Who are you talking to?

This morning I had a conversation with someone I live with. It was pretty uncomfortable to be honest.

There was a lot of – “you expect me to do this but you don’t ever ……”  and  “I’m always the one who does this but you don’t appreciate me …..”.  

It went on for about a quarter of an hour. It was a bit of a downer and I could feel myself getting sucked further into it.

Then there was a pause as we both stopped to catch our breath.

And I realised something.

I was on my own in the house. The other person had gone for a walk over an hour ago.

The conversation we were having was only in my mind. I was the speaker of both voices.

So who was I so busy justifying myself to?

And who is it who doesn’t appreciate me?