I do a lot of mental repetition of things too. Sometimes I will repeat the exact same thing for DAYS, I mean every moment my brain isn't occupied with a specific and consuming task I will repeat something. Lately I have been repeating this line from a Stephen King book "He thrusts his fists against the post and insists he sees a ghost." I mean I say that so many times a day to myself that its like a never ending record.
I am actually hoping typing this out will help me get past it. Sometimes if it is just one word, or a concrete idea I will try looking it up in a dictionary or a book or whatever. If I read what it is a few times, a lot of times it will let go of me. Of course, I just pick up something else.
My pdoc says these are part of my intrusive thoughts that come with ocd, but they are also a part of my racing mind and bipolar. I guess they are co-morbid?
Wow, I suppose nothing I've said is useful. Maybe you could try writing out whatever's stuck in your head?
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