Published on 12, July, 2020
-Hair twirling and smoothing. Observation of the texture visually and through touch
-Trichotillomania and skin picking (? unsure if this is stimming or not)
-Foot and knee bobbing
-Tapping with fingers or objects
-Repeating useless phrases, sounds or parts of songs
Stimming is a deeply personal thing. There are no limits to what a stim is. Some people could watch/listen samething again and again.As a child I use to watch Transformers Movie again and again https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092106/?ref_=nv_sr_1. I like story to it but it more music within it.
If I am particularly stressed, then I will tend to listen to particular songs/albums over and over again. There are also certain albums I go back to on a regular basis to listen on repeat.
I wonder if any studies have been done to look into the types of music that people enjoy listening to repeatedly?
That's a very good point, I hadn't considered those kind of sensory experiences when I answered earlier, but I think you are quite right, they are also a form of sensory seeking stimming.
People have often though it strange that I have several books which I read over and over again, something which I have done since childhood. Similarly there are passages of music which give me great contentment to hear repeated for extensive periods.