What do you Stim on?

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I like to fidget with and hold on to small objects. Usually an eraser or a pen/pencil. I find I do this often both when interacting socially or alone in my room, and I don't really know why. Surely I can't always be this anxious!

I usually play around with a pen, my cell phone or the TV remote. Lift it, turn it around, let it drop again, again, again ... quickly. It obviously makes other people nervous look at it

Usually it occurs when I am concentrating on something like watching something interesting on TV or reading a book.

It most certainly is related to thinking ... I am sure.

Sounds just like me. The closest front-loader washing machine (and that's not even in our house - my Mom supports the top-loader Speed Queens!) is at our laundromat around the corner - just a walk away. I walk past on my way to the shops, and desperately hope that it's running. It's a Girbau heavy-duty washer, and it's SO KEWL when it starts to spin.

In fact, I think I'm going to get out of my pyjamas right now, and go there to try and talk the lady into starting it up - she knows I have A.S. I'll take my sleeping bag along if there's nothing else for her to wash!! I'm going to make a video recording of the machine running - I couldn't get anything suitable on Youtube.

Lately it's been music, same song for days.

Pacing has been a big one in the past.

Probably some I don't even know as stimming.

Oh, pacing is considered as stimming too? I confess I pace when I am alone at home but try to supress it in public places. It means I am stressed way too much and will have tics soon. This is very embarrassing when being watched. I cannot remember tics when not pacing.

If I need to cool, I will sometimes sit back on a chair, close my eyes, take deep breaths and point my arms forward... I will then sorta picture myself placing my hands on the top part of a white glowing ball of energy and separate my arms from it, moving them slowly upwards and diagonally away, which I perceive as creating a bigger ball of energy... kinda strange lol.

I often stim at words...I have no idea why. The latest word I do this to is "tachycardia".

Sometimes I shake my head when I see something that I don't like.

And if I am over whelmed by something I will repeat "Get out" over and over again.