10 Psychological Facts About Fidgeting
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Date: 2023-08-20
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Miriam
I learned pretty early on how to figet silently since I always annoyed everyone lol _
So I fight buy:
1. Pacing. If I'm sitting for too long by reading, binging a tv show, or watching a movie, I'll need sometime to just pace. This varies based on how l9ng I was sitting for. Such as if I just watched 10 episodes of something and was forced to watch more dispite my limit being reached, I'll then need to pace or go on a walk for about half an hour;
2. Swaying. If I'm standing I'm usually still in movement by swaying side to side. This is usually unconscious until it's pointed put to me to stop;
3. Leg and feet movement. I usually jiggle my leg a bunch or tap my feet in the ground, or am just continuously repositioning myself in my seat;
4. Tapping. This is less when I'm just sitting but on like to tap things, usually in a rythem or a random beat (This goes for foot tapping as well)
5. Muscles. As mentioned in the beginning I learned a way to figet silently, this is it _ for this one I tighten and loosen the different muscles in my body. Sometimes my arm muscles, my leg muscles, my thigh/butt Muscles, shoulder muscles.
6. Scrunching my eye. Every now and then I need to stretch my eyes, I do this by tightly closing them and moving the eyeball underneath, this practice actually really helped me when I was walking for 3 hours in -40 weather cuz my face never froze _
I've noticed that when listening to something for a very long time it usually helps me to pay attention if I'm pacing or out for a long walk, which is the type of focus I do NOT get from figetting;
Also I was diagnosed with ADHD-Inattentive;
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I learned pretty early on how to figet silently since I always annoyed everyone lol _
So I fight buy:
1. Pacing. If I'm sitting for too long by reading, binging a tv show, or watching a movie, I'll need sometime to just pace. This varies based on how l9ng I was sitting for. Such as if I just watched 10 episodes of something and was forced to watch more dispite my limit being reached, I'll then need to pace or go on a walk for about half an hour;
2. Swaying. If I'm standing I'm usually still in movement by swaying side to side. This is usually unconscious until it's pointed put to me to stop;
3. Leg and feet movement. I usually jiggle my leg a bunch or tap my feet in the ground, or am just continuously repositioning myself in my seat;
4. Tapping. This is less when I'm just sitting but on like to tap things, usually in a rythem or a random beat (This goes for foot tapping as well)
5. Muscles. As mentioned in the beginning I learned a way to figet silently, this is it _ for this one I tighten and loosen the different muscles in my body. Sometimes my arm muscles, my leg muscles, my thigh/butt Muscles, shoulder muscles.
6. Scrunching my eye. Every now and then I need to stretch my eyes, I do this by tightly closing them and moving the eyeball underneath, this practice actually really helped me when I was walking for 3 hours in -40 weather cuz my face never froze _
I've noticed that when listening to something for a very long time it usually helps me to pay attention if I'm pacing or out for a long walk, which is the type of focus I do NOT get from figetting;
Also I was diagnosed with ADHD-Inattentive;
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Akari
I used to shake my legs a lot but i was always told to quit the habit because good decent girls dont shake their legs and always got scolded when i did. So instead i bob my head. Its not very obvious bobbing or shaking its just a thing i do because when i do that head movement i could feel the top of the neck bone connecting the head shift a little and make a small sound only i can hear in my head. Ive had this habit of slightly bobbing my head since i was like 10 or even younger. I didnt really get much scolding to stop it since the adults didnt really notice most of the time so now im 24 and i still find myself doing it. Only people who r sitting extremely close to me can actually notice the movement. But i feel like its kinda bad for my neck and head lol since i got some neck problems now. Probably due to my bad sitting posture but still i wish i could quit it. I used to think it was a tic but i can control it once i notice im doing that. I find myself fidgeting with my head when Im usually zoned out, feeling a little pressured or focusing a lot. I wonder does anyone know how i could maybe quit it. Since i cant seem to control it well these days. I wouldnt like for it to stay with me forever.
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I used to shake my legs a lot but i was always told to quit the habit because good decent girls dont shake their legs and always got scolded when i did. So instead i bob my head. Its not very obvious bobbing or shaking its just a thing i do because when i do that head movement i could feel the top of the neck bone connecting the head shift a little and make a small sound only i can hear in my head. Ive had this habit of slightly bobbing my head since i was like 10 or even younger. I didnt really get much scolding to stop it since the adults didnt really notice most of the time so now im 24 and i still find myself doing it. Only people who r sitting extremely close to me can actually notice the movement. But i feel like its kinda bad for my neck and head lol since i got some neck problems now. Probably due to my bad sitting posture but still i wish i could quit it. I used to think it was a tic but i can control it once i notice im doing that. I find myself fidgeting with my head when Im usually zoned out, feeling a little pressured or focusing a lot. I wonder does anyone know how i could maybe quit it. Since i cant seem to control it well these days. I wouldnt like for it to stay with me forever.
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axaella
A year ago i got diagnosed with anxiety by a professional and i take medication but it doesnt help a lot in this part: ( sometimes it annoys people and i feel bad for myself.
I dont get any toys because my parents think its a waste of money, and i can play with what i have-Its not even fair!
People frequently tell me that i should stop acting like a baby and that honestly hurts: (
I honestly think im autistic, or i have adhd.
I wont self diagnose because im not sure but im honestly wondering.
Thanks for Reading!
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A year ago i got diagnosed with anxiety by a professional and i take medication but it doesnt help a lot in this part: ( sometimes it annoys people and i feel bad for myself.
I dont get any toys because my parents think its a waste of money, and i can play with what i have-Its not even fair!
People frequently tell me that i should stop acting like a baby and that honestly hurts: (
I honestly think im autistic, or i have adhd.
I wont self diagnose because im not sure but im honestly wondering.
Thanks for Reading!
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The
1 more thing why does fidgeting improve our memory/mind/brain:
Compared to those not fidgeting, fidgeting makes our mind active because it constantly sends neurons to move. And to those who does not fidget, like in the research, it is hard for them to take the informations to sink in their brain because their brain is passive and at the state of sleep.
If you found this comment, you are lucky
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1 more thing why does fidgeting improve our memory/mind/brain:
Compared to those not fidgeting, fidgeting makes our mind active because it constantly sends neurons to move. And to those who does not fidget, like in the research, it is hard for them to take the informations to sink in their brain because their brain is passive and at the state of sleep.
If you found this comment, you are lucky
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B.
+Psych2Go Fidgeting is part of the self-regulation complex on the autism spectrum. I, for example, notice myself _constantly_ changing position on ill-fitting seats to keep my thigh circulation up; there are many places where posture rules are not always followed and those places I judge ripe for a high incidence of stimming.
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+Psych2Go Fidgeting is part of the self-regulation complex on the autism spectrum. I, for example, notice myself _constantly_ changing position on ill-fitting seats to keep my thigh circulation up; there are many places where posture rules are not always followed and those places I judge ripe for a high incidence of stimming.
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education
I bite my nails, play with fidget spinners, and simple dimples, pop its, and rubiks, rub my hands together, spin my pencil, bite the webbing in my hands, bite my knuckles( tf is wrong with me) and mess with my nails. Its mostly when I'm at school and watching tv
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I bite my nails, play with fidget spinners, and simple dimples, pop its, and rubiks, rub my hands together, spin my pencil, bite the webbing in my hands, bite my knuckles( tf is wrong with me) and mess with my nails. Its mostly when I'm at school and watching tv
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Bridge
I had an English teacher who couldnt stand it when someone would click their pens, so he would grab the persons pen and chuck it at his door. His door looked thrashed because every time he chucked a pen at the door it left an indent/mark.
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I had an English teacher who couldnt stand it when someone would click their pens, so he would grab the persons pen and chuck it at his door. His door looked thrashed because every time he chucked a pen at the door it left an indent/mark.
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Tobias
I only fidget if I think about fidgeting, but of course, when I fidget I naturally think about my fidgeting. So I get into these feedback loops where I fidget a ton for an hour or so, but otherwise it doesnt really happen. Anyone else?
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I only fidget if I think about fidgeting, but of course, when I fidget I naturally think about my fidgeting. So I get into these feedback loops where I fidget a ton for an hour or so, but otherwise it doesnt really happen. Anyone else?
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stay
i lost track of how many times people have told me to relax, completely out of nowhere, but then i realize that my leg is bouncing or my fingers are twitching or tapping or i'm rocking side to side or back and forth
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i lost track of how many times people have told me to relax, completely out of nowhere, but then i realize that my leg is bouncing or my fingers are twitching or tapping or i'm rocking side to side or back and forth
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education
I wear my hair in a ponytail all the time. My hair is very thick and wavy, so a will take a clump of wavy hair and move it around between my pointer finger and my middle finger. I do it a lot in class.
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I wear my hair in a ponytail all the time. My hair is very thick and wavy, so a will take a clump of wavy hair and move it around between my pointer finger and my middle finger. I do it a lot in class.
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Choco
I have anxiety but when I fidget with stuff sometimes my fingers get sweaty or like start to feel uncomfortable and I get restless and sometimes my body involuntarily makes me whine or cry. idk what to do.
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I have anxiety but when I fidget with stuff sometimes my fingers get sweaty or like start to feel uncomfortable and I get restless and sometimes my body involuntarily makes me whine or cry. idk what to do.
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jaelin
My legs shake while my heart beats soo first when am stressed up. but when am hurt in pain, deep thoughts and stuff. i i stare at a specif part for a long time and bite my lips trying to make them softer
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My legs shake while my heart beats soo first when am stressed up. but when am hurt in pain, deep thoughts and stuff. i i stare at a specif part for a long time and bite my lips trying to make them softer
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LLF
Im on the autism spectrum (diagnosed) I use it for focus sometimes but sometimes it doesnt help and it helps me calm down sometimes and also when I draw its like fidgeting for me (I learn better)
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Im on the autism spectrum (diagnosed) I use it for focus sometimes but sometimes it doesnt help and it helps me calm down sometimes and also when I draw its like fidgeting for me (I learn better)
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Dik
I usually tap my fingers on the surface in front of me. Recently I was obsessed with the song Psycho Killer by The Talking Heads, and in Maths I was incessantly tapping out the bassline.
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I usually tap my fingers on the surface in front of me. Recently I was obsessed with the song Psycho Killer by The Talking Heads, and in Maths I was incessantly tapping out the bassline.
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Orange
I always fidget when I am waiting for a ride. So I do that a lot. I constantly check my phone or look at my nails or break them while waiting. Whenever I am waiting I fidget the most.
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I always fidget when I am waiting for a ride. So I do that a lot. I constantly check my phone or look at my nails or break them while waiting. Whenever I am waiting I fidget the most.
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Varun
I fidget by constantly making sounds with my cheeks and shaking and cracking my elbows going om stretching my fingers poking my waist constantly to make myself feel i will lose it
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I fidget by constantly making sounds with my cheeks and shaking and cracking my elbows going om stretching my fingers poking my waist constantly to make myself feel i will lose it
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offdude
I fidget a lot lol, I like to fidget with toys buuut I've started to make my own fidget toys with clothes pins and wood blocks and pom poms, buttons, hot glue, corks, etc.
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I fidget a lot lol, I like to fidget with toys buuut I've started to make my own fidget toys with clothes pins and wood blocks and pom poms, buttons, hot glue, corks, etc.
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Megan
Hi Im two years late. Anyways, my parents yell at me for fidgeting instead of asking me whats wrong. Im constantly stressed with being a 12 year old girl and other stuff.
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Hi Im two years late. Anyways, my parents yell at me for fidgeting instead of asking me whats wrong. Im constantly stressed with being a 12 year old girl and other stuff.
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education
I fidgeting with my rings when I'm in an uncomfortable social situation. I also tap my legs and the best method so far is drawing something I'm used to (Ranboo, lol)
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I fidgeting with my rings when I'm in an uncomfortable social situation. I also tap my legs and the best method so far is drawing something I'm used to (Ranboo, lol)
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Vixen
I bounce my leg as well as zone out and dermatophagia which is also called wolf bitters I call it a form of fidgeting cause it's done when I'm bored stressed or thinking
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I bounce my leg as well as zone out and dermatophagia which is also called wolf bitters I call it a form of fidgeting cause it's done when I'm bored stressed or thinking
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Shawna
I actually bite things when I'm thinking hard, stressed, of having anxiety. So biting my nails has become a bad habit so I got little figet toys I guess that I bite
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I actually bite things when I'm thinking hard, stressed, of having anxiety. So biting my nails has become a bad habit so I got little figet toys I guess that I bite
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kcolby77
Well. you know how you play a guitar. I like to rub on a folded piece of paper with a sharp point or starch clothes. PLEASE don't judge me. I have a problem.
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Well. you know how you play a guitar. I like to rub on a folded piece of paper with a sharp point or starch clothes. PLEASE don't judge me. I have a problem.
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RJ
I fidget because it elevates my mind and it's just fun to do, i fidget with my flat rubik's cube cause it's a puzzle and can also fun to move it around.
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I fidget because it elevates my mind and it's just fun to do, i fidget with my flat rubik's cube cause it's a puzzle and can also fun to move it around.
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Keith
I have ADHD and my most common way of fidgeting is messing with this ring I have that has a chain on it the chain moves or messing with my necklace
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I have ADHD and my most common way of fidgeting is messing with this ring I have that has a chain on it the chain moves or messing with my necklace
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karia. bbg_
I fidget with Slinkies, Fidget Spinners, and Fidget Cubes, and also I fidget with a pen. I probably fidget more than wha I expected. xD
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I fidget with Slinkies, Fidget Spinners, and Fidget Cubes, and also I fidget with a pen. I probably fidget more than wha I expected. xD
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