@ScruffyDux@actuallyautistic i think of this kind of mind loop as essentially the same thing when it presents as echolalia / echologia and the phenomenon of earworms. i haven’t seen much writing linking these but this is the way i view it. and because of this i approach the persistent thoughts the way i do earworms, for which i listen to some different catchy song. so, replacement. overwhelm the persistent thought with another.