The Voices In My Head
Posted in crazy people and tagged with am I crazy, life, parenting, voices on 04/25/2009 09:01 am by Jerseygirl89After some trauma in my youth and an ugly first marriage, I worked really hard on my mental health. I became a happy person. The only voice in my head was mine.
And then I had kids.
Now being in my head is like being at a committee meeting ALL THE TIME. There’s an officious president who’s all about following the rules from the parenting books (You can’t let the baby cry! Have you read to them for twenty minutes? ), the crackpot in the back (Why don’t you just chill and let everyone eat ice cream for dinner?), the one who’s read too many self-help books (You’re not giving enough hugs! Hug that kid who just used crayon all over her carpet!), the one who’s not paying attention (I wonder if Daisy of Love will be as good as Rock of Love?), the mommy blogger (Will this be funny enough for a post, or just humiliating?), the nutritionist (Where is all the organic food you were supposed to buy? They have to eat carrots!) and my mother (Don’t take a break! You haven’t done everything yet!).
It’s a wonder no one’s caught me talking to myself yet.
Do you have voices in your heads? Or do I really need that much fantasized about week in the loony bin?
April 25th, 2009 at 10:59 am
Geez, I have voices battling it out in my head over whether or not I even want kids. It frightens me to think that that might get worse if I ever do…
April 25th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Oh sweetheart, you know my answer to that question
April 25th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
constantly!
April 26th, 2009 at 7:13 am
I most definitely have voices in my head. And sometimes, when I’m about to fall asleep (this is going to make me sound INSANE) I jerk myself back awake saying “What? What did you say?” only I’m actually talking to a voice in my head. Now THAT is just effed up.
April 27th, 2009 at 10:26 am
I actually have a post where i talk to myself as part of Self-Talkers Anonymous…
April 27th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
those voices have been yelling at me for years. I prefer to talk to the flowers in the yard. they don’t talk back.
April 27th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
I have two: the one I consider normal me (natural response) and then overthink me. Overthink me is on death row if I can ever get my hands on her.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Yup. (I would write more than that, but the voices in my head can’t agree on what to say.)
April 28th, 2009 at 8:21 am
Totally! Don’t forget the teacher voice–so bossy!
April 28th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
i have so many voices in my head that i have no clue what they’re saying. all of them talking at once. just tell them to shut up!!
i’ll join you in the padded cell. oh, to dream a little.
April 29th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
Uh-huh. And when I pop an Ambien, those voices get heard by my poor husband in the middle of the night. He’s actually asked me on a few occasions, “Are you on crack?” I wish.
April 30th, 2009 at 9:19 am
thewhatifgirl – Those are very legitimate concerns.
Becky – And that’s why I love you.
silken – You too?
Karly – I thought that was normal. Maybe I’m not one to talk.
Deb – Maybe you should start an official group.
Catootes – I’m terrified that mine would. Like, “Why do you ignore us all the time?”
jess – Only two is good, though.
SWMama – Teehee.
Miss Johnson – I can’t believe I forgot her!
Melissa – Is it bad or good that the padded cell sounds nice?
Mimi – Note to self: Do not try Ambien.
April 30th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
So many voices in my head ALL the time – and the worst part is that they all seem so important I will start down the road to do one thing that I am thinking about and then another voice decides to speak louder than the first and I find myself sidetracked onto something else.
Needless to say, I spend A LOT of time jumping from one thing to the next and NOTHING ever seems to get completely done.
May 1st, 2009 at 11:20 am
I’m not “registering” to win the breast-pump; but, just wanted to say this is very cool.
Let’s try to get together for a play date soon! Well, the kids’ together for a play date — not us (lol), but hopefully we can visit and catch-up a little while they play.
Chas
May 6th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Yes. I have the voices, too. You articulated what if feels like so well! I’m there with you. And me. And me, too.
May 14th, 2009 at 12:09 am
I have voices, too. I am not sure if it comes from stress, but I can’t get rid of them. the more i want to get rid of them the more I end up thinking about them / hearing them. the weird thing is that those voices worry about things that I truly don’t think/feel that way.