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[random oddness]
Noticed (was reminded) today that, if I'm tired enough/overwhelmed enough/out of sorts enough, and I'm alone and _must_ concentrate (eg, driving home), I will go from talking to myself (which happens a _lot_ if I'm tired and trying to not forget what I'm doing, esp if alone) to _singing_ the things I would have said to myself. I don't know why, but it appears to help me keep my concentration on what I'm doing as well as making an unhappy physical and/or mental state more tolerable. Almost feels like stiming, actually, at least in terms of soothing myself and in terms of the mental effort needed to _not_ do it. I don't think I do it with anyone else around - indeed, I don't think I'd _let_ myself, since in that state I'm not really up to making a distinction between 'people I'm sufficently comfortable around' and 'people I'm not comfortable around'.
Reminded me that, as a kid, I tended - if having too much trouble sleeping for whatever reason - including racing brain - I would sing to myself (and anyone else around). I don't think I necessarily even sung anything which existed, although I probably was more likely to if people were around.
But I thought this was interesting. (note: I'm in a mental state like that right now, as I left my parents' place later than intended and was awakened by my cat this morning around 4:30, and wasn't able to get all the way back to sleep afterward. So this is probably going to be one of the more scattered posts that I ever make. Not really up to going back and fixing it, and mostly just posting about a 'huh!' moment, anyway. Bath, now, I think. Calm enough to sleep, good. Shaky/cold/tired not good)
Anyway. Random thing I noticed. I go now.
Reminded me that, as a kid, I tended - if having too much trouble sleeping for whatever reason - including racing brain - I would sing to myself (and anyone else around). I don't think I necessarily even sung anything which existed, although I probably was more likely to if people were around.
But I thought this was interesting. (note: I'm in a mental state like that right now, as I left my parents' place later than intended and was awakened by my cat this morning around 4:30, and wasn't able to get all the way back to sleep afterward. So this is probably going to be one of the more scattered posts that I ever make. Not really up to going back and fixing it, and mostly just posting about a 'huh!' moment, anyway. Bath, now, I think. Calm enough to sleep, good. Shaky/cold/tired not good)
Anyway. Random thing I noticed. I go now.