Grim wrote:
I often do not notice when I stim.
Someone at work said I have 'spastic hands' and I do worry about how I appear at work.
The main thing is, I know I am an intelligent, capable young woman.
someone said you had "Spastic hands"? People can be SO damn rude!
My 'public' stims are:
handwringing
bouncing leg up and down
rubbing feet against carpet
running nails along scalp
Digging nails into hands or arms
My non-public stims:
rocking
vocal tics
movement tics
tongue clicking
rubbing feet / legs / body against fabric of carpet or duvet or blanket.
Wrapping myself tightly in blanket
spinning and contorting body into odd shapes / odd movements (kind of like a cross between an aspiring acrobat and an aspiring contortionist!)
Jumping up and down (my bf bought me an adult space hopper which really helps with this!)
Spinning objects
Thumping / bouncing body against surfaces (walls, pillows etc.)
Stims that I don't realise I'm doing / that are borderline involuntary:
vocal tics
tongue clicks
some movement tics
digging nails into arms
That's all I can think of at the moment...