What are your stimms?

Mine are:

  • rocking / swinging,
  • chewing things / putting them in my mouth,
  • and teeth clenching (not sure if this counts, also trying to get rid of it.)
Parents
  • As a child I spun around quite a lot, not now though. I mostly fiddle with small objects, especially if they have parts that rotate or click - things like ballpoint pens, Swiss army penknives, folding corkscrews and suchlike. I also like the feel of some pebbles, with the right size, density and surface texture. I jiggle my legs and feet and slide my fingernails though my beard as though combing it. I have a tendency to pick at and bite the skin at the sides of my finger nails when agitated. 

  • I pick my nails alot, and make them spikey  then i pressed them on my finger tips, if things get really bad I use the sharp nails to self harm by tearing at my skin till I bleed. The greater the pain the more relief and calmer I get.

  • If a single fingernail becomes chipped or ragged at the end, it is a sensory nightmare for me. Fingernails always have to be smooth and not catch on anything. I use a glass nail file because it produces the smoothest results.

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