What’s the difference between an inner monolog or dialect, and having “voices” / skitzo?

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I’m having a hard time understanding when one turns into the other and becomes a “condition”.

I’m NOT trying to use info obtained to diagnose myself, but I’d like to understand the difference from a non-textbook-jargon-filled way lol.

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An inner monologue comes from your conscious mind. You are fully cognizant that you are initiating everything “said”.

When you’re hearing voices or have schizophrenia, the words are not coming from your conscious mind.