Why does my roommate constantly talk to himself?!
Question: Why does my roommate constantly talk to himself?
Answers:
I know that there are some levels of nervousness, anxiety, and even some OCD that can be the cause. One of my friends does the same thing, though not as often as you mentioned for your roommate. She is always on edge and responds with a "What? Hmm?" whenever you call her name. It could be his normal thought process.
OCD comes into play because they feel they cant really think the same if they keep it in, one of my other friends is the same because of his OCD.
If you want his to stop, he might have to see a psychologist to see if there is anyother cause for his actions (Traumatic experience in which he began to think and talk to himself in such a way and stuck with him since) Psychologists are behavior experts, and talking and thinking like he does is a behavior thing.
Also, hope you're enjoying college!
That is probably just how he thinks... There are a few people who need to talk themselves through their thoughts in order to make sense of it... some of the greatest minds in the world are often caught muttering things to themselves... it's an odd thought process, i know, but if that's how he functions, he can't help it. You should really only be concerned if the content he is muttering is disturbing... If it's just everyday stuff that you, or anyone, would commonly think about... just learn to ignore it...
If he's not a danger to you or himself, then I wouldn't worry about it and would just let him go.
Talking to himself doesn't make him "weird." It's just the way he thinks. Maybe he's overstressed and needs to. Or maybe he doesn't have anyone else to talk to. He's not hurting anyone by doing this, so relax.
Maybe schitzophrenia? Not sure. But even so, give the guy a break. If he's not endangering you then just let him be. It could just be his way of thinking, as he said. Or maybe he has a few "friends" he consults to help him out with things. I do the same thing, only not out loud.
He's weird.