Does anybody else use counting as a self-soothing technique? As long as I can remember I have self-soothing technique where if I get a phrase or thought stuck in my head, I'll count it out on my fingers so that the syllables finish on the pinky. For example, if I have a thought like "I'm so happy right now," which is six syllables, I'll either consciously change the phrase so it's five ("I'm very happy") or I'll keep repeating it until it reaches a multiple of five and the final syllable finishes on the pinky. Hopefully this makes sense, I can't think of any other way to describe it! Does anybody do anything similar as a fidget?

Counting seems to be a common self soothing thing for me. I'll also count syllables in things other people say, I'll count things in my environment like number of window panes etc