Ditto for my partner. She is constantly doing exactly what you described, and has diagnosed ASD. I wouldn't say her inner dialogue is centered reminiscing or l

Ditto for my partner. She is constantly doing exactly what you described, and has diagnosed ASD. I wouldn't say her inner dialogue is centered reminiscing or longing, which is what the article mentions in this study about those who are lonely; more so she's constantly running a post mortem on every social interaction she remembers to build a more robust "model" about how people work. Before she was diagnosed, this tended to veer more towards paranoia and constant second guessing of herself, and often resulted in a feeling of loneliness. Post diagnosis she is much more comfortable with these thoughts, and has used mindfulness practice as a means to stop herself from obsessing when it goes a little too far.