Going to try caring less what people think re: praying verbally in a conversational tone with God. See this thread on X.com.
My deceased Oma, a Catholic, was a VERY intense woman.
I LOVED her dearly, even if I didn't always treat her well.
She lived through World War II in Nazi occupied Holland.
She talked a lot to herself out loud and she never had a diagnosis of Schizophrenia.