Posted by Goff on October 21, 2001 at 10:01:29:
In Reply to: mental voices posted by Bartholomew on October 20, 2001 at 13:05:52:
so what your sayin' is that you try to act like me, huh? well little guy join about a million others in america and other countries cause my name is more famous than god right now.
: Normally I don't think or read with any mental voice at all. I get the syllables in my head without "hearing" them (or seeing them). I'm not really sure how to describe it, but I'm sure most of you know what I mean.
: However, if I listen for any length of time to anyone with a self-assured voice, I start to think and read in their voice. It's infuriating, it slows down my thinking/reading (because I have to process each sound), and it takes a while to wear off. Any attempts to replace the person's voice with my own are unsuccessful; I don't normally think with a voice, I don't really listen to myself speak out loud either, and the other person's voice is already in my head so it's harder to get another one in. I actually forget the sound of my voice.
: It does not happen with people who have weak or timid voices. If the person doesn't sound confident, there is no problem.
: Have you experienced this?