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Binjaminou
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Yesterday, 8:29 am

Hi my name is Benjamin and I just got my 18 year and I what is my biggest problem is I just do stimming for everything and Sound of a police car fire truck and like I see flashing lights or everything and you what makes you do stimming?



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Yesterday, 1:16 pm

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I don’t know, it just seems to happen.


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Yesterday, 7:28 pm

Mostly stressful social situations or stressful situations with my wife. Sometimes if I am excited or anxious about an activity.



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Yesterday, 10:28 pm

Anxiety mostly ...and unresolvable stress. Once in a while if I am very content , even happy about a thing.
but am able to control it if it is under public stress circumstances....but containing it can be stressful in and of itself.
Sometimes , i am able to keep my mental abilities going and get through it. Stimming was forbidden in my family growing up .


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Today, 10:37 am

Overstimulation, I suppose. Internal stress, external factors that I may or may not be aware of at the moment. Things like that.



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Today, 11:41 am

Any feeling or emotion that I feel strongly?

Examples:

  • Eating my favorite foods = happy dance.
  • Getting something gross or sticky on my hands = shaking arms / panic rocking.
  • Any sort of conflict or argument = tears and hard blinking with face rubbing.
  • General anxiety = leg shaking and foot wiggling... the worse it gets the harder/faster it happens.
  • Frustration / anger = messing with my hands a lot, like squeezing fists or messing with my nails.

I'm sure there are others but these are the ones I have noticed and know happen super consistently.


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Today, 12:49 pm

Well stressful situations. That means every time I have to interact with people. It doesn't matter if it is my family, my work or strangers.

Ironic fact - I am caregiver in healthcare system 8O



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Today, 2:34 pm

I don't generally overtly, I mostly wind up shutting down as I wasn't really allowed to overtly stim as a child.

But, it's definitely sensory overwhelm and a lot more subtly, which makes it a bit tough to really know.