there have been many times recently in my life that i have had a mental conversation with someone while have a differnt verbal conversation. also, times when the other person carried on the mental conversation with me. anyone who has experienced this, i would love to hear from you. this has been a very confusing time for me.

Oh yea.  To be honest with you it is sometimes confusing to me also.
I'll be cleaning the house and suddenly by father is talking to me.  I converse back and finally get that I'm doing this and ask him to please leave my head.  It is the same stuff over and over.  
At one time I could hear what people were thinking.  It was very unnerving.  I turned the volume down.  I didn't enjoy hearing the driver behind me calling me a .............. because I didn't drive fast enough thru town and that they wanted to kill me..
It was difficult.  It was also difficult to hear what my father thought of me.  I didn't have the strong esteem.  
So, now I have conversations at times.  They come thru.  
It can be confusing when the person is saying something different from what I hear.
I am looking forward to seeing what other people share.

I spent my whole life from as early as i can remember hearing and having conversations with these voices thinking its something every one does. As i got older i realised that wasnt the case.
It can be quite funny sometimes as they butt into my coversations with other people.
I have developed a good shield over the years to manage when and where they talk other wise it can be full on.
Cheers Pete

i do that all the time with my bf who lives in another state, cheaper then the phone! :D

This is one of the reasons I'm here, This has happened as long as I can remember. But by the time I figure it out, they leave.
I have learned a lot already, you will also.

Good luck. Karlene