Odd symptom:repeating things in my head

[tired]

This is driving me bonkers.  I don't know if it's worse or if I'm just more aware of it because it's so automatic. I repeat anything I hear in my head.  Let's say I'm watching tv and the narrator says the phrase "the suspect was apprehended in her home" ( I watch crime documentaries).  In my head I will repeat it with emphasis on separating the syllables.  I even do this when I'm writing or even thinking. I'll repeat a phrase with the same sort of rhythmic emphasizing of syllables. It reminds me of school when we were learning syllables and the teacher would move her hands up and down to show the different syllables of a word.  I almost feel like there's a physical part to the repeating in my head, like there's a rocking kind of behavior but on the inside so maybe not obvious.

I know it's probably just another ocd behavior caused by childhood anxiety but it's so frickin weird.  It might even make it hard to interact I don't know. It's a distraction.

[tired]

I just now was thinking what day is this and I thought "today is Tuesday " then felt myself repeating it over and over with different inflections today is Tuesday, today is-Tuesday , toooday is toos day. So stupid and ridiculous.  Maybe I could try some coffee and see if that helps.

[Dutch Uncle]

disclaimer: This is not meant as invalidation of the experiences you are describing.

Re: "this is Tuesday. Toooday is Toos-Day". I've learned that mantra's like that are being used/advised for 'breaking' dissociation. A very simple and affective way to get/keep one in 'the Now'. IIRC you do experience dissociation at times, so perhaps you should not give up on it altogether.
You may be 'doing the right thing already'.
(The latter being a mantra I use in difficult times. Definitely without the 'may be' though.    Come to think of it: at good/happy times I use it as well.  ).

[tired]

That's possible. I do have an intense focus on trying to stay in the moment so maybe that's what I'm doing. I guess if I didn't repeat it I would probably forget what day it is a moment later haha.