So funny watching you stim on the couch. I imagine it's something similar when people tell me to stop wiggling/shaking/picking. You're right, it's most often talked about and not shown. Interesting about lining visual things up. I'll do the same in the morning when I wake up, and also through the blind, trying to line things up outside with the blinds inside. I never thought of this as being a stim, it makes sense. When I was a kid, you know when we had those large bulky tv's, I used to sit and watch the static when there was no show tuned in. Mesmerizing. I don't like ASMR, it's too loud for me, erm, particularly because it's quiet. If you classify Techno as ASMR, then I love it. This is quite possibly the best example of sound as I hear it / feel it. This video gives me the chills that you speak of with your ASMR and it's also the kind of music I like. Other people tell me this is just noise. But I'm feeling it more than I'm hearing it I think: th-cam.com/video/Q3oItpVa9fs/w-d-xo.html (CYMATICS: Science Vs. Music - Nigel Stanford). So many stims. Peanut Butter - hilarious. Nose picking - I've never heard anyone mention this. I've done it my entire life. Erm, trigger warning?... When I was a young child I did it all the time until my nose bled. My Father threatened to and then carried out soaked rags with mineral turpentine and shoved them up my nose and smothered my face with it so I couldn't breathe to try and stop me from doing it. My mum caught him doing this once and I never saw him again. I don't know how often it happened, but I remember the last time clearly like it was yesterday. I was 5yo, I'm now 47yo and still picking my nose, so seemingly it did not help.
Having to turn the other direction after turning the "wrong" direction is a thing I did a lot as a kid. I still feel the need now as an adult but I wait until the feeling goes away. I had similar OCD things as a kid, rituals that I needed to do otherwise I felt "wrong".
I do this and have been doing this my whole life from getting out of a chair a certain direction to turning to putting socks on etc. I do this several times a day with lots of things and it feels wrong if I don’t do it the way my brain and body feel like is the right way that time. I am Currently getting assessed for autism at 47 and have been diagnosed with combo ADHD at 47.
You are helping me so much to understand and accept my two autistic grandchildren!!! Now I know some of their behaviors are stims and they are just trying to regulate their emotions and I can stop judging them!!! Thank you!! You are a Blessing!!!!❤️
Hello thanks for the stim ideas. It was suggested to me by a psychiatrist that i maybe autistic about 2 weeks ago. It was an appointment over webcam and i didn't know it at the time but i was stimming during the appointment rubbing my thumb on my other hand kind on the flesh between the thumb and index finger. I dont remember if i had stims as a kid for the most part, think i learnt at a young age to hide them. I do remember getting in trouble at about the age of 10 for pulling out my head hairand causing a bold spot on my head. Also i remember getting caught watching the ceiling fans and rocking with them as they wobbled. Generally i stim when stressed and ive been very stressed this last 2 years. Sometimes i scratch myself with my nails causing sores, i had one that just healed. I also have a bad habit of picking at sores and causing them to bleed. Last year i had one day where i kept feeling the bridge of my nose and my eyes with my nails which caused a very noticeable and embarrassing injury. Sometims i clench my muscles in my arms or legs like u do. Im definitely OCD as well. Like i always let some water out of the kitchen tap before filling my water bottle as i don't want any bad water to end up in my water bottle. I also like not stepping on the lines on the footpath. Sorry if my writing isn't very clear as high functioning Autism was hardly known about when i was a kid. In school i hardly learnt anything. I can only read and write because of a tutor when i was 16yo. Please keep the videos coming. Its good stuff.
Thank you for being brave and sharing your stims. I have a lot that are the same. And some I didn't even realize were stims until you said it. Every Single day since I've discovered my autism, my life makes more sense.
This is fascinating to listen to. I don't have nearly as many stims as you do, but I do have a habit of sniffing things and touching. Thanks for sharing this!
Longterm stims are picking skin, smelling weird things, repeated movie phrases, eating incessantly, I used to scrunch my nose and got bullied for it. I held my right hand stiff with my wrist pointing out when I walked r ran. SCrunching up my toes Now I sway, make funny noise, make up songs, repeat words or phrases, pick my nose, crack hands and feet, pick my teeth, sing, stick my leg up in the air and move it back and forth wheni lay down.watching pimple popping rainbow colors, sparkley, so many more
I have almost every single one of the same stims you have. The nose picking is part of the dermatillomania, which I have tried to get rid of since I was a kid. I managed get rid of the nose picking for the most part but I can't redirect the skin picking part no matter what I do. I tried an array of fidget toys and fidget rings, but nothing really works long term. Sometimes I can go a whole week or more without picking my skin but then it always comes back eventually. You don't need to worry about cracking your knuckles unless it's causing you physical pain, as it has been scientifically proven to have no impact on the joints.
Thank you for your videos. I was diagnosed as non autistic but borderline as they didn’t think i was masking. Their assessment of masking seemed to just be asking me if i was being myself in the assessment. I am learning that i am not sure what myself is and that i very likely am masking most of the time out of safety. I have one stim i haven't seen anyone else do... i love putting the back of my fingernails on cold surfaces. Usually the edges of my ears or my nose. So i love autumn when it gets cooler and i can do that :-). I have to regulate it outside because people think its weird, esp if i use my nose. I love purple and deep pinks. I do rock in bed and find myself wiggling my fingers, toes and feet so much. I also absolutely love animals and have 2 therapy ponies at the mo helping me recover from a relapse of agoraphobia and panic disorder. Love smelling them :-). Oooo and i love dipping chocolate in my tea and letting it melt in my mouth. The more i see about autism the more i think i am actually autistic just very good and unaware i am masking.
That’s definitely possible! A lot of late-diagnosed autistic people didn’t know they were masking, and were misdiagnosed as being borderline, bipolar, or other things. I’d say definitely look more into it to see if you might fit the diagnostic criteria 😊
@@paunesjourney thank you :-). I am just watching your video about burnout. I am 42 and was in a corporate job until 3 years ago my nervous system just cracked. I know the burnout feeling. Its shocking how many naps I need to take and how shattering "normal" things are. Please keep sharing your story :-). You are making a difference.
i have all the same stims as you except spicey foods are painful. thanks for mentioning nose picking and butt clenching. i can also crack my wrists. i went thru the same stim shaming as you growing up. now im finding so much joy in stimming, but i still hide the skin picking. i think picking pulling and scratching is ok unless there is infection. reclaim the right to regulate. 😊
Oh, the Slinky's a good one! Makes a GREAT noise! It's almost like a maraca. Regarding the skin thing, would it be helpful to use other things to provide a strong sensation? Like, what if you spread peppermint oil onto your fingers? I read a story once about someone who had trichotillomania, and she actually invented a shampoo that provided a strong tingling sensation, which helped her manage it. Maybe something like that could work for you. Oh yeah, leg bouncing is a BIG one for me. Next time someone tells me not to do it, I'm gonna give them a piece of my mind. I drown out memories with sound. I absolutely drown out memories with sound. Yes yes yes yes yes. I've never been able to completely break the head-hitting habit. Did you ever make rhythmically symmetrical patterns with your breath? Like out-IN-IN-out IN-out-out-IN IN-out-out-IN out-IN-IN-out IN-out-out-IN out-IN-IN-out out-IN-IN-out IN-out-out-IN IN-out-out-IN out-IN-IN-out out-IN-IN-out IN-out-out-IN out-IN-IN-out IN-out-out-IN IN-out-out-IN out-IN-IN-out I used to do that. I haven't thought about that in years, but you're making me remember now. What about sidewalks? You have to divide them up into a grid and then always make sure you progress diagonally, right? Right? Gotta only step on one diagonal set of rectangles, right? I think I finally broke that. It could be maddening. The sidewalk became work.
Thanks for the suggestions 😊 I’m glad you found this video relatable! I have a complicated relationship with my breathing because of anxiety lol so I wouldn’t be surprised if I ever did stuff like that! I sometimes feel like I’m scared of ‘breathing too hard’, if that makes sense. Regarding the sidewalk I definitely only walk on shapes on the ground and not on lines, etc 😂
I share soooo many of your stims it's ridiculous. Some stims, like facial tics are a sign that I need to get myself out of the situation I am in, or a melt down is coming.
Hi, im not sure if i have autism or something else or just stim, but from an early age ive always stimmed, i never hid them. Some of my stims are the leg bouncing, full body rocking, foot bouncing, and one of my favorites is linking normal speaking up with music/lyrics from songs and movies. Also i didn't realize that the hand smelling thing was a stim, i though it was just me checking my hand i guess that's one i got (my hand doesn't smell tho 😀) . Thank you~
I used to suck my thumb as a child. I stopped when i got braces because it was uncomfortable & now my mouth is the wrong shape fr my thumb to fit nicely. I've tried a few chew stim toys but they feel wrong.
I listened to your comments on my previous videos & increased the volume! Hope it’s better now ❤
Some elses likes to just watch the clouds move. So soothing to just watch em move.
So funny watching you stim on the couch. I imagine it's something similar when people tell me to stop wiggling/shaking/picking. You're right, it's most often talked about and not shown. Interesting about lining visual things up. I'll do the same in the morning when I wake up, and also through the blind, trying to line things up outside with the blinds inside. I never thought of this as being a stim, it makes sense. When I was a kid, you know when we had those large bulky tv's, I used to sit and watch the static when there was no show tuned in. Mesmerizing. I don't like ASMR, it's too loud for me, erm, particularly because it's quiet. If you classify Techno as ASMR, then I love it. This is quite possibly the best example of sound as I hear it / feel it. This video gives me the chills that you speak of with your ASMR and it's also the kind of music I like. Other people tell me this is just noise. But I'm feeling it more than I'm hearing it I think: th-cam.com/video/Q3oItpVa9fs/w-d-xo.html (CYMATICS: Science Vs. Music - Nigel Stanford). So many stims. Peanut Butter - hilarious.
Nose picking - I've never heard anyone mention this. I've done it my entire life. Erm, trigger warning?... When I was a young child I did it all the time until my nose bled. My Father threatened to and then carried out soaked rags with mineral turpentine and shoved them up my nose and smothered my face with it so I couldn't breathe to try and stop me from doing it. My mum caught him doing this once and I never saw him again. I don't know how often it happened, but I remember the last time clearly like it was yesterday. I was 5yo, I'm now 47yo and still picking my nose, so seemingly it did not help.
Having to turn the other direction after turning the "wrong" direction is a thing I did a lot as a kid. I still feel the need now as an adult but I wait until the feeling goes away. I had similar OCD things as a kid, rituals that I needed to do otherwise I felt "wrong".
That’s crazy I’ve never heard from someone who had the same experience 🤩 glad to know I’m not the only one 🥰
I do this and have been doing this my whole life from getting out of a chair a certain direction to turning to putting socks on etc. I do this several times a day with lots of things and it feels wrong if I don’t do it the way my brain and body feel like is the right way that time. I am
Currently getting assessed for autism at 47 and have been diagnosed with combo ADHD at 47.
You are helping me so much to understand and accept my two autistic grandchildren!!! Now I know some of their behaviors are stims and they are just trying to regulate their emotions and I can stop judging them!!! Thank you!! You are a Blessing!!!!❤️
Your comment warmed my heart ♥️
This video is surprisingly relatable! Thank you 😊 i am in the process of rediscovering my stims so this was helpful 😊
Glad it was helpful!
Hello thanks for the stim ideas. It was suggested to me by a psychiatrist that i maybe autistic about 2 weeks ago. It was an appointment over webcam and i didn't know it at the time but i was stimming during the appointment rubbing my thumb on my other hand kind on the flesh between the thumb and index finger. I dont remember if i had stims as a kid for the most part, think i learnt at a young age to hide them. I do remember getting in trouble at about the age of 10 for pulling out my head hairand causing a bold spot on my head. Also i remember getting caught watching the ceiling fans and rocking with them as they wobbled.
Generally i stim when stressed and ive been very stressed this last 2 years. Sometimes i scratch myself with my nails causing sores, i had one that just healed. I also have a bad habit of picking at sores and causing them to bleed. Last year i had one day where i kept feeling the bridge of my nose and my eyes with my nails which caused a very noticeable and embarrassing injury. Sometims i clench my muscles in my arms or legs like u do.
Im definitely OCD as well. Like i always let some water out of the kitchen tap before filling my water bottle as i don't want any bad water to end up in my water bottle. I also like not stepping on the lines on the footpath. Sorry if my writing isn't very clear as high functioning Autism was hardly known about when i was a kid. In school i hardly learnt anything. I can only read and write because of a tutor when i was 16yo.
Please keep the videos coming. Its good stuff.
Thanks so much! I’m glad you found the video helpful 😊 I definitely relate to a lot of what you said 👍
Thank you for being brave and sharing your stims. I have a lot that are the same. And some I didn't even realize were stims until you said it. Every Single day since I've discovered my autism, my life makes more sense.
So happy for you 🥰
This is fascinating to listen to. I don't have nearly as many stims as you do, but I do have a habit of sniffing things and touching. Thanks for sharing this!
The cows and horses grazing. I thought I was alone.
This video is very helpful for me. Thank you. 💜
sensory seeker/avoider are profiles. stimming is a verb. so you're generally a sensory seeker and your go to stims are x and y (as in the vid)
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Longterm stims are picking skin, smelling weird things, repeated movie phrases, eating incessantly, I used to scrunch my nose and got bullied for it. I held my right hand stiff with my wrist pointing out when I walked r ran. SCrunching up my toes
Now I sway, make funny noise, make up songs, repeat words or phrases, pick my nose, crack hands and feet, pick my teeth, sing, stick my leg up in the air and move it back and forth wheni lay down.watching pimple popping rainbow colors, sparkley, so many more
I have almost every single one of the same stims you have. The nose picking is part of the dermatillomania, which I have tried to get rid of since I was a kid. I managed get rid of the nose picking for the most part but I can't redirect the skin picking part no matter what I do. I tried an array of fidget toys and fidget rings, but nothing really works long term. Sometimes I can go a whole week or more without picking my skin but then it always comes back eventually. You don't need to worry about cracking your knuckles unless it's causing you physical pain, as it has been scientifically proven to have no impact on the joints.
Showing what it looks like was very helpful for me, a NT subject, to better understand stimming. Do you use a rocking chair? Thanks for the video.
Welcome! I’m glad you found my video useful ☺️ no, I don’t use a rocking chair!
Thank you for your videos. I was diagnosed as non autistic but borderline as they didn’t think i was masking. Their assessment of masking seemed to just be asking me if i was being myself in the assessment. I am learning that i am not sure what myself is and that i very likely am masking most of the time out of safety. I have one stim i haven't seen anyone else do... i love putting the back of my fingernails on cold surfaces. Usually the edges of my ears or my nose. So i love autumn when it gets cooler and i can do that :-). I have to regulate it outside because people think its weird, esp if i use my nose. I love purple and deep pinks. I do rock in bed and find myself wiggling my fingers, toes and feet so much. I also absolutely love animals and have 2 therapy ponies at the mo helping me recover from a relapse of agoraphobia and panic disorder. Love smelling them :-). Oooo and i love dipping chocolate in my tea and letting it melt in my mouth. The more i see about autism the more i think i am actually autistic just very good and unaware i am masking.
That’s definitely possible! A lot of late-diagnosed autistic people didn’t know they were masking, and were misdiagnosed as being borderline, bipolar, or other things. I’d say definitely look more into it to see if you might fit the diagnostic criteria 😊
@@paunesjourney thank you :-). I am just watching your video about burnout. I am 42 and was in a corporate job until 3 years ago my nervous system just cracked. I know the burnout feeling. Its shocking how many naps I need to take and how shattering "normal" things are. Please keep sharing your story :-). You are making a difference.
Thank you so much ❤️ I'm so happy my videos are helping you!
i have all the same stims as you except spicey foods are painful. thanks for mentioning nose picking and butt clenching. i can also crack my wrists. i went thru the same stim shaming as you growing up. now im finding so much joy in stimming, but i still hide the skin picking. i think picking pulling and scratching is ok unless there is infection. reclaim the right to regulate. 😊
My partner cracks his wrists, too! Happy stimming ♥️
Oh, the Slinky's a good one! Makes a GREAT noise! It's almost like a maraca.
Regarding the skin thing, would it be helpful to use other things to provide a strong sensation? Like, what if you spread peppermint oil onto your fingers? I read a story once about someone who had trichotillomania, and she actually invented a shampoo that provided a strong tingling sensation, which helped her manage it. Maybe something like that could work for you.
Oh yeah, leg bouncing is a BIG one for me. Next time someone tells me not to do it, I'm gonna give them a piece of my mind.
I drown out memories with sound. I absolutely drown out memories with sound. Yes yes yes yes yes.
I've never been able to completely break the head-hitting habit.
Did you ever make rhythmically symmetrical patterns with your breath? Like
out-IN-IN-out IN-out-out-IN IN-out-out-IN out-IN-IN-out
IN-out-out-IN out-IN-IN-out out-IN-IN-out IN-out-out-IN
IN-out-out-IN out-IN-IN-out out-IN-IN-out IN-out-out-IN
out-IN-IN-out IN-out-out-IN IN-out-out-IN out-IN-IN-out
I used to do that. I haven't thought about that in years, but you're making me remember now.
What about sidewalks? You have to divide them up into a grid and then always make sure you progress diagonally, right? Right? Gotta only step on one diagonal set of rectangles, right? I think I finally broke that. It could be maddening. The sidewalk became work.
Thanks for the suggestions 😊 I’m glad you found this video relatable! I have a complicated relationship with my breathing because of anxiety lol so I wouldn’t be surprised if I ever did stuff like that! I sometimes feel like I’m scared of ‘breathing too hard’, if that makes sense. Regarding the sidewalk I definitely only walk on shapes on the ground and not on lines, etc 😂
I share soooo many of your stims it's ridiculous. Some stims, like facial tics are a sign that I need to get myself out of the situation I am in, or a melt down is coming.
Interesting!
Hi, im not sure if i have autism or something else or just stim, but from an early age ive always stimmed, i never hid them. Some of my stims are the leg bouncing, full body rocking, foot bouncing, and one of my favorites is linking normal speaking up with music/lyrics from songs and movies. Also i didn't realize that the hand smelling thing was a stim, i though it was just me checking my hand i guess that's one i got (my hand doesn't smell tho 😀) . Thank you~
I used to suck my thumb as a child. I stopped when i got braces because it was uncomfortable & now my mouth is the wrong shape fr my thumb to fit nicely. I've tried a few chew stim toys but they feel wrong.
Oh yeah I didn’t mention it but I used to suck my middle and ring fingers as a child, especially while watching my favourite movies 😍