Apparently this is called something fancy…

Ok everyone… onto the next Kat-ism......

Who else hears a totally normal sentence and your brain immediately turns it into a full-on concert… either in your head or OUT LOUD? Mine is mostly out loud...

Like someone says “you’re beautiful” and suddenly I’m singing you’re beautiful, it’s true… like I’m on stage somewhere.... No im seriously....

Well I looked it up and apparently there’s actually a name for this.

It’s called involuntary musical imagery (aka earworms)—which is when a song or melody pops into your head automatically without you trying.

And in my case, it seems to get triggered by something called semantic priming, which is basically when your brain hears a word or phrase and instantly connects it to a song or memory tied to it.

So basically: my brain hears words..... finds a song .....starts a concert I did not schedule...

Best part of this, (hold on one moment, i'm practically rolling on the floor right now in laughter) there are three of us in the house that have it... so my husband ( who is the only one in the family that is not neurodivergent) will say something, and then all three of us Bust into song all at the exact same time... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 my husband will just shake his head and walk away.....

Am I on my own on this one or is this another “why are we like this” club situation??

P.s. this is one of my idiosyncrasies that I truly don't mind.

I certainly can't say the same for other people around me though...🤣🤣🤣🤣sorry not sorry

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