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20 Mar 2011, 10:40 pm

I used to be HORRIBLE about chewing pen caps. Thankfully those days are over.

Now I have a habit of pressing the bridge of my nose. A lot. :?



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20 Mar 2011, 11:19 pm

Charges wrote:
I used to be HORRIBLE about chewing pen caps. Thankfully those days are over.

Now I have a habit of pressing the bridge of my nose. A lot. :?


Oh, I forgot how much I used to chew on pens and pencils. Pencils, at least, had an interesting flavor.



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20 Mar 2011, 11:32 pm

Nail biting, picking at scabs, chewing anything that happens to be near me (mostly gum and my DS stylus), fiddling with the necklace I always wear...

I'm usually not conscious of these things unless someone points it out.



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21 Mar 2011, 2:25 pm

I pace very frequently. If pacing counts as stimming, this would be my 'primary stim' ( :P ).

I'm known to flap my hands in times of high stress or anxiety, and I was also often told that I rocked in my chair or 'bounced' the back of my body against the wall when I was younger.
Incidentally, I've rocked quite a few times recently, and particularly during a very stressful last three days. I find it very comforting, but am so far unsure as to whether it'll remain a regular form of stimming in the long term...