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>The lack of an inner monologue has been linked to a condition called aphantasia — sometimes called "blindness of the mind's eye." People who experience aphantasia don't experience visualizations in their mind; they can't mentally picture their bedroom or their mother's face. Many times, those who don't experience visualizations don't experience clear inner speech, either, Lœvenbruck noted (2018).
Difference between internal monologue in the very ancient world and ours is that those who have an inner monologue today are well aware that they are the ones controlling the "speech"
In ancient times, they thought it was the gods