YellowBanana
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Joined: 14 Feb 2011
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Posts: 1,032
Location: mostly, in my head.
31 Mar 2012, 4:01 am
Blackholesun wrote:
I used to clap a lot when I was a kid. Used to drive my uncle insane 
It wasn't so much clapping. I would stretch out all my fingers until the skin on my palms was tight then smash my hands together. Didn't half make a racket
Ticking I used to call it. I was so clever I invented my own clap
It wasn't so much clapping. I would stretch out all my fingers until the skin on my palms was tight then smash my hands together. Didn't half make a racket
Ticking I used to call it. I was so clever I invented my own clap
You didn't invent that clap, sorry .... I clap like that. Usually just one loud clap to, and as the OP, said to "ground" me - bring my brain back from wherever it is so I can get on with whatever it is I am supposed to be doing. Sometimes I need to do a few. Sometimes I just do it randomly for no apparent reason and end up taking myself by surprise!! ! But I would hate it if I was around someone else who did it because of the sudden loud noise ...
Someone mentioned humming or singing. I often do this quietly when I'm uncomfortable in a group of people or walking down a busy street - I've found I can get the volume so it's quiet enough not to be noticed by others, but still loud enough in my head to keep me calm.
