The Alter Egos

[Gusteru1]

Since we are talking about psychology and psychoanalysis I want to know your opinion on something: The intps's have a rich internal life. I don't know about you but mine is mostly through internal dialogue. However, I noticed that in different moments, I talk to myself through different perspectives and with different tones and the mental picture of that/ those voices are radical different . For example, in any great intelectual achievement of my life, there was involved a certain type of voice, the same voice I use in understantig though theories or concepts ( once I figured it out, i leave to book or the computer and walk in my room for hours, picturing myself explainig that theory to one of my friends). Then I noticed that I can create one of these voices, or an Alter Ego. One of my friend's cousin finished two Spartan Death Races so I talked to him. That day I got so motivated to do something useful with my life and I started going to gym and swimming. I read some motivational stories on Muhammad Ali, Stallone and Schwartzanegar and I noticed that I started developing a new voice which I called The Trainer. (the other one was The Professor). Anyway, I may be taking an epic perspective on this otherwise simple thing ( internal dialogue), but I want to know your opinion on this ( if there is a similar thread, point me to it) and I am thinking on a way to create these Alter Egos. It shouldn't be hard but it takes time. If anyone intrested, we can talk on how to do this.

 

[own8ge]

HAHA! You my friend, are a boss.

(Awaiting nanook to post something intellectual to fuck with your brain in even thinking you are an INTP)

 

[nanook]

lol. this way of being addressed is freaking out my phobic aux Fe.
("don't elevate me like a star, we are all family")
besides your are about to pull me into a Ti trance, where i am saying more than i have evidence for, just to be helpful.

 

[Fghw]

I tend to speak in my head a lot too, mainly in conversation.(I have to remind myself that I never actually said anything.)

I find that when I am being witty and/or cynical and/or narcissistic, I speak how one would expect Churchill to speak.

In an argument(not the good kind), I sound like I was born and raised on the streets of Brooklyn.

When I am speakin affectionately(It happens from time to time), I sound like someone named Ramon or Fernando.

When engaged(not really) in ESxx-like banter, I sound..."blacker"... if you will.

 

[Thanatos146]

Taking notice that at varies times I have different mental states which change my view on things, I've constructed 3 main "avatars". At first these avatars were in place just to shift my mind into a certain mental state. Eventually, the avatars became tangible enough to operate on thier own. I now use these avatars simultaneously for multiple perspectives. It's like having a personal council to call upon.

The same thing is done when trying to picture how someone I know would act and/or think in different situations. In my mind I make them as tangible as possible.

It's kind of like making automated programs.

It's good to know I'm not the only one who does something like this.

 

[samjonathan]

i've just spent my whole final year of highschool making all different versions of myself to help me cope and maximise my study, work, relaxing, socialising etc. i had a different one for each and based them on people i know, usually around a key idea or theme that they live by
they were like INTPised versions of other personality types, my fun one was ESFP happy-go-lucky, my study one was IxTJ super diligent, my friendship/relationship maintaining one was ENFx super friendly and caring
it worked extremely well for me but at the end of the year i was exhausted (the kind of exhaustion you didnt know was building up until you stpped) and it took me a while of me being normal me me before i stopped double thinking everything i was doing and asking myself which me i should be and i kinda forgot who i was for a while but it served its purpose well

 

[ccmbeast]

Since we are talking about psychology and psychoanalysis I want to know your opinion on something: The intps's have a rich internal life. I don't know about you but mine is mostly through internal dialogue. However, I noticed that in different moments, I talk to myself through different perspectives and with different tones and the mental picture of that/ those voices are radical different . For example, in any great intelectual achievement of my life, there was involved a certain type of voice, the same voice I use in understantig though theories or concepts ( once I figured it out, i leave to book or the computer and walk in my room for hours, picturing myself explainig that theory to one of my friends). Then I noticed that I can create one of these voices, or an Alter Ego. One of my friend's cousin finished two Spartan Death Races so I talked to him. That day I got so motivated to do something useful with my life and I started going to gym and swimming. I read some motivational stories on Muhammad Ali, Stallone and Schwartzanegar and I noticed that I started developing a new voice which I called The Trainer. (the other one was The Professor). Anyway, I may be taking an epic perspective on this otherwise simple thing ( internal dialogue), but I want to know your opinion on this ( if there is a similar thread, point me to it) and I am thinking on a way to create these Alter Egos. It shouldn't be hard but it takes time. If anyone intrested, we can talk on how to do this.

I do this too, thought I never seriously thought of them as alternate egos, or given them names. I just recognised that I talked to myself in different voices in my head, and when I asked my friends if they knew what I meant by "the voice you kind of hear in your head when you read or think, and how it's different for different subjects/genres/topics (etcetera)" and they kinda just look at me crazy. I do have an ENTP friend that does as well though

I tend to speak in my head a lot too, mainly in conversation.(I have to remind myself that I never actually said anything.)

I find that when I am being witty and/or cynical and/or narcissistic, I speak how one would expect Churchill to speak.

In an argument(not the good kind), I sound like I was born and raised on the streets of Brooklyn.

When I am speakin affectionately(It happens from time to time), I sound like someone named Ramon or Fernando.

When engaged(not really) in ESxx-like banter, I sound..."blacker"... if you will.

haha I also have to continuously remind myself that I haven't actually verbalised my thoughts yet.

i've just spent my whole final year of highschool making all different versions of myself to help me cope and maximise my study, work, relaxing, socialising etc. i had a different one for each and based them on people i know, usually around a key idea or theme that they live by
they were like INTPised versions of other personality types, my fun one was ESFP happy-go-lucky, my study one was IxTJ super diligent, my friendship/relationship maintaining one was ENFx super friendly and caring
it worked extremely well for me but at the end of the year i was exhausted (the kind of exhaustion you didnt know was building up until you stpped) and it took me a while of me being normal me me before i stopped double thinking everything i was doing and asking myself which me i should be and i kinda forgot who i was for a while but it served its purpose well

That's a very useful technique. I hadn't thought of that, though I think I do that naturally when learnig a new language. e.g. when speaking chinese, my inner dialouge is a lot softer, and more feminine and gentle than when I rthink in english.