u/Adorable-Elephant461

Today I had a heated argument with my mom that she thinks that im mentally ill and should seek psychiatric help because she overheard me talking to myself. Well I do, I reason, create arguments, tell jokes , all to either myself (me in my head, the subconscious, ego whatever you wanna call it) in the past or theoretical future interactions with my friends, relatives and colleagues. I don't see or hear anything and anyone, don't feel any presence or anything, just talking. I'm 21 and I've been doing it as long as I remember. The conversations aren't psychotic or paranoid, they're mundane, maybe entertaining to me but not ecstatic.

Is it normal or not really?

Today I had a heated argument with my mom that she thinks that im mentally ill and should seek psychiatric help because she overheard me talking to myself. Well I do, (Edit: full on conversations) I reason, create arguments, tell jokes, all to either myself (me in my head, the subconscious, ego whatever you wanna call it) in the past or theoretical future interactions with my friends, relatives and colleagues. I don't see or hear anything and anyone, don't feel any presence or anything, just talking. I'm 21 and I've been doing it as long as I remember. The conversations aren't psychotic or paranoid, they're mundane, maybe entertaining to me but not ecstatic.

Is it normal or not really?

Today I had a heated argument with my mom that she thinks that im mentally ill and should seek psychiatric help because she overheard me talking to myself. Well I do, (Edit: full on conversations) I reason, create arguments, tell jokes, all to either myself (me in my head, the subconscious, ego whatever you wanna call it) in the past or theoretical future interactions with my friends, relatives and colleagues. I don't see or hear anything and anyone, don't feel any presence or anything, just talking. I'm 21 and I've been doing it as long as I remember. The conversations aren't psychotic or paranoid, they're mundane, maybe entertaining to me but not ecstatic.

Is it normal or not really?