Self - talk is Good for Health
Many a time people are found bantering and
talking to themselves, or conversing with plants
or their pet animals. If a child is found talking to
his toys, dolls or pet animals, it is considered as
a childlike act, but if an adult behaves like this,
people begin to suspect the state of his mental
health. Many research studies, however, regard
the act of talking to oneself or to plants and
animals as a way to good health.
This is because
through these means many inner sufferings and
distresses can find a way to get expressed, which
provides a lot of relief. Such acts also help in
getting rid of several mental ailments.
According to a research study published in
‘Journal of Experimental Psychology’, people
who indulge in self-talk show a remarkable
improvement in their capability to think,
understand, reply and converse with others. If a
person does not have anyone nearby to talk to,
he should not feel worried and should begin to
talk to himself.
Talking to oneself is not a mental
disease but a very normal phenomenon. This
is an ailment only when what a person speaks
is irrelevant, meaningless, or not pertinent to
any person or incident. If in self-talk there is
relevance, motivation, and positivity, it is very
beneficial and it leads to a boost in self-confidence
and self-motivation.
If the self-talk is filled with ‘I can do it’ emotion, it
improves a person’s efficiency at work and reduces
negativity in behavior. Psychologists believe that
people who keep talking to themselves mentally
or orally are found to maintain sound health.
Talking to ourselves is very useful in attaining
better self-control, and it also helps in organizing
the activities of the brain and keeping it healthy.
Immaturity in thinking gets cured with self-talk.
Thoughts also get better organized and flow
steadily. Self-talk enhances memory as well.
When a person gets into intense conversation
with his own self and intently tries to find
solutions to his problems, he gradually develops
creativity and begins to solve his problems
in multitudinous ways.
When this selfconversation
is done by means of diary-writing
it becomes even more powerful, because when
these writings are read again and again, the
problems faced earlier can be reanalyzed more
solemnly and it becomes easier to carry out
self-analysis. One issue with diary, of course,
is that we constantly fear that if it ends up with
someone else, he would read and know about
our thoughts and emotions. So, whenever we
write anything in a diary that we would not like
others to know, such pages of the diary should
be torn off later and destroyed.
People who like to converse with plants and
trees, who share their thinking with them, who
express their love to them and take care of them,
feel relieved of stress in their company and
experience a new freshness and vigor. Ayurveda,
in fact, prescribes a therapy in which it is
suggested to spend some hours in the company
of plants. When a person talks to plants, not only
is the growth of the plants faster, a very positive
effect is also cast upon the person’s health.The world is very competitive today, we cannot
easily trust anyone. People fear sharing their
thoughts and sentiments with others. In this
situation it is good to share thoughts with plants
and trees. Some people hug trees as well. This is
known as ‘Ventilation Therapy’, through which
people express their inner feelings with ease.
Those who fear speaking in public or giving any
form of live demonstration, can enhance their
skill of interacting with others by talking in front
of plants and trees.
Many people like to keep pets. They take care of
them, feed them, take them for a walk, pet them
and train them. They keep talking to them most
of the time. These animals begin to comprehend
this conversation slowly; and, they even begin to
behave as desired. According to a research study
conducted at Chicago University, when a person
talks to his pets, he develops a bonding with
them. Such a person despite living alone at home
does not get affected by loneliness.
So, talking to self or conversing with pet
animals, birds, plants and trees has many
advantages. This increases sensitivity towards
others, adeptness in dealing with others, workefficiency
and wisdom; and at the same time,
this provides relief from stress and promotes
happiness levels.
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