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Things to occupy my hand

Dk84

Hi,

Are there any things on the market to have in my pocket to occupy my hands?

I tend to pull at my clothes which over the years has stretched many a T-shirt. When I was younger , I used to hit my leg with my hand but i've learned from a very young age , not to do that in front of anyone , because i just got called weird

Rather than keep spending money on new clothes  I was wondering if anybody can recommend something to have in my pocket to play with

  • There are many stim toys available, I have a few different types, some squishy and stretchy, some twisty discs, a wooden blocks one and a very small pop-it block, these all fit in my pocket. If I don’t have one handy I am more likely to either pick my skin on my fingers, bite my nails or flap my hands a bit. 

  • You can get all sorts of fidgets that you can keep in your pocket. One I find good for discreet fidgeting is a keyboard button fidget. If you Google it you should find them. You can get some that are 4 buttons and some that are 1. They usually come as keyrings so I keep one on my keys and just press it when I need to.

  • Hello Dk84.

     

    I understand where you are coming from, our stims and repeated behaviours are not always without consequence, as normal as they might seem to us - i'm certainly familiar with pulling on clothes and physical behaviours in order to be nothing short of myself.

    While I am sure that our community will have fantastic feedback to provide, I wonder if the following NAS recommended resource may be of help:

    Repeated movements and behaviour (stimming)

    Best of luck going forwards, you deserve to feel in control of yourself.

    Take care - Zac Mod.