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One might nonetheless take some, admittedly exploratory, steps in this direction. Given that inner speech utterances somehow have to be generated, there must be antecedent thought processes. In defending a version of B, one clearly ought to allow for antecedent imagistic (Gauker 2011, 2018) or affective processes. There may also be prior conceptual and representational states. Following Crane ( 2009), one might distinguish between a mental state bearing representational content, propositional content, or conceptual content. Whether we also allow for prior propositional states will depend on whether we think that there can be non-linguistic propositional states (e.g., imagistic propositional states) – something I will not go into here. One might also take hints from discussions on animal cognition. Bermudez ( 2003), e.g., suggests that non-linguistic creatures may engage in imagistic reasoning, empathetic reasoning, trial and error reasoning, analogical reasoning and reasoning involved in exercising complex bodily skills. In humans, too, processes such as these might precede (and also accompany) the production of linguistically formulated contents. Also, inner speech production may be rather spontaneous or haphazard (Dennett 1991), or a reaction to an external or internal (such as a prior inner speech utterance) stimulus, as we are all in the habit of linguistically reacting to our environment.

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How to best define inner speech, then? Broader and narrower definitions seem possible. Some authors highlight phenomenological experience and claim that “[i]nner speech can be defined as the subjective experience of language in the absence of overt and audible articulation” (Alderson-Day and Fernyhough 2015, p. 931). And while this definition is tailor-made to capture consciously experienced episodes of inner speech, one might also define inner speaking more ‘mechanistically’ (cf. Kompa and Mueller 2020), less phenomenologically. Focusing on inner speaking (i.e., inner speech acts)—as opposed to inner reading, writing, or listening—I propose that inner speaking be defined as an inner episode that substantially engages the speech production system. Fernyhough, C. 2016. The Voices within. The history and science of how we talk to ourselves. London: Profile Books Ltd. Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. (Philippians 3:19–20)

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Langland-Hassan, P. 2018. From introspection to Essence: the Auditory Nature of Inner Speech. In Inner Speech: New Voices, eds. P. Langland-Hassan, and A. Vicente, 78–105. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Some examples of compulsions are listed below. Doing some of these things doesn't mean you have OCD. And you may have OCD but have different compulsions to those listed here. You can read our information on identifying your compulsions. Rituals Diaz, R. M., and L. E. Berk (eds.) 2016. Private Speech. From Social Interaction to Self-Regulation. London and New York: Routledge (first published 1992 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.).

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Hurlburt, R. T., B. Alderson-Day, S. Kühn, and C. Fernyhough. 2016. Exploring the ecological validity of thinking on demand: neural correlates of elicited vs. spontaneously occurring Inner Speech. Plos One 11 (2): e0147932. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0147932. They also provide details about local services offered by universities and information on how you can access support group programmes. Search for this Jesus as you read your Bible day by day. Cast your mind in the mold of his goodness. Carry his promises with you in all the chambers of your head. Return often throughout the day to think of glory above. 2. Set your mind on beauty below.When you move into a new home to help remove the energy left behind by previous occupants and welcome a new chapter into your life. Winsler, A., C. Fernyhough, and I. Montero, eds. 2009. Private Speech, Executive Functioning, and the development of Verbal Self-Regulation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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As often as feels right for you. I use it as part of my morning and evening rituals but you should find what works well for you. Here are a few times when you’ll find it particularly effective…A mind set on heaven does not cease to think of earth. No: heaven sends us hunting through creation for all the marks of our Father’s handiwork. Thinking on beauty below is a matter of Christian obedience. The forming of Christian character necessitates correct thinking. Therefore, Paul outlined a good program of mental practice. The phrase “whatsoever things are true” refers to all that is morally and spiritually good that is compatible with God, who is “the truth” (John 14:6). This originates from understanding His holy nature which is honest, just, blameless, and above sin.