Is it normal to get stuck in loops?

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Sometimes I will be doing something and I get caught in a loop of doing it. An example could be looking at something and staring for long peirods of time at the same thing or even stopping what I'm doing, pacing around turning all the lights in the house on, and then going back to what I was doing, without really thinking about what I was doing. I do several other similar behaviors as well. I catch myself doing it sometimes and it has often been brought up to me when people ask why I do things and I really don't know the answer to that. I could best explain it as being on auto-pilot.

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  • squirrelgirl
    10 years ago

    I have always done those things. I just assume it is part of my Asperger's, since hyperfocusing on one thing for longs periods of time and repetitive body motions like pacing are par for the course with this disorder. If you also have social difficulties and are a stickler for routine, and have issues with different things that affect the senses, you might want to look into the possibility that you could have Asperger's.

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    • [Old Memory]
      10 years ago

      I already know I have aspergers. I've been diagnosed several times. I wasn't sure if this was caused by it or not though.

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  • soul-man
    10 years ago

    That's called a fugue state and it's basically an escape from an increasingly frustrating and stressful reality; withdrawing into an inner world, so to speak.

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    • [Old Memory]
      10 years ago

      I looked that up, it doesn't sound correct at all. I don't black out. I remember what I do, I just don't know why.

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      • soul-man
        10 years ago

        Well I'm sorry for making the mistake but I'm not really a doctor, no matter what anybody told you. Ask a real doctor next time.

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  • cȱɱpɩɛx
    10 years ago

    I was like this until I lost a little weight. Now I can get through loops, hoops and drainage channels for industrial purposes.

    Also casement windows.

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