Can you last a day without talking .....

I can't last a day without saying any word. For one, I am a teacher and I need to speak every now and then in my classes. Talking for me is a very healthy yet affordable way to relax and clear your confusions. Well, if you have sore throat and bad cough, it would just be good to stay silent and speak minimally.

Hi lazeebee When you say you had your computer was you talking via thay, such as instant messaging or even mylotting? I have done it before many times, where I don't orally talk to anyone, if I have been stuck in all day, but I have kept in touch with people via Instant messsenger and other sites and also via text. I think if absolutely ALL forms of communication were cut off I would go stir crazy but I don't have to actually talk out loud.

Even when I lived alone, I talked to my dogs all the time so I don't think I can completely not talk at all. Sometimes, ok maybe almost every day, I even talk to myself out loud! I don't think I want to go without talking.

Hello,lazeebee! I am not a saint that i will not talk to anybody during the whole day.it is not only difficult but also impossible on my part to remain calm even for an hour.even if nobody is available with me at home to talk I will to talk over phone with my friends and grand sons.to remain silent is punishment for me.thanx.

Not a chance. Well at least I could last without verbally talking to a person but probably I would at least have to talk to someone online that day.

I've done that once over 20 years ago when I took passenger ship to my university, I just slept and ate sth without talking to anyone for 2 days. Is it too silly at that time? but I really did not want to talk sometimes, just kept quiet. Now it is changed and that never happen again.

Definitely not!! It's not just the talking, per se, but the interaction with others that I would miss. I am a communicator and i love to chat, especially on the phone or dining out. However, there are days when I really like my own company and don't really want to speak to anyone, though they are rare, and mainly when I am not feeling too well. I certainly could not go for days without talking. I think I would go mad..:o)

Wow! That's something I'd like to try. But if I do that I have to get away from everyone I know so that I don't get them wondering what has happened to me. lol Does talking include not writing, not typing any word, not emailing, not instant messaging or using short messaging services? If I do spend a day without talking, I'd be sure to bring a book (or several books) and a laptop. (But then again I should not bring a laptop if not talking includes not typing any word.)

Yes, sometimes I'd rather like to be not talking and savor the silence around. It get you to think about yourself more and the world around you. You can also harness the power of your mind when refraining to talk and talk with your mind. But it's not also healthy to do this all the time, as you might get insane. hahaha. The key is to balance yourself, if you feel everything around you is so cluttered and too much noise, it is best to indulge in silence.

This is a really interesting question, lazeebee! I'm sure I've had days when I haven't spoken at all - the last time my husband was away overnight and my son spent the night at his mate's I thought I probably hadn't spoken to anyone - but then I remembered I always say 'good morning, lads' to the two birds when I uncover their cage! My husband and I are pretty insular in nature, so we're not yacking away non stop - but I do find if I bump into someone at the shops I often can't stop bashing their ear because I don't socialise much!

Hie Bee, my profession involves lots of talking and I do get sore throat at times. And I will be too happy to keep quiet when I am alone by myself but I do occasionally talk to myself out loudlike now for instance. It is nice to be away from the daily normal routines and get to hear/listen to other pleasant noises instead, it does calm me down and very comforting too. Cheers,

Hi lazeebee, that is a lovely question and reminds me of a film i saw recently about Geronimo, where one of the indians did not engage in any conversation or smalltalk. Apparently the reason was that the indian was preparing himself for going into battle, when he would have to be absolute quiet to sneak up on the enemy. I do like the quiet and I do like to have time alone to myself to think. However, I also like the company of people too. I need to get the balance just try. All the best. Shush! Umart

Hi Lazeebee, I can go through the day without talking to anybody. I like to have time alone and to think things out. My mother tells me I was always that way :-) However, I also like the company of people, so I try to keep the balance just right. I saw recently in the film about Geronimo that an indian used to keep quiet the whole time. When somebody asked why?, they were told - he is practising for the war, when he has to sneak up quietly on his enemy. See you. Umart

I know I could go a day or two without talking to anyone. I'm a quiet person by nature and I don't really like talking on the phone for like 13 hours (unless it's someone I haven't seen in a while). There have been days where I haven't said much to anyone the whole day. I know I could'nt go a day without talking at school though. My best friend is so talkative I'm sure I would'nt last half an hour.

There are times I do not talk to anyone much unless it is my husband. I just go thru days where I feel it is not worth having to call everyone just to say HI!! and would rather do it by Email or myLot etc. as well. I find it never hurts to just have time for yourself without actually having to talk all of the time to someone as well. But about 2 months or so back, I had laryngitis, and could not talk at all for like 2-3 days, so that was not Fun at all. I had no choice as to not talk as I had no voice. And since I felt so miserable on top of it, all I did most of the time is sleep as well. So in times like that, it was peaceful for sure for my husband as well.

When no one else is around I think I can manage, but I know for a fact that I can't when other people are around even if I don't want to talk. I got fairly pissed off when I just had jaw surgery and people around me (who knew I wasn't allowed to talk) would keep asking me questions and talk to me and I got so annoyed I told them in a pretty loud manner they shouldn't asked me anymore questions because they know I can't answer and I really hurt my jaw this way. Even the fact that this happened didn't stop some people to talk to me so I stayed in bed in my own room for about two days and felt very lonesome. I slept a lot and luckily in a while my jaw felt better. I like to talk normally when my mouth and jaw feel fine so I think I wouldn't last for 3 days or so but 1 or 2 should be doable.

It is nice but you need to distract yourself. If you do nothing to activate your mind you'll be putting in for sickness, believe me. When I'm totally alone, usually every weekend, I constantly do something to spark up my interest, like cooking, cleaning, reading, praying, etc. It is nice to be quiet and do things for yourself but if I do it for more than two days I begin to feel the effects. I'm not so sure we humans were exactly meant to be alone.

I feel the same way. I do talk a lot for the simple fact is, I recently moved and a lot of my family and friends live in a different city and I use the phone a lot, and my boyfriend lives kinda far, so me and him talk a lot. But other than that I like just hanging out and being quiet.

the closest i've come to going a day without talking is that i lost my voice for 3 days. i had a whisper and had to write notes. it was awful cause i couldn't go thru drive-thrus which i often do. i had never experienced being without a voice like that and i was in shock. of course my family thot it was extremely funny.

specially for me i won't talk to any body in night because i sleep whole night but in a day i can't stop my mouth ill chat with my friends or relatives or on phone etc its going on you got a whole day its amazing yaar