Spotlight LIVING | ADVICE Is it normal to talk to yourself? What it could really mean Nicole Fallert USA Today Jun 2, 2026 Jun 2, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 'Am I normal?'kAm%92EVD 2 BF6DE:@? >2?J @7 FD 2D< @FCD6=G6D[ =:E6C2==J] $A62<:?8 E@ J@FCD6=7 :D 6IEC6>6=J 4@>>@?[ 2?5 >2?J @7 FD 2C6 5@:?8 :E H:E9@FE 6G6? C62=:K:?8] qFE @FC :?E6C?2= >@?@=@8F6D 2C6?VE ;FDE 6>AEJ H@C5D — E96J AC@G:56 :?D:89E 23@FE @FC C6=2E:@?D9:A H:E9 @FCD6=G6D[ 244@C5:?8 E@ ADJ49@=@8J 6IA6CED]k^AmkAmw6C6VD H9J H6 E2=< E@ @FCD6=G6D 2?5 H96? E@ <?@H :EVD 8@:?8 E@@ 72C]k^Am Adobe Stock k9am(9J 5@ H6 E2=< E@ @FCD6=G6Dnk^9am kAm(6VG6 2== 366? E96C6i x? E96 42C[ 2? 6>AEJ 4@?76C6?46 C@@> @C 2 32E9C@@> DE2==[ H6 FEE6C @FE =@F5 @C :? @FC >:?5D F?7:=E6C65 E9@F89ED 2?5 766=:?8D] |2J36 H6VC6 C6962CD:?8 2 E@F89 4@?G6CD2E:@? @C AC@46DD:?8 2? :?E6C24E:@? E92E ;FDE 92AA6?65]k^Am People are also reading… Chilhowie business helps law enforcement with metal theft case No mercy: Smyth prosecutor, victim's nephew fight murderer's parole Saltville councilman's service remembered Project leader: New Marion recreation area could benefit entire region Written in ink: Artist tattoos 100 clients in single day Marion council to take up proposed loitering ordinance again Smyth planners to review updated zoning regs for data centers Marion's Lincoln Theatre appeals to community for support Saltville PD's McVey reflects on month spent serving in Washington, D.C. Kids take the wheel: Touch-a-Truck returns to Glade Spring A dozen years after closure, construction begins on McMullin Bridge's replacement Dolly Parton, queen of country music, dies at 80 Chilhowie High grad among winners of statewide Women's STEAM-H Essay Contest Healthy Gosnell is a key piece in Virginia Tech’s offense Restaurant gets year reprieve from Styrofoam ban kAmQ%2=<:?8 @FE =@F5 96=AD FD >2<6 D6?D6 @7 D:EF2E:@?D[Q D2JD y@C52? !:4<6==[ 2 C6=2E:@?D9:A 6IA6CE 2?5 EC2F>2 4@F?D6=@C 32D65 :? '2?4@FG6C[ r2?252] Q(6 >:89E ?@E:46 :E >@C6 :? E:>6D @7 DEC6DD … xE 42? 2=D@ 4@>6 FA H96? H6 766= 6DA64:2==J =@?6=J]Qk^AmkAmQ(92E A6@A=6 42== VE2=<:?8 E@ E96>D6=G6DV :D @7E6? 5:776C6?E A2CED W@7 E96:C >:?5DX 92G:?8 4@?G6CD2E:@?D[Q D96 255D]k^Am kAm%2=<:?8 E@ @FCD6=G6D 96=AD C68F=2E6 @FC 6>@E:@?D 2?5 4=2C:7J H92E H6 H2?E E@ D2J E@ @E96CD[ 244@C5:?8 E@ tE92? zC@DD[ AC@76DD@C @7 ADJ49@=@8J 2E E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 |:49:82?]k^Am kAmQ~FC V:??6C G@:46V =6ED FD <66A :?7@C>2E:@? 24E:G6 :? @FC >:?5D … D:>F=2E6 2?5 A=2? 7@C E96 7FEFC6[ >@E:G2E6 2?5 4@?EC@= J@FCD6=7[ 2?5 H62G6 E@86E96C ?2CC2E:G6D E92E 96=A FD F?56CDE2?5 H9@ H6 2C6[Q zC@DD D2JD] %9:D 4@F=5 92G6 2 3:@=@8:42= 4@>A@?6?E[ E@@[ 96 6IA=2:?D]k^Am kAmQ%96C6 5@6D D66> E@ 36 2 DE:8>2 DFCC@F?5:?8 E2=<:?8 E@ @FCD6=G6D W@FE =@F5 :? A2CE:4F=2CX[Q zC@DD D2JD] Q%9:D :D =:<6=J 5F6 E@ E96 724E E92E E2=<:?8 @FE =@F5 E@ @?6D6=7 :D 2 762EFC6 @7 46CE2:? 4=:?:42= 5:D@C56CD] %96 :>A@CE2?E E9:?8 E@ C6>6>36C :D E92E @FC :??6C G@:46[ 2?5 E96 23:=:EJ E@ 92C?6DD :E E9C@F89 D6=7\E2=< :D 2? :>A@CE2?E E@@= @7 E96 9F>2? >:?5 E92E 2:56D FD :? 2 G2C:6EJ @7 H2JD]Qk^Am kAmu@C6>@DE[ :E 96=AD E@ 962C J@FC @H? G@:46 E@ 2CE:4F=2E6 2 E9@F89E[ !:4<6== D2JD] qFE H6VG6 2== 76=E 6>32CC2DD65 2E 36:?8 Q5:D4@G6C65Q H9:=6 E2=<:?8 @FE =@F5] %9:D :D 3642FD6 H6VC6 2:C:?8 E9@F89ED E92E 92G6?VE 366? 7F==J HC:?<=65 @FE @C AC@46DD65]k^AmkAmQ%96 D92>:?8 4@>6D 7C@> 5:D4@>7@CE H:E9 E96 :562 @7 >F=E:A=6 A2CED @7 @FCD6=G6D 2?5 DE:8>2 23@FE =@?6=:?6DD @C ?665:?8 E@ 92G6 :E 2== E@86E96C[Q !:4<6== D2JD] Q%@ H2=< :? @? D@>6@?6 E2=<:?8 E@ E96>D6=G6D 42? 766= :?ECFD:G6]Qk^Am kAmxEVD :>A@CE2?E ?@E E@ ;F>A E@ ;F58>6?E[ H96E96C :EVD J@F @C 2 4@==628F6 J@F 42E49[ D96 D2JD]k^Am k9am(96? 5@6D E2=<:?8 E@ J@FCD6=7 8@ E@@ 72Cnk^9am kAmxEVD :>A@CE2?E E@ C64@8?:K6 H96? @FC D6=7\E2=< 4@F=5 FD6 3@F?52C:6D[ !:4<6== D2JD]k^AmkAmQu@C 2 =@E @7 A6@A=6[ E96J H2J E96J E2=< E@ E96>D6=G6D :D 92CD9[Q D96 D2JD] Q$@>6 A6@A=6 C62==J 36C2E6 E96>D6=G6D] x7 J@F 7:?5 J@FCD6=7 E2=<:?8 E@ J@FCD6=7 :? 2 H2J E92EVD 4@?DE2?E=J 4C:E:4:K:?8[ E92E D92A6D 9@H J@F 766= 23@FE J@FCD6=7]Qk^AmkAm(2E49 @FE 7@C E9@F89ED E92E 766= =:<6 2 ?6G6C\6?5:?8 =@@A @C >2<6 J@F 5:8 566A6C :?E@ 2 ?682E:G6 766=:?8[ D96 D2JD] %96D6 42? 6I246C32E6 @FC :>AC6DD:@?Di Q%96 =2?8F286 :?4C62D6D 2?I:6EJ C2E96C E92? 96=A:?8 C6D@=G6 :E[Q !:4<6== D2JD]k^Am kAmx7 J@F 766= =:<6 J@FC :?E6C?2= >@?@=@8F6D 2C6 364@>:?8 9FCE7F=[ 7:CDE C6>6>36C QE96C6VD ?@E9:?8 HC@?8 H:E9 J@F[Q zC@DD D2JD] %96? DE2CE E@ 4@?D:56C H92E E@@=<:E 6I:DED E@ >2?286 E96 E9@F89ED]k^AmkAmQ*@F 42? D9:7E E96 H2J J@F E2=< E@ J@FCD6=7[ FD:?8 J@FC ?2>6 2?5 VJ@FV E@ D:=6?E=J H@C< E9C@F89 2 AC@3=6> C2E96C E92? 5@:?8 D@ :? E96 7:CDE A6CD@?[Q 96 D2JD] QW~CX J@F 42? 7:?5 E96 C:89E V492EE6C 25G:D6CDV E@ D92C6 J@FC AC@3=6>D H:E9[ A6@A=6 H9@ 2C6 256AE 2E 3@E9 6>A2E9:K:?8 H:E9 J@F 2?5 96=A:?8 J@F C67C2>6 E96 AC@3=6>]Qk^AmkAmzC@DD 2=D@ DF886DED E2=<:?8 2 H2=< @FED:56i QWp H2=<X 8:G6D J@F E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ 6IA6C:6?46 2H6[ 2? 6>@E:@? H6 766= H96? H6’C6 :? E96 AC6D6?46 @7 D@>6E9:?8 G2DE 2?5 :?56D4C:323=6 E92E 96=AD FD AFE @FC AC@3=6>D :? A6CDA64E:G6]Qk^Am kAm(96E96C @C ?@E J@F E2=< E@ J@FCD6=7 2== 52J =@?8[ 5@?VE ECJ E@ 6=:>:?2E6 J@FC :??6C G@:46D[ 3FE 4C62E6 36EE6C C6=2E:@?D9:AD H:E9 E96>[ !:4<6== D2JD] %C256 2 4CF6= G@:46 H:E9 2 A6A E2=<[ D96 DF886DED[ E@ 56G6=@A 2 >@C6 6?4@FC28:?8 2?5 <:?5 E@?6 E92E 3@@DED >6?E2= 962=E9]k^AmkAmQ*@F >2J ?@E:46 2? :?:E:2= C6D:DE2?46 … :E 42? 36 92C5 E@ ECFDE E9@D6 A@D:E:G6 >6DD286D[Q D96 D2JD] QqFE @G6C E:>6 :E 42? 364@>6 >@C6 36=:6G23=6 E@ J@FC ?6CG@FD DJDE6>]Qk^Am Wellness Ticks are especially bad right now. How to stay safe Mary Walrath-Holdridge USA Today Wellness Weight-loss drugs fuel protein-rich whey craving ALEXANDER MARROW Reuters Wellness In one small Minnesota city, less than half of kindergartners are vaccinated for measles Kim Hyatt, Yuqing Liu The Minnesota Star Tribune 0 Comments Build your health & fitness knowledge Sign up here to get the latest health & fitness updates in your inbox every week! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Survey: Americans who say they drink alcohol still at record low Consuming alcohol is linked to negative health effects, including a higher chance of certain cancers. The world's oldest living person just turned a year older. Meet Ethel They say each birthday is a blessing, and one woman living in southeast England has had 117 of them.
Wellness In one small Minnesota city, less than half of kindergartners are vaccinated for measles Kim Hyatt, Yuqing Liu The Minnesota Star Tribune
Survey: Americans who say they drink alcohol still at record low Consuming alcohol is linked to negative health effects, including a higher chance of certain cancers.
The world's oldest living person just turned a year older. Meet Ethel They say each birthday is a blessing, and one woman living in southeast England has had 117 of them.
