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?
I also have my own playlist - different ones for different moods kept for the end of every day. It helps to soothe and centre.
Internally I keep my mind busy... thought experiments, drawing ideas and theories together to keep my inner self grounded. Observations on things around me and their meaning/significance .
Like Trogluddite, I tried beard and moustache twisting but gave that up on account of being a woman and therefore no beard... :(
.... or moustache
Wow, I've done this for most of my life. Particular albums by particular artists that I would listen to over and over and over. So this is an ASD thing then?