Published on 12, July, 2020
Sometimes, and for no particular reason, I say something out loud. I’m not sure if this is some sort of manifestation of Tourette’s, it isn’t usually anything obscene, I sometimes surprise myself and am left wondering why I said it as it seems to have no relevance to anything. I also count under my breath as I’m walking, sometimes people hear me mumbling and I’m immediately embarrassed. I’ve always done this, but only recently come to the conclusion that it might be an autistic thing…anybody else do this weird stuff?
An interesting thread ! I've started doing this over the past decade or so, particularly when I'm recollecting bad things that have happened where I've been emotionally challenged in the past. The phrases seem to be an involuntary reaction to emotional pain. It was starting to worry me a bit, it's reassuring to hear that other people do it too, and interesting to hear that some of the phrases I say are said by other people too.