Bilingual people: What language do you *think* in??

[Troll_Whisperer]

miz1q2w3e said:

Troll_Whisperer said:

Hmmm. So you only actually think a few words in a day. It's not like in the movies either. I usually don't even do that (telling myself one word and associate it with a broader concept). Though, as I said, when I am writing, I actually think the words while I type.

If I thought about what I'm having tomorrow for breakfast, I just have the image or the idea in my mind. Like, perhaps I picture the items quickly. If I'm thinking of something I'm gonna do, I can picture myself doing it in the future, though not at normal speed, just like a few select photograms that go through my mind in a second. It's hard to describe...

@bolded: lol I just saw your reply to moza - Is that what you thought it was like? XD

@second paragraph: You can't stop yourself from thinking of something. The more you try not to, the more you end up thinking of it. Are you telling me that not a single word popped into your head while thinking about tomorrow's breakfast? (lol starting to get hungry) - How about now after I've mentioned the idea of thoughts/images corresponding to words?

I agree with the last part, it is pretty hard to describe. It's even harder to know for sure since you can't control what you do and don't think about. It's practically impossible to observe/examine your own toughts since once you start trying to report your thought process to yourself, you auotomatically start producing false results because you immediately remember the thoughts regarding the the matter, leading you to think about things differently than you would otherwise

No, I didn't think any word... When I'm reading what you say I just assimilate the info. Yes, the idea pops in my head, but I don't hear a word in my mind, besides the ones I'm reading. Maybe I imagine myself doing what you do as an example, but that's it.