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If it weren't for my cat, it would honestly be weeks without any speech. But she needs to be told she's sweet and perfect.

3-4 days straight, every 5ish months.

I used to work 5 week shifts on a ship, and as an introvert, once I arrived back home my social battery was well beyond spent. Since I was offshore, people were used to my phone being "outside of reception". But the truth was that once I arrived back home it was an important part of my self care ritual:

Upon arriving back home, I sent an SMS to my mom letting immediate family know that I was no longer on the other side of the planet, but back home and safe. I then turned my phone completely off and left it under my bed, and did whatever I felt like doing. After about three days I felt ready to interact with society again.

Not sure, but it was during covid. I remember the first few hangouts with my buddies left my throat sore as shit the next day. And not because of that, you wish.

I can go days without talking to another human but I don't think a day go by without me making any sounds. After all, I'm constantly talking to my pet and house spiders and when outside I talk to birds, squirrels and food delivery robots.

Im bout the loudest person I know, probably never been completely quiet more than an hour or two of my waking life.

I talk to myself pretty often, so no more than a couple of hours.

I was stuck on an empty cruise ship (as crew) for 9 months at sea during covid. I normally went days at a time without ever seeing anyone. I don't think i talked once during my three 2 week quarantine periods.

https://youtu.be/M067F55j8Rw

The longest would probably be something like three months. During CoVID I got tasked with keeping the IT infrastructure running in one of our satellite buildings. I was the only person in my shop assigned to this building and one of two total people in the building on any given day. The other being the janitor who did his rounds at night and then locked up the building.

I also live alone and tend to use the self-checkout at the grocery store. The only person I would have even had any real opportunity to speak to would have been the attendant at the self-checkout and they would have at most gotten the customary head-nod of greeting.

It was the second happiest time of my life, second only to the three weeks immediately following that where I did all the same stuff, but from home.

Not very long, I usually make sounds while thinking

So I'm not pathologizing you specifically but from my entry level knowledge in psychiatry I feel like that's gotta do something real weird to a human's neurotransmitters. Not even necessarily bad even I'd just be fascinated to know.

Ive had a lot of jobs where i worked alone. Ive also had a few stints of prolonged unemployment and other random things that kept me isolated. I started talking to myself, just kinda about whatever i was doing. Sure i look crazy but it helps. Now i have co workers and stuff i bs with so its better.

I spend decent stretches of time alone but I usually talk to myself or something. I totally get why crazy hermits who live alone in the woods do it, it's awesome

8 months. I was premature.

I'll talk to myself at least once a day, so not very long.

yea, about 2 and half for me too over a weekend. Couldn't get the whole 3 days even on long weekends because I would go out with friends over that weekend.

I meow to my cat every single day.

I thought about this, I think its impossible for me. Especially because I'd be talking to my dogs or cat, or I'd be singing. The longest, not including sleeping, is probably like 3 hours.

I can go a week, easily, if I am on staycation.

I could probably go for quite some time if I was all alone, but eventually I would speak out loud while thinking about a conversation I'll probably never have.

Im married and even when I walk my dog I talk to her. I never shutup :) (actually most people consider me rather quiet).

My cats would miss our talks.

I feel like your voice is sort of a use-it-or-lose it type of thing. Even by "nobody likes the sound of their own voice" standards, my voice is objectively very unpleasant. But since I started using it less and less, it became even more nasal, more hoarse and even more high-pitched.

I just really don't have a lot reasons to speak, neither do I really want them. I think everything I say throughout the entire week fits on a single sheets of paper. Which sucks when I inevitable do have to hold a meeting or presentation, and I permanently sound like I got a lump in my throat. I have a coworker who's voice literally sounds like nails on a chalkboard, it's unbearable and I feel like mine is not far removed from that.

I really envy people that have a nice crispy deep voice or a beautiful singing voice. I feel like your voice carries way more power and attractiveness than your physical appearance despite being the hardest to significantly influence.

The obvious would probably be when I was 4 years old. Went 4 whole years from birth without speaking, Lol. My parents said I was “selectively mute” and put me in a class with a lotta differently abled kids, which ended after they realized I just didn’t like speaking.

Hey fellow human, I get that as I work from home. That being said I put effort into going out / finding people to talk to and it really helped my mental health. If that's not for you, or if there is something preventing it I get that but please make sure you're taking care of yourself.

I talk to myself a lot, and I also use Siri a lot. Not to mention how much I talk to my cat.…

Now, I may go several days without interacting with another person… but I eventually have to go out and buy cigarettes.

I think my record is about the same, about 2 or 3 days. Makes for a cool voice afterwards.