Parts of your body you like to stroke or touch? (non-adult)

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I tap and stroke my ears.

the parts of my body that need stroking and comforting.

I rub the tip of my index fingers on the bottom of my lip. Sometimes I do this with both hands at the same time in deep thought.. and snap out of it and hope no one noticed.

I tend to stim differently dependent on my mood.

Usually however I have one of three things I like to do. I take the tip of my index fingers around my thumb nail. The second is my index finger around my mouth ( oh how that created acne when I was a kid) and of course we can never forget the tapping of the foot and leg. That really irritates others.

Also one thing to note. With significant others I will tend to rub them. She told me that sometimes when we watch a movie I will rub her hand or wrist raw if she doesnt pay attention.

I tap my teeth together. I also apply pressure to my face with my hands.

I stroke,twist and run my fingers thru my hair.Ive always done this,I don't remember ever not doing it.I also tend to stare into space doing it.When I was little I liked to lay on the floor and play with my hair and watch the dust float in a sunbeam.I was perfectly happy and blissful doing this.

when my hair has grown long, I like to stroke it close to my scalp. it makes me feel loved.

I also rub my forearms rapidly if I am nervous.

my nose and lips

My lower jaw,
Mouth,
Across the top of my head when the hair is short and fuzzy,
My deltoids,
My nose.

i like to wringe and rub my hands and bend my fingers. i also touch my palms, lips, earlobes and around my eyes.

when i'm stressed or irritated i pound my fist against my palm as if i'm planning on beating someone up. (i'm not though :p)

My lips. I tend to rub my lower lip, especially when I am concentraring hard at trivia. I some times stim by stroking my hair if I am wearing it loose and I sort of chew on the tips of my fingers and thumb.

What gives the biggest "Zuzz" (a warm tingly feeling) is rubbing round and around with a single finger at the back of my head.
When I am overwhelmed I often unconsciously start to poke the side of my nose, or to tap & twiddle both of my ears with the fingers of both hands.

Today I was very overwhelmed by trying to put into an order the seperate things I needed to do to complete a task. The result was that I automatically stabbed the non-ink end of the pen I was using to write the list against my leg in a repetitive "click, click, click, click....and so on". The only thing I can suppose is that the rythym brought order. Thankfully I was with a support worker at the time, and she advised me to take a time-out; which I did. I felt calmer afterwards, and with her help I was able to write a list of the seperate tasks I need to do in order to complete the task.