If you’re the kind of person who often relives an argument — dredging up all the insults that were levied at you while imagining all the comebacks you should’ve unleashed but didn’t — then rest assured, this ability may help you to think more creatively and experience more fulfilling social interactions.
The psychological phenomenon in which a person imagines hearing a voice in their head can be split into two categories: inner monologue and inner dialogue. Although philosophers have discussed the concept of an inner voice for centuries, it wasn’t until the 1990s and early 2000s that formal psychological descriptions began to emerge.
