Both. “I am an idiot.” “You should know better.”
It varies between people, but for me it alternates!
Mostly you
I, you, we and thou.
As in:
“What am I doing?!”
“You’re getting older, not younger.”
“Let’s not do this again.”
“Thou have lost the little bit of reasoning you had left.”
And it scares people.
*Thou hast
Thou hast mich
You. And also the pet name that my late husband used for me, if I’m feeling especially pitiful or otherwise in need of encouragement.
“We”. Not sure why. I guess it’s me and the person I’m talking to (who is also me)
“We”
“Do we think that leftover scree was important? Do we remember where it came from?”
“We need to get some more sleep.”
Sometimes it’s “You” when referring to the lazy, scared, or angry one.
“You’re overreacting. You’ll be fine. You’re upset over nothing.”
Never I.
Depends which side of myself is currently speaking.
We. You are a combination of all the entities living on or in you. We are Us.
There are multiple voices, one says “I” while the others respond with “you” if they are disagreeing, or “we” if they agree.
- I should shave
- Yes we should
- No, you shouldn’t. You look stupid.
- I think that’s right, I’m not shaving.
We and us-- “let’s go do blah, we ought to blah”
Yes. I says to you.
Always I. Didn’t know other people didn’t always use I apparently.
I get “you” and “I”. I’m still astonished that some people seem to use “we”.
3rd person.
Distancing yourself from yourself, like an external narrator
More the equivalent of a parent using your full name before telling you to do something… But it is your own mental monologue.
Interesting that several people are reporting using “you” for negative sentiments, because I use “I” for those as well. E.G. “Well, I’m a fucking idiot.”
