Earworm Struggle/Music loops
Hi! Im new here. Glad to have found my people and hoping to get some insight on an issue im having this week.
Context:
I have severe category OCD. I also have trauma around betrayal and abandonment that I wont discuss but it adds context to the issue Im writing about. Additional context, music really controls my mood and can trigger intrusive thoughts and those feelings of abandonment if I choose certain themes or genres. Music moves me, what can I say?
Honestly I have learned to cope really well with my ocd especially after getting a diagnosis, putting a name to things really helped. But this week im struggling badly with a massive case of earworm.
earworm /ˈɪəwəːm/ noun 1. a catchy song or tune that runs continually through a person's mind.
"the whole album is packed full of earworms that get stuck in your head"
Current issue:
I have the song 'How does it feel to be forgotten?' By Selena Gomez stuck in my head. I dont even like the song or her music (personally. I do think she's a great artist.) I have the main lyrics stuck in my head on loop, going on 3 days. Music controlling my mood and triggering intrusive thoughts also means the lyric and atmosphere of the snippet sound is really triggering and causing a kind of depression and deep sadness.
Imagine hearing "How does it feel to be forgotten?" in your head for 3 whole days. Im finding comedy in it but im also very sad.
My question: does this happen to you? How do you cope? Any theories around this or research?
Thanks!