RSI and Other Stimming Injuries

I close my hands a lot. I keep my fingers straight and quickly draw my middle, ring, and little fingers flat into the base of my thumb. I like it to make a quiet snapping/clapping sound. Often I'll slightly delay my middle finger, so I get two snaps instead of one. I suppose it's a sort of "flappy hands lite" action.

When I write "a lot", I mean probably many hundred times a day with both hands. I think I'm getting a bit of RSI in my fingers, they feel a bit stiff and sore. I eased off a few weeks ago and the pain subsided, but I'm back at the stimming again and the (slight) pain is back. I'll have to take another break.

Has anyone else injured themselves from over-enthusiastic stimming? Do tell.

Parents
  • I do find my wrists ache at times from the way I like to hold my arms, I like to bend my hand over and stretch the joint so it almost hurts. I think that might also be RSI. I don’t stop doing it though as it’s a stim I have done for a long time and helps sort of ground me. I hold a lot of tension in my body all the time and I’m sure it causes alot of fatigue. Worried

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  • I do find my wrists ache at times from the way I like to hold my arms, I like to bend my hand over and stretch the joint so it almost hurts. I think that might also be RSI. I don’t stop doing it though as it’s a stim I have done for a long time and helps sort of ground me. I hold a lot of tension in my body all the time and I’m sure it causes alot of fatigue. Worried

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