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Stimming

NAS37019
over 4 years ago

Hey, I was just stimming away and wondered if anyone else has any weird stims they do? Even without realising? Here are some of mine: 

  • I rub my fingers on my eyelashes constantly. I’ve done this since I was a baby. I love the feeling of it on my fingers and  knuckles, but also the slight pain I get in my eyes and eyelids! 
  • When I’m walking anywhere I will tap my fingers to my thumb one by one really quickly. 
  • I will often sit in really weird positions so that I can feel my joints being stretched to their limits (when I’m really stressed it feels as though it’s to the point they could break). This could be sitting with my leg over my shoulder, laying over the end of my bed so my back is arched with the back of my head on the floor
  • Rubbing my hands on things like carpets, brick walls, hot radiators
  • Purposely causing my body to cramp for the pain release when it eases off 
  • Tapping my fingers on walls and doors as I walk past

i sound a bit of a weirdo really...

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  • over 4 years ago

    Hi, not at all!  I do the finger tapping as well, plus wrapping my legs around each other and other weirditudes such as eyelash and eyebrow pulling. 

    Yesterday I had a business meeting all day and I had to settle for a massive doodle on my notepad. I am carrying a stim deficit and I'm exhausted, slept terribly and had cramp all night. 

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  • over 4 years ago

    Hi, not at all!  I do the finger tapping as well, plus wrapping my legs around each other and other weirditudes such as eyelash and eyebrow pulling. 

    Yesterday I had a business meeting all day and I had to settle for a massive doodle on my notepad. I am carrying a stim deficit and I'm exhausted, slept terribly and had cramp all night. 

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