repetition never gets old

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im not complaining by any means, but i didnt see this discussed on this forum when i searched for it. theres something about enjoying the same thing over and over again that does not seem like an NT thing to me.

an example of this is a song that i listen to by the red house painters. when i say 'listen to' i mean that ive been listening to it for probably half a decade now. there are days that pass when i do not put it on, but there are other days when it is on repeat constantly in my room.

1950s 'the thing' is always on the dvd player.

i would say that perhaps the certainty of these things is soothing in an uncertain world yes? that would make sense.

but i will listen to 'billie jean' on my ipod on repeat for weeks at a time and get goosebumps at the same moment in the song every time.

im supposed to get sick of it right?

sometimes i get self-conscious when people mention hearing it over and over again because it is rather loud in my headphones so i thought i would bring it up. maybe it isnt stimming of some kind. maybe im just confident enough to stick with what i like?

beats me, but there it is.

I do that too with music and cartoons. My mom often asks me "aren't you sick of that yet" but I'm really not.

I get sick of music easily, but not other things.

I tend to listen to 1 or 2 songs on repeat for weeks at a time. HAlf a decade, though... Impressive.

I think actually NT people also do what I do sometimes. I've googled it before because I wondered if it was unusual.

repeat repeat repeat i love repeating repeating is grrreat

ditto, ditto, ditto

For some reason I could never figure out, I can watch or listen to something and have it be presented to me as 'brand new' yet familiar, like hearing or seeing it for the first time but on another level being comforted by having seen or heard it before. Does that make sense? For example, I'm re-watching Lost and I can watch each episode while suspending the thoughts about having seen it before and watch it as if it is for the first time. Of course, in the working world it kinda sucks because I approach each situation as if it were novel to me... very annoying to people who just want the standard, conditioned response, which I do not possess and cannot reliably fabricate!

I do this all the time as well, mainly with music. There are a few songs that I will never get sick of hearing, no matter how many times I play them. With movies, I usually have one of the "Nightmare On Elm Street" movies on. Freddy Krueger is just cool like that; I never get tired of him.

I will put certain songs on repeat and listen to them 1000's of times in a row (literally according to my itunes).
I find great enjoyment in re-reading certain books. Some books I have read over 20 times.
The same with movies and TV shows. I gravitate to certain movies and shows and I will watch them over and over in a row.
I enjoy watching things that have a set pattern such as stop lights, or the accumulation of cars at stop lights.

I do not do this with speaking very often unless I am trying to focus on something or remember a task (such as repeating certain items on the grocery store list over and over as I walk down the aisles).

absolutely it does. 'king corn' is also one of mine and i love the fact that i seem to 'forget' the revelations they will make and the quirky things they will say. theres a bit of a negative side it seems also though. detroit 187 is another one of mine and i cant get over detective stone getting shot. i mean, ive seen it so many times and somehow i just...i dont think theres a way to really explain it. i dont see it coming? so i get upset all over again.

so familiar things being new is a positive when it makes me feel good. when michael jackson screams out 'dont think twice' in billie jean i am just so glad that i cant get used to it.

it maybe reminds me of NTs riding roller coasters? they dont seem to get used to that feeling. so its possible we are still talking about sharing something with NTs in regards to repetition, but i doubt it, personally.

I love repetition. I thrive on repetition. The thing about repetition is that it involves my special interests which are familiar to me, and things that are familiar never get old for me.

Great point.

I've listened to the same album over and over whenever I have a favorite. I don't do that with a song very often. I do watch a same movie over and over however. If I get fixated on something, I watch it over and over. I also like my repetitive work at work. Never gets old.

repeating is so grrreat lemme just repeat my love of repeating again

Maybe I should try an experiment! I should pick a tune I really like, put it on repeat, and count (1) how many plays before it loses its magic, and (2) how many plays before I'm sick of it. Being "in the name of science" will remove any guilt factor.

repeat repeat repeat is good! I love repeating how good it is!