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Brandon-J
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 Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:03 pm Post subject: Do you walk around in the house looking for something to do? |
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| I often wonder around the house especially when I got the house to myself. It seems like I just cant keep still for a long period of time. Sometimes I hop up out of my seat and walk just to think. |
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Icheb
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| Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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Walking (pacing) can be a form of stimming. A lot of people here, including me, stim by pacing.
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daAn
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i do...like a lot  |
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liloleme
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| Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:51 pm Post subject: |
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| I also do "refridgerator inventory" where I open the fridge several times a day for no other reason than to stare into it. Actually its kind of a strange obsession that I have. When I was younger I would open other peoples refridgerators....I finally learned that it was rude. Im still compelled to do so though. |
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Angnix
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| Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 4:07 pm Post subject: |
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I end up pacing back and forth while listening to music while hitting my hand against my side
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Jutty
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| Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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| I sort of do the same. |
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Aguila
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| Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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I pace back and forth and also wander around aimlessly.
liloleme wrote: I also do "refridgerator inventory" where I open the fridge several times a day for no other reason than to stare into it.
I do that too!! |
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Warsie
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| Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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when I was younger and no internet yes...
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BelindatheNobody
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| Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, I do that. Especially when I'm home alone, too.
I don't do "refrigerator inventory"... but I do do cabinet inventory...
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silentbob15
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| Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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| hmmm, I thought it was only me |
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NJwlss
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| Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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| i wander around with a small cup of water or juice around my home frequently. |
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Nachtus01
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 2:21 am Post subject: |
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I do it too.
I have a whole list of things that I do to stim, and it seems to be growing. 
I cannot stand to sit still, to me it is an "non-productive" thing, and I feel like I need to be productive. For this reason, I cannot sit and watch TV without ding something else at the same time. The only time I am "allowed", or "not required" to do something else while watching TV, is if I am watching something educational. Apparently, my brain sees learning as something productive. I smoke outside my home, and when I do, I have to pace. I cannot just sit there and smoke, or stand there, I must keep moving, even if its only a circular path, I must move.
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anna-banana
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yes, in my case it's called hyperactivity. I could use a running wheel like that one for hamsters lol, but most of the time I'd just pace around or go for a jog.
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polarity
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I used to, then I started playing World of Warcraft.
Now I walk around the whole of Azeroth and Outland looking for something to do (and swap between my characters frequently, looking for something they could be doing, too).
When I need to take a 'bio' break (toilet, food/drink), I do inventory my fridge though. It's something that needs doing, to remove food that's going off, and remind you that you should go and buy certain things that aren't there. You can't do that if you just open it for the small amount of time it takes to remove one item.
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johnners
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 2:26 pm Post subject: Depression? |
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I'm terrible for just standing in the middle of the room and wondering what to do next. What annoys me even more is not being able to concentrate on anything for longer than about 10 minutes, I just flit from one unfinished project to the next. The only things I seem to be able to complete is housework, but that's only because I get very frutrated and despondent if the house doesn't look tidy.
Also my memory seems poor. My wife will say something to me, and a short time later I've already forgotten, or if I'm trying to read something or follow a film, I'm having to wrack my brains trying to remember what happened 10 minutes earlier.
I do the fridge inventory too, but really because I have an urge to comfort-eat and if there wasn't anything I wanted in the fridge 20 minutes ago, there still isn't now, but I'll still look!
I believe these are all signs of depression, which, in itself, is dperessing. When I was taking Prozac, my memory and concentration improved 100% and I hardly ever comfort-ate. |
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