Published on 12, July, 2020
-Hair twirling and smoothing. Observation of the texture visually and through touch
-Trichotillomania and skin picking (? unsure if this is stimming or not)
-Foot and knee bobbing
-Tapping with fingers or objects
-Repeating useless phrases, sounds or parts of songs
Stimming is a deeply personal thing. There are no limits to what a stim is. Some people could watch/listen samething again and again.As a child I use to watch Transformers Movie again and again https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092106/?ref_=nv_sr_1. I like story to it but it more music within it.
If I am particularly stressed, then I will tend to listen to particular songs/albums over and over again. There are also certain albums I go back to on a regular basis to listen on repeat.
I wonder if any studies have been done to look into the types of music that people enjoy listening to repeatedly?
Wow, I've done this for most of my life. Particular albums by particular artists that I would listen to over and over and over. So this is an ASD thing then?
I also have my own playlist - different ones for different moods kept for the end of every day. It helps to soothe and centre.
Internally I keep my mind busy... thought experiments, drawing ideas and theories together to keep my inner self grounded. Observations on things around me and their meaning/significance .
Like Trogluddite, I tried beard and moustache twisting but gave that up on account of being a woman and therefore no beard... :(
.... or moustache