me-in-space t1_j014ay3 wrote on December 13, 2022 at 9:00 AM

This is probably the third time I've read a post like this and I wish people would stop telling others to just "turn their internal voice off"

To be perfectly clear: Some. People. Cannot. Do. That. Period.

I have an internal monologue ALL of the time, I have absolutely no control over it and I cannot turn it off

You might be able to learn to read without a voice, I'm sure some people here have good advice for that, but please don't beat yourself up if you don't succeed

lilyjk t1_j0179ba wrote on December 13, 2022 at 9:43 AM

this! if i focus on it i can turn my inner voice quiet for a bit, but it makes reading so sterile and i end up not processing everything. I'd rather slowly enjoy and understand