Prescott wrote:
If find that the phrase "I have to get ___ done today" or "What do I have to do?" pops into my head far too often. In the shower. On the way to work. At my desk. On the way home from work, etc. It's usually followed by: "And then I have to do this. And then this too. " And then I spend more time than I should sorting out how I'm going to accomplish those things. This will happen even after I'm perfectly clear on what I have to do and how I'm going to do it. It can be annoying.
I do this too, alot. in the car, driving, wishing I had a piece of paper to write on, when I park, i forget what I had to do. It drives me nuts. I also repeatedly say the same word out loud, randomly, when I get stressed, or for no reason at all. That only drives me nuts when someone is nearby, and looks at me, or if they ask me why that word, or what I mean. I have been just saying that I am obsessive-compulsive, but man, it really sucks.