Aaaaarrrggghhh!! ! Had accident, can't stim!

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Had a nasty fracas with my Jack Russell and Labrador today, and now have roughly 7 holes in my hand. This means I can't do my regular stimming, clicking my fingers. Lefty is not so good, must do something else! The frustration is maddening.

Chew gum :]

I used to stim by smoking >_<
That was horrible

Now I grind my teeth

Im going to need replacements by age 28

Ooh, good one, gum. Thats a minor stim I can raise to my main one, with careful manipulation. By the by, how old are you now? I tend to grind my teeth if its a non-chewing situation. But I do like my finger-clicking.
I was terrible for smoking, I'd end up having smoked an entire packet in one sitting. Just got that obssessive thought of got to finish this packet.

Thats the name of a band :p

Stim withdrawal! Find another way....sway? Rock? Side to side? There are alternatives. Don't do this cold turkey.

Do they have Hallmark cards for this?

This reminds me of a time when the springs in my rocking chair broke, and I was unable to rock. THAT FREAKING SUCKED. I ordered new springs from La-Z-Boy, but they kept botching the order, and delay, delay, delay... Every day I'd sit and wait for the mail; and every day the new springs didn't come, I grew more upset. After the springs were 4 days overdue, I actually called the service center (I'd been e-mailing them - I HATE phones) to try to get things sorted out, and ended up really yelling at whoever I was talking to. I mean really yelling at her; she must have thought I was a crazy a**hole or something, even though I tried to explain. Sadly, at the time I was unfamiliar with AS, and didn't even know the word "stim"; imagine trying to express the need to stim in a vacuum. But the feeling of not being able to get my normal stimming in... I swear to the gods it was getting to feel like I had freaking ants crawling all over me; I couldn't sit still, I couldn't concentrate, I was very, very irritable.

My condolences to you, Speedy. I wish you a speedy recovery for your stimming hand, and celeritous discovery of a reasonable replacement stim in the meantime.

Good fortune,

- Don't get between Icarus and his rocker...

are they really bad? as in needing stitches and losing lot of blood?
get some of that medicated yellow gauze stuff on the holes to help with anti infection.

A good opportunity to expand your horizons…

Thanks all for your replies, especially Icarus, I always make sure to read your posts, especially the little tags at the end. Anyway, fortunately I heal pretty quick, and the pain and scabs have all gone. Considering the holes were deep (full tooth size), and I almost passed out from the pain, which never happens, I am pleased to say I'm a clicking maniac again! A temporary stim that I do without folks commenting on so much is fiddling with my hair. I like my hair, and can't stop messing with it. Can't let it overtake the clicking.

Speedy had a speedy recovery! Now awaiting a fresh order of skin.