Self talk

(Chapter 7 Driving While Living with a Memory Impairment in my book)

Recently I have noticed that with MCI sometimes there is "self-talk" in my head and I don't think that it was there before MCI invaded my life. For example, when I'm driving and I see a red light, before I used to just stop, now there are words in my head telling me to "stop". It is almost like I am reminding myself what I need to do even though before I didn't really have to think about it. I don't really know how long I have been doing this, but I recently realized it. I guess that it isn't a bad thing, but strange for me to realize.

I think right now that this is helpful to me. I don't really know how long I have been doing this, but I recently realized it. I guess that it isn't a bad thing, but strange for me to realize. This is all happening in my head. I am not talking out loud. This is not happening all the time but sometimes it is happening.