Repeating yourself over and over

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Yes. I also have a problem with over explaining things. You can probably tell that based on my other posts here. I think it's my way of compensating for my lack of ability to communicate non-verbally.

I also tend to play the same song over and over again, if that counts.

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I repeat myself a lot. I usually don't even notice that I'm doing it until someone gets annoyed and tells me to stop talking about whatever it is.

Nah, you're not angering anyone. We've grown to love you.

I used to repeat myself because I was trying to get the other person to get as excited about my special interest as I was.

Then......I finally learned ...... to become really quiet.

I do this a lot when I am talking to myself.
But I do not think I am verbal enough to
do it when talking to others. I do sometimes
ask if I have already told someone something
to feel reassured the message was received.

I will repeat parts of sentences over and over, completely unintentionally. Sometimes I will repeat myself under my breath, but other times I will repeat it out loud. I was completely unaware that I did this until my brother pointed it out to me one day a few years ago. I thought he was joking with me until I asked my mom if it was true, and she confirmed it.

Thankfully, no one has ever made fun of me for it.

If I seem to be stuck what to say or what to talk about, I actually end up doing exactly that.

I've noticed that I sometimes repeat myself. I don't know if I do it more than I notice, no one has ever pointed it out to me so I'm guessing no.
I've worked with people with dementia and they tend to repeat the same things over and over. I found it soothing, you get to know what they're thinking about a lot of the time and I´m a fan of repetition if I´m anxious. The others in the staff found it annoying though.

I tend to repeat myself in phrases and sentences and I don't notice it until someone tells me that I repeated myself over again.

Yes

I sometimes do. If I get overexcited about something and the other person relates to what I'm saying, I tend to repeat the same few sentences over, altering just a few words, hoping to get my point across even more powerfully than before. Sometimes the other person changes the subject, which tells me that I have said enough about it.

I have a friend who also does this (she is not an Aspie). I love being with her because I can repeat myself and she does as well so we could go on for a long time until we both get bored and change the subject at the same time.
The other day I saw her and she said something like, ''my friend is upset because she forgot my birthday, and I said 'oh don't worry about that, seriously', but she said 'yer but that's not the point, how could I forget a good friend's birthday?' So I said 'yes but I really don't mind,' and she said, 'yes but that's not the point, I didn't mean to forget your birthday and now I feel bad about it', and I said, 'you don't have to worry about it', but she said 'no, that's not the point, I can't believe I forgotten your birthday, after all you done for me', and I said, 'yes but don't worry about it', and she said, 'yes but that's not the point' and I said.......'' She went on like that a few times . But I didn't mind because I could relate to what she was saying so I was agreeing strongly and kind of enjoying what she was repeating. It probably was not how the conversation went with her friend who forgot her birthday, but it was just how she told me.

I think having a friend what shares a social quirk sometimes can be fun for an Aspie.