Do you think in words, images, or…

[LovebirdsFlying]

…would you describe your thought process some other way?

Springboard from a different thread.

 

[snoochface]

Definitely in words. I have entire dialogues in my head. I work out logic with mental words. If I can't get the words in my head first, they don't come out of my mouth right.

 

[Maria Billingsley]

…would you describe your thought process some other way?

Springboard from a different thread.

Lots of dialogue in my head.

 

[LovebirdsFlying]

I most definitely think in words. My husband told me some time ago that he thinks in images and sometimes has trouble translating those images into words when he speaks them. He doesn’t even always land on the right word. He may say, to choose an example at random, “toothbrush” when he meant “razor.”

And it took me all this time to relate it to the communication issues we sometimes have. He isn’t “not listening” or “not hearing me.” He’s translating my words into his images, trying to form a response, and then translating his images back into my words. No wonder it doesn’t always work right.

I feel like I’ve been the one not paying attention to him.