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Repetitive thought stim

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I identify with being on the spectrum but don't have a diagnosis. I've spent three years researching and wondering. 

So I'd like to ask if anyone can relate to having repetitive thoughts as a stim? I'm not sure if I stim. However I have noticed that I have been thinking about a particular thing over and over. But that I'm doing it because it gives me joy to think about.  I have a couple of activities which could be seen as obsessive/repetitive but last night I was home alone. And all I wanted to do was sit and daydream about this particular thing. So that is what I did. I probably wouldn't have done that if my partner had been home. 

Can anyone relate to this notion of a recurring thought as a stim? 

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  • I used to do A LOT of daydreaming... I still do it sometimes, but not to the extent that I used to. I think it was a form of escapism for me (until I stopped focusing on the real world altogether). 

    I do have OCD and often get intrusive thoughts, but they're distressing and very different from the stuff I was thinking about through choice. I don't know if daydreaming is classed as stimming, but it's an interesting thought.

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  • I used to do A LOT of daydreaming... I still do it sometimes, but not to the extent that I used to. I think it was a form of escapism for me (until I stopped focusing on the real world altogether). 

    I do have OCD and often get intrusive thoughts, but they're distressing and very different from the stuff I was thinking about through choice. I don't know if daydreaming is classed as stimming, but it's an interesting thought.

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