Stims

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My stims are...

Shaking my leg/foot
Tapping my fingers
Rocking (on occasion)
Flapping fingers
Chewing on cheek
Chewing on finger/nails
Rubbing fingers
Rubbing upper lip

add your own.

-Pulling my hair and running it through my fingers
-Skaking my legs
-Tapping my hands
-Fidgiting with objects
-Rocking back and forth, curled up tight (when very distressed)

Shaking my leg
Tapping my hand/forearm
Chewing on my fingers
Pressing one fingernail into another finger
Fidgeting with my hair or headscarf
Shaking my head

I've also learned a lot of crafts I can do with my hands that don't require much attention, like kumihimo or origami, usually I can do those things instead of stimming normally if I need to act more NT than usual, or if I've injured my hand and need to not hurt it more.

haha just as I read this I noticed I was chewing my cheek, bouncing both legs and pushing my thumbnail under my other fingernails

But aside from those I also do these:

scratch/rub my arms, back + head
does chewing pens/straws count?
rocking
stroke my feet together
touch thumb to finger tips
fiddle with things