Urge to repeat certain words over and over again?

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For the past few months I have to repeat certain words over and over again. It's like the word is stuck in my mouth and I have to say a certain word
Like popcorn popcorn popcorn. It's like an itch in my head and my brain (I guess) feels better after saying the word over and over again. I'm not sure what this is but my doctor sent me to get tested for ADHD mainly because I have problems focusing and I'm forgetting things lately. but I dont have any insurance right now I already owe my last doctor visit over a thousand dollars. So I'm literally feeling like I'm lossing it and have no where to go.

Anyone else know what I'm talking about? (Serious replies please)

I don't do whole words, so much as rolling around a syllable, It feels really nice to do.

Edit: I think that it pertains to autism rather than schizophrenia, bipolar etc

What you're describing sounds like what psychologists call palilalia (or echolalia if it's other people's words that you repeat). It's quite common in a variety of conditions, though the reason for it can differ between them. In autism, it can be a form of "stimming" (a repetitive sensory action which can calm us, communicate emotions that we can't put into words, or help us to feel more comfortable in our own bodies). In ADHD, it can be a result of differences in the way that impulse control is processed by the brain. It's also common in conditions which involve tics, such as Tourette's Syndrome and conditions where the brain has low levels of dopamine (for example, Parkinson's disease).

I do something similar myself, usually with a word that I've just heard or read which I particularly like the sound of, or sometimes just completely nonsense words that I make up myself (a bit like talking in tongues). In my case it's almost certainly stimming due to my autism - hopefully your forthcoming tests will be able to narrow it down for you.

Yes, I do this.

I love the word 'dangle.'

It's usually a phrase, or a song lyric for me.

I Always did that. Since childhood. I stopped as soon as i could but then i repeated phrases again n again n annoyed my brother extremely
I tried to stop n couldnt
I do it in front of my kidsnow
I cant seem to stop

Yes, I do. Probably as long as I could remember.

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Yeah, at times I do tend to talk like a broken record. Mainly, this is because I don't talk to people much, so I tend to repeat words out loud to myself because sometimes I don't think I've said something right the first time.

I've always done this. It's called echolalia/palilalia.