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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 pick at my fingers a lot, to the point  where they bleed and I regret doing it. Then do it again. Also fiddle with stuff on the desk while working, anything from pens to nail clippers, usually taking them apart and putting them together over and over.

    One thing I'm thinking might be another stim (not just for me) is scrolling. I wonder if autists might find it more "addictive" as it's an outlet and an escape? I'm terrible for losing a lot of time if I start Looking at news, twitter, Facebook etc. So i try and consciously avoid them.

  • in reply to Autisician

    I always pick my lips also used to do it to the point of bleeding but I stop myself from this one. I also pick my fingers and they don’t bleed but look really bad. My skin is sharp and dry. 

  • in reply to Alien0n3arth

    I find I pick more at dry areas of skin on my fingers, I feel around for anything dry and  not smooth and pick at it.

    It's annoying when I'm left with sore patches, especially on my thumb as then I can't write without it hurting.

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