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zeldapsychology
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01 Dec 2009, 7:42 pm

I tend to walk around alot with my hands in my pockets. This is normal for males but not females (Why I have NO IDEA!) So I started thinking perhaps it's a stim or a comforting mechanism as I call it to deal with stress or whatever. I don't want to bang into people so I have my hands in my pocket but even walking around the house I do this. :-) Thanks WP.



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01 Dec 2009, 7:45 pm

I do that, too. I've worn right through my pockets a few times.



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01 Dec 2009, 7:53 pm

zeldapsychology wrote:
I tend to walk around alot with my hands in my pockets. This is normal for males but not females (Why I have NO IDEA!) So I started thinking perhaps it's a stim or a comforting mechanism as I call it to deal with stress or whatever. I don't want to bang into people so I have my hands in my pocket but even walking around the house I do this. :-) Thanks WP.


Sounds like a stim, since the purpose of a stim is sensory input. In this case, that would come from the sensation of the material the pockets are made out of.


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02 Dec 2009, 8:41 am

It depends on why you do it.
If you do it to stimulate the senses, it might be a stim.

See also: Stim


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02 Dec 2009, 12:49 pm

I always have to have my hands in my pockets, or be keeping my hands busy with something, even if it's just flapping them around.



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02 Dec 2009, 2:08 pm

I like putting my hands in my pockets when I don't know where to put them. Sometimes it feels awkward having my hands hanging down at the sides. It is a stim if when your hand is in the pocket, you rub hand/fingers against the fabric of the pocket or fidget with any objects that are in there.


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