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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Do people without an inner monologue "hear" the words they read as they read them?

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

I distinctly recall thinking inner monologues were a "neat idea" after seeing them on TV as a child and thinking it would be a useful skill to learn. I never did though

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just because you don't have an inner monologue doesn't mean you are incapable of thought, or showerthoughts if we're getting specific

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Correct, a lack of inner speech isn't the same as an absence of thought

It just seems like a true shower thought requires a narration to get so incredibly off tangent that it amounts to more than a simple epiphany

Like Mitch Hedberg, he is a great example of someone who let their inner speech run free

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

... Are you suggesting we are incapable of thought? My mind wanders just like anyone else's.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wait am I confused on what an inner monologue is? Is it different from a train of thought? Do I just think I have one? Do people have a non metaphorical inner monologue where they physically hear thoughts? What percent are they in control of the thoughts?

If your mind wanders, isn't that the inner monologue?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You don't have to. It's a thoroughly researched study, your belief in its existence is irrelevant.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I was today years old when I learned that many people don't have an inner monologue. The human body is so fascinating.

Oddly enough, if I don't take my ADHD meds, I tend to talk to myself out loud a lot because my inner monologue gets kind of "muffled" in the "noise" and I rely on it very heavily to think through.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

when I learned

You didn't learn anything...

You saw a random social media post and instantly believed what it said

What the fuck is wrong with people?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Is it just quiet all the time?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

In my case, in the sense of "hearing" then yes. I still have thoughts and my mind wanders and whatnot; it just doesn't need something else overtop of that

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

I remember as a kid, hearing the phrase "Don't think about elephants" and elephants being the only thing I could possibly think of.

I don't know when exactly, but by 40, I had learned to shut off my inner monologue. I realized it when I came across that phrase again, and realized that I could, indeed, consciously stop thinking about elephants.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's what's confusing me, unless I'm specifically trying to create an image, hearing me talk to myself is all I got going on in there. What am I missing out on?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

I can't tell whether I'm envious or scared

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