Repeating words?

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When i am nervous i rock back and forth i have always done this but recently I've been super stressed out and i have had a lot of brake downs that i am just now working on with my therapist. Although i have something that i haven't really noticed myself do until recently weather iv'e always done it i'm unsure. But if someone says something negative i'll repeat them and i have started doing this when upset repeating negative things my brain has heard in the past. I just got curious as to if others do the same and if it's common for adults because everything iv'e found on it just speaks about kids.

I'm no Dr but it sounds like a trait of echolalia which can be common in autism ( i think )

Echolalia is repeating a word/words or phrase. Mine are very random. The problem is if it's negative, it can subconsciously alter your perception of yourself.

I've heard it is a common echolalia trait. I myself repeat words only when I've really enjoyed something or found something really funny; it feels as if when repeating words or a full sentence, I'd savour the funniness or niceness of the words even further by vocalising them myself. It may indeed be more of an issue if it's mostly focusing on negative things, so you could perhaps discuss this in therapy too.