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Stimming

KuriouslyAutistic44

What are some of your favorite ways to stim when you are in a happy space? What are some ways you stim when experiencing frustration and/or uncomfortable in the body?  Do you stim in public?

For me I am noticing while watching tv or even eating delicious food I will hum a lot or shake my hands a lot or flap my fingers when I listening to music.  When I am frustrated or uncomfortable I rub my legs, pull my hair a bit. or give myself a hug with pressure points. 

I am curious to know your experiences!

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  • Hi! Although I agree with out_of_touch ,  I’ll still acknowledge that I may be a bit more physical than many others around me when expressing extreme emotions. For positive feelings it’s also a lot of hand flapping, maybe jumping or silly dancing when I’m alone. When feeling frustrated or uncomfortable, I unfortunately tend to use harmful behaviours like scratching the back of my hand, pulling and twirling my hair a lot, chewing on the inside of my cheek and when entering an overload, it can even go as far as hitting myself or a wall. Afterwards I usually feel very stupid for doing so and not being able to regulate differently, but I am trying to implement strategies like controlled hand movements and swaying/rocking back and forth to avoid the harmful ones.

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  • Hi! Although I agree with out_of_touch ,  I’ll still acknowledge that I may be a bit more physical than many others around me when expressing extreme emotions. For positive feelings it’s also a lot of hand flapping, maybe jumping or silly dancing when I’m alone. When feeling frustrated or uncomfortable, I unfortunately tend to use harmful behaviours like scratching the back of my hand, pulling and twirling my hair a lot, chewing on the inside of my cheek and when entering an overload, it can even go as far as hitting myself or a wall. Afterwards I usually feel very stupid for doing so and not being able to regulate differently, but I am trying to implement strategies like controlled hand movements and swaying/rocking back and forth to avoid the harmful ones.

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