But researchers ha made us to understand that this who are depressed or anxious are the most liable to thinking aloud because the activate the “motor” if when no relevant and thus could caused them a great damage if not checked whereas could also be dangerous or unhealthy.
Silent thoughts helps to compose our mind in the best appropriate manner, while thinking aloud helps to improve our control over tactical task. Thinking aloud could cause us more harm than good if not properly propelled, so why not stay glued to silent thought and let sleeping dog lie. ©Sam Petros Pen