"I just assumed everyone had it, you know that little narrator in your head who talks you through your decisions, who questions your actions, who reflects on your failures and asks, “Why did I do that?” But here’s the data: over 75% of people report little to no inner dialogue at all. Nothing. No voice. No back-and-forth. No internal monologue steering the ship. Like wtf...
They think in pictures, emotions, or gut instincts. They "just know" things without verbalizing them internally. That sounds harmless per se, until you realize what’s missing. Self-awareness. Moral calibration. Inner correction. Long-term introspection. All of it hinges on the ability to hold a conversation with yourself...you know...to weigh options, rehearse scenarios, argue with your own thoughts. Take that away, and what’s left is not a philosopher… it’s a refined animal in a human body. Sorry 75%.
I honestly don't think we're studying this seriously enough. Psychologists dismiss it as “neurodiversity,” as if it’s just a quirk. But what if it’s more than that? What if we’re looking at a fundamental divide in human consciousness... almost like a split between narrative beings and reactive shells? Sorry again.
Between those who live with an inner world… and those who just follow the script handed to them by instinct and media?... Sound familiar?
Think about what this explains. Why people are so easy to manipulate. Why mass movements work. Why so few stop to question anything. Because if there’s no voice inside, there’s nothing to say “Hold on. Is this right?” There’s no inner witness. No friction. Just impressions, feelings, and the next dopamine hit. I know this will be controversial...but these are the studies conclusions.
I'm assuming the silence in others is just quiet, not absence. But what if most of the world is sleepwalking, not because they’re unwilling… but because they’re literally unequipped to narrate their own story? If that's true, everything we know about agency, ethics, and consciousness needs to be rewritten."
https://x.com/JasonWilde108/status/1939466323479634036
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1053810008000342?via%3Dihub
No, I don't see auras, but when spending time with people who are more spiritually advanced, I am more in tune with other's energy, and have seen aura's in that environment, but not "on my own" so to speak. I apparently "transmit" thoughts strongly, but "receive" a soup of input that I can't parse out to the correct person. I get "messages" sometimes that I've learned to follow, or ignore to my detriment. The messages generally put me in the "right place at the right time", when someone needs what I have to offer. I constantly pray to God to make the messages loud enough for me to hear above the noise of the world and my inner thoughts.
Yes, people I'm close to "visit" after their death. One friend stayed for about 3 months, much to my puzzlement. But it turned out he had a message to give me that I had a difficult time interpreting, and once I "got" it, he left for good. At a great aunt's funeral, I knew only a few people, but was entranced by seeing the aunt as a young lady flying in circles above the congregation, singing with so much joy and happiness. This in contrast to seeing her daughter in the front row crying in great grief. She had no clue her mother's spirit was there.
Both of the above situations were "energy forms" to me, representing people I recognized, not actual images of people like one would see in a photo or movie. Most people "stick around" a bit after their funeral, even attend their own funeral. My very religious relatives can't be told of this, as they really don't understand the spiritual world their religion is trying to teach them. Things they don't experience "isn't real" and must be coming from the devil. My world is so very different from most people, but there are also many who are very similar to me. We are brought together at the right time for mutual healing and learning. Seeing / communicating with the spirit of the recently deceased proves to me beyond a shadow of a doubt that our souls live on forever.
It comforts me knowing I'm not alone in my unique world view. This is the reason for the internet. Bringing like minds together.
I agree. These are not the kinds of topics that usually come up in conversations with most family and friends. People can assume you're just crazy. So it is nice to have a forum to discuss it and know we are not alone.
Being in crowds at times for me can be difficult. I get a mish mash of input from the people around me, and like you, I can't get a bead on which particular person is giving me what. It is a room full of conversations at the same time in addition to what I actually hear.
The longest I have had a person hang around after they passed was about 2 weeks. It was a little neighbor girl who was struck by a drunk driver crossing the street. Many people in our neighborhood felt her presence. Even neighbors that are not prone to believe such things. It blew them away. She was different in that we all experienced the distinct aroma of flowers when she was there. She just wanted to let everyone know she was okay.
I also find that people who are more religious in a "traditional" sense are less receptive. But I am a person of strong faith and these thing are not unusual or "from the devil." There is a spiritual existence surrounding us that is just as real as our physical world that we interact with using our 5 senses. Our Creator made a wonderful world with many levels of existence. He cannot be put into a box. But we must be careful with who and what we interact with. There is a dark side that must be navigated. I guess that is what gives them fear. Better to avoid such things if you don't know what you are doing. So in that sense, for them it is better to leave it alone and avoid it.