Why do we get words or small phrases stuck in our heads over and over and over and over?

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This is different than a song being stuck in your head. It could be a single word, or the ending of a sentence, etc. Why does it happen?

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I have had this happen way too many times. I couldn’t say the word wool for 2 years after thinking it on repeat so long I lost all pronunciation of it.

I think it’s more of a twitch/obsession. Right now mine is “ok,” and “alright” – I think it’s soothing to the mind somehow where you get to fixate on one thing and maybe distract from another (even though it’s extremely annoying and frustrating in the long run).

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