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Tlc

Hi 

I am wondering if anyone else who is autistic has a similiar problem to one I have.

I often have words in my head that go on a loop. When I walk for example I may continually count up to 10 until I get to where I am going, sometimes the words I have on a loop are a list of things I need to get from the shop or jobs to do.

Sometimes it is helpful words but when I am stressed/worried or overloaded I have noticed that it doesn't help because the words become very negative and the loop gets faster, it becomes very unpleasant and overwhelming so that I stop functioning properly. I somehow manage to keep the words in my mind and not shout them out even though I want to verbalise it.

I am not sure if it is mental stimming (if there is such a thing) or something else as I am still learning about autism.

Does anyone else do this? Any thoughts?

Thank you

T

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    Medication is one alternative but many prefer to avoid this if possible.

    I had problems like this last year and found that it was helpful to listen to podcasts (of things like BBC radio 4 programmes) on my mobile phone via headphones. I could listen to something interesting and engaging whilst going shopping in tesco, travelling to work etc. This really helped break the obsessive thoughts and gave me something else to think about. Listening to music helps sometimes - I find i can listen to the same album over and over again and it displaces the negative thought spirals.

    You see a lot of people listening to their mp3 players etc whilst out and about - I expect many people find this more soothing than the background chatter in their minds.

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    Medication is one alternative but many prefer to avoid this if possible.

    I had problems like this last year and found that it was helpful to listen to podcasts (of things like BBC radio 4 programmes) on my mobile phone via headphones. I could listen to something interesting and engaging whilst going shopping in tesco, travelling to work etc. This really helped break the obsessive thoughts and gave me something else to think about. Listening to music helps sometimes - I find i can listen to the same album over and over again and it displaces the negative thought spirals.

    You see a lot of people listening to their mp3 players etc whilst out and about - I expect many people find this more soothing than the background chatter in their minds.

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