Self-talk while I’m driving

(Chapter 7 Driving While Living with a Memory Impairment)

I am still able to drive but recently I have noticed something. I know that there is now a lot of "self-talk" in my head, sometimes more than other times. In other words, when I'm approaching a traffic light and I see green, I process that and I tell myself, "green means go". Before MCI I would just go. I know that this "self-talk" is helping me to still be successful in driving. I hope that this makes sense. I know that this is not I all the time, but rather once in a while. Recently I became aware of this happening. I am unsure how long I have been doing this.