Now that I think about it..I started singing a TV commercial jingle as a toddler about Juicy Fruit Gum. The greater number of times you are exposed to a song (via listening or singing along), the increased likelihood is may be to cause an earworm. The Meaning is Yours Alone. I'm going nuts most of the time. I hate it, I've been laying in bed for 4 hours trying and failing to sleep because I have like 3 songs … It seems that the music in my head is related to my stress due to my job and my marriage. I do not sleep with the radio on nor do I wake to music. I have started loggin the songs I wake up with and also started doing some research. I always have something in my head. Things can be displaced or changed pretty easily but I don't have complete control over that. Thanks for all the advice and info. It drowns out all other sounds at night, which keeps me from sleeping. It's usually a random song that I know, maybe even heard the same day. I found this site (as one of the top google hits) and it made me stop and think about the other thread about mental illness. I used to listen to the radio every night an sing my self to sleep. Constant music and noise. So pretty much every moring I get out of bed with a song in my head. I have had songs in my head since a child in the early 70s. “I talk to myself in my head all the time. When you have a song stuck in your head it can be tempting to ask someone else for help. But I always have some song in my head. You’ll notice that as soon as you stop, feel into the song and apply the message, the repeats will fade away and stop. Interesting terminology. So my questions for you are 1. An wake up singin. It is only a problem if I am trying to sleep, but there is always a random song playing … Occasionally, I’ll say the words in my head out loud or quietly murmuring rubbish. I have a song looping in my head from the moment I wake until the moment I drift off to sleep – with absolutely no let-up in between. Whenever I am talking to people they will say a word or phrase and immediately, ask a question, or something to that effect and the song will start in my head. I get very anxious over whether I actually said something or if it’s just in my brain, as often I’m not sure. I often hear the same song for a week or more depending. We may have been forced to listen to a non-catchy song thousands of times while with family and/or friends, and based on the sheer number of total listens, we get the song stuck in our head. Additionally, studies have shown that in some individuals certain medication used to treat OCD can reduce the frequency of a song getting stuck in one's head… About five years ago I made an interesting and crazy decision: After a week-long mental tussle with the song "Oh My Darling, Clementine," I had become fascinated by why music got stuck in my head. I got a brain scan and I don't have any physical problems with my head. I pretty much never have a moment where there is no song playing in my head. It has helped me deal with it, but I have a long way to go. Now, however, I have tenitus. As mentioned, things can tigger a song to play over an over on my head. The only time I don't hear a song is if I am watching TV/movies or already listening to music. There is a reason that some songs stick and others don’t. 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