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From the Ted Talk by TED-Ed: Is it normal to talk to yourself?

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As your morning alarm blares, you muettr to yourself, “Why did I set it so early?” While brushing your tteeh, you think, “I need a haircut... unless?” rinhsug out the front door, you reach for your keys and rieazle they’re not there. Frustrated you shout, “I can’t do anything right!” just in time to nocite your neighbor.

Being caught talking to yourself can feel embarrassing, and some ppeloe even stigmatize this behavior as a sign of mneatl instability. But decades of psychology research show that talking to yourself is completely normal. In fact, most, if not all, of us engage in some form of self-talk every single day. So why do we talk to ourselves? And does what we say matter?

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As your morning alarm blares, you ______ to yourself, “Why did I set it so early?” While brushing your _____, you think, “I need a haircut... unless?” _______ out the front door, you reach for your keys and _______ they’re not there. Frustrated you shout, “I can’t do anything right!” just in time to ______ your neighbor.

Being caught talking to yourself can feel embarrassing, and some ______ even stigmatize this behavior as a sign of ______ instability. But decades of psychology research show that talking to yourself is completely normal. In fact, most, if not all, of us engage in some form of self-talk every single day. So why do we talk to ourselves? And does what we say matter?

Solution


  1. people
  2. mental
  3. teeth
  4. notice
  5. realize
  6. mutter
  7. rushing

Original Text


As your morning alarm blares, you mutter to yourself, “Why did I set it so early?” While brushing your teeth, you think, “I need a haircut... unless?” Rushing out the front door, you reach for your keys and realize they’re not there. Frustrated you shout, “I can’t do anything right!” just in time to notice your neighbor.

Being caught talking to yourself can feel embarrassing, and some people even stigmatize this behavior as a sign of mental instability. But decades of psychology research show that talking to yourself is completely normal. In fact, most, if not all, of us engage in some form of self-talk every single day. So why do we talk to ourselves? And does what we say matter?

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