self talk, n.Definitions

Self-talk (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the touchstone of outer objectivity: to the degree a man denies the other person's validity, he denies the 'other' within himself the right to exist — and vice versa.