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27 Nov 2012, 1:13 am

I don't know why at times but every time I get excited hyper or overly happy I flap my hands. Does anyone else do this?


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27 Nov 2012, 1:19 am

Yes.

Nothing wrong with it.



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27 Nov 2012, 1:48 am

Sigh. It would be nice to feel happiness again.


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27 Nov 2012, 2:17 am

the only time I hand flap is when I drop something accidentally.



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27 Nov 2012, 3:20 am

Flap flap.... 8)


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27 Nov 2012, 3:21 am

If you're happy and you know it, flap your hands.



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27 Nov 2012, 3:32 am

I bounce on my heels more than flapping



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27 Nov 2012, 4:14 am

btbnnyr wrote:
If you're happy and you know it, flap your hands.
*flap flap*


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27 Nov 2012, 5:13 am

Yes me too!



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27 Nov 2012, 6:28 am

AspieOtaku wrote:
I don't know why at times but every time I get excited hyper or overly happy I flap my hands. Does anyone else do this?


I do. :mrgreen:



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27 Nov 2012, 6:33 am

Used to sort of to this when I was a child but never since.


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27 Nov 2012, 10:42 am

I still do it to this day. I'll jump and flap if I'm really excited. :oops: I probably look like I'm trying to achieve liftoff.



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27 Nov 2012, 11:03 am

hmm I don't know that I have actually 'flapped' my hands, Or maybe I am visualising it wrong......would it be flapping them like wings(something I don't do) or more just moving them around a lot when talking for instance which I have been known to do without even realizing.


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27 Nov 2012, 11:23 am

Yes I do it for the same reason. Sometimes it is out of frustration too. I did this as a kid and became aware of it as a young adult.



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27 Nov 2012, 12:54 pm

I do this sometimes, too.


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27 Nov 2012, 1:05 pm

redrobin62 wrote:
Sigh. It would be nice to feel happiness again.
Hang in there... Been there, done that, got the hospital bills. It helps to keep a firm hold on your thoughts and ask yourself whether they are really realistic, or whether you are putting an overly negative spin on them; it fights what depression does to your brain at least a little.

And, yes, I flap my hands. It's something I do only when I've got a lot of energy--it can be a good feeling or a bad feeling (usually good), but it's always a high-energy situation. It can be me trying to get words out properly, or trying to think about something, or, yes, just expressing happiness.


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