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How do you stim / self soothe?

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I’m very stressed, constantly, harmfully. I’m 56 and stopped stimming as a child because I was told not to by my mother. I only remember rocking and eating toothpaste off a tissue. I feel I would benefit from letting myself stim but can’t think of the ways I used to do it. Can people please tell me how they self soothe so I can try different things? Thanks Steph 

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  • I find scents and smells work for me and always have since I was a child. Two medicinal products, particularly come to mind: Vicks and Germoline. Just a dab on a hanky or the back of my hand and I can take repeated sniffs.

    Also biting fingernails - I think that's quite a common one.

    Writing software. I've been working on a game for years which is designed to provide a problem solving, creative universe in which people can meet, chat, collaborate. I've found that the writing of the game is proving to be just a satisfying and calming as I hope the end result will be.

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  • I find scents and smells work for me and always have since I was a child. Two medicinal products, particularly come to mind: Vicks and Germoline. Just a dab on a hanky or the back of my hand and I can take repeated sniffs.

    Also biting fingernails - I think that's quite a common one.

    Writing software. I've been working on a game for years which is designed to provide a problem solving, creative universe in which people can meet, chat, collaborate. I've found that the writing of the game is proving to be just a satisfying and calming as I hope the end result will be.

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