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Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Social Echolalia?

I realize there's no such thing... but I find myself repeating myself, or other people... directly after a social meeting. And I don't just mean I repeat what they say... I mean I repeat the actions. I basically play the entire event in my head, and mouth the words that I've said to another person just minutes before, and if there were specific hand movements involved (the a'ok sign, the peace sign, the finger...) I find myself repeating them 4 to 7 times afterwards....

I never noticed this before, but it appears I've been doing this for some time....

Of course, not to seem like a total loonie, I don't do it in FRONT of anyone. But right after a conversation and I depart from the social setting (by social, I mean anything that isn't just me.... I don't talk to myself and repeat what I say to myself.... that's just wayy too freaky.), but yeah, right after I depart, I find myself repeating the scene.... if not physically, then at least in my head four or five times.

Completely not intentional... like I said, I didn't even notice I'm doing it... until today. For about 3 or four times today, I was walking away from talking to someone, I had to stop myself in my tracks and go "what the HELL am I doing???"

So, the question is.

Am I going insane?

Have I always been insane?

Should I see a shrink? :

Or better question.. IS THIS NORMAL? Anyone else do this?

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Yuy Ren