I thought I didn't stim, but maybe I do

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Ok. So reading WP and someone made a post last year about listening to the same song or parts of a song repeatedly. I do that. I have always done that. It is usually when I am stressed or depressed. And I choreograph dances in my head to the song or part of the song and keep repeating the track until I am satisfied with the choreography. So I'll spend hours listening and daydreaming about dancing to the same song. Is that weird? I know it's weird. I don't need to ask.

I also have a DVD collection of movies that I can and do watch over and over again without getting bored. For the past two days I have been struggling with wanting to watch Zombieland for the 5th time since I bought it not too long ago. I keep telling myself its not normal to watch the same movie repeatedly but I do want to watch it... and I'm... putting it in... right now...

I listen to the same songs, over again on youtube, 4 times in a row, on the days, that I feel the most autistic. I also drum, when I'm waiting for my ride to work.

yes, it's stimming, and I do that too. With the favorite songs.I don't watch many movies on a regular basis but I rewatch the ones I like. I also pace while I listen to my mp3, I do this several times each day and in car/bus rides. I notice I do it when I'm really happy, anxious, and sad.

Yes, it could be stimming due to ASD or it could be a symptom of OCD. I think it's hard to separate the causes since both can serve to reduce anxiety.

I developed a "relationship" with the Wizard of Oz when I was a kid where I watched it about 700 times. That didn't seem like it was due to OCD because in doing it, it was like I was looking for something, not trying to prevent bad things from happening. I guess it depends on why you do a repetitive action like that. As you read more about stimming you may be surprised to find that you have more than you realized. It turned out that actions I thought were totally normal were stims and after I learned about them I became very self conscious. I also noticed someone doing one that I do and I was stunned because I finally saw how others must see me. No wonder I have no friends.

Yep, I'll do this too. Often the same song, over and over, on repeat. Drives other people nuts, but I figure I'm getting something from it, so keep listening.

I do this way too much - books, music, movies, games etc. - if one clicks, I just want to repeat it over and over... and over.

I do that all the time. It's different ones at different times, but when I'm feeling particularly stressed on the train to work, I will set one song on repeat and blast it into my ears to drown out the other noise on the train because it's too much and always overwhelms me... the roar of the train, the loudspeaker, the doors, the people... ugh.

I didn't think I really stimmed either, but when I learned what it was, I found myself doing lots of stim behavior.

I still wouldn't call it a trait of Aspies, since I know a few NTs (And they're really NT) that do the same thing. With pop songs.

I do this occasionally, but I'm an album listener rather than a song listener... so I'll repeat the album.

I do both, but mostly with music. If I find a new song I really like I'll play it over and over and over, or in a small playlist with other favorites.