Pacing--What does it mean?

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This morning i was trying to clean up my house because i was expecting my great aunt to visit from down south. I would pick up one or two things then something would pop up in my head and distract me and i would find myself doing somethin completely different. At one point i was pacing the full lenth of my basement back and forth trying to figure out why i couldnt clean the kitchen. i didnt notice until the 7th or 8th lap. i was pretty freaked out. thats when i noticed that wasnt the first time ive done this, actually that was far from the first.

when it comes to social interactions. i may rehearse a conversation in my head multiple time before it even happens. The conversation may be meaningless and during the actual conversation (if it actually ever happens) Ill be more occupied on things like how my voice sounds, am i standing the right way, what does this random person over there think about me, then what the conversation is about. Ill catch my self slipping on my words, studdering,glancin off in to the distance. <<<suxatending>>>any one else like this?

Pacing means walking back and forth

I definately pace too much for my own good.. I pace everytime I'm waiting on someone, the bus, or even when I'm on the phone. I get ridiculously anxious about these things. I also have a tendency to feel and touch everything around me when I'm pacing (if it's within my reach) and observe their patterns.

Does anyone do that? I've gotten stares from people but I do it anyway!

Oh yes, I'm all about the pacing. My mom doesn't say much about it anymore, but she used to tell me to stop it so that people wouldn't think I'm "crazy."

I pace when I can't rock or something like that. It kind of takes it place.lolI like to pace as much as I like to rock.

I pace when feeling restless, there is something on my mind or when I'm thinking deeply about something.

I can't believe someone else experiences what I do! It's just like what Exile said!

I pace, it helps me think. I pace when working through a story of some sort. It's basically certain that if I'm working through an imagined narrative involving people, I will be doing it while pacing.

I don't pace clockwise or counter. I pace back and forth, or around corners, depending on the environment. (There is one place where I pace in a continuous circle. I can't think which direction I'd rather go, and have done both. That bugs me because I'd rather do it the same way every time.) Back and forth. No sudden changes in environment, preferably, or I get thrown all out of my train of thought. (For instance, if I'm pacing in the evening and someone turns on a light... then it's worthless to stay there. That always makes it hard to think.) I don't do this when working out a math problem, though.

It's always been hard to describe to NTs, and it's not always slow. (The worst part is if someone sees and asks me what's so funny because I'm thundering around laughing. I never answer, just try harder not to laugh. I wish people would stop asking what I'm thinking about. Go away; it's not your brain. Do you think I'd ask you?)

EDIT: Forgot to add, it's an integral part of incorporating information, for me. I have to work out a narrative involving it. (This would be one reason why I like fanfiction so much, yes. I'm going to have to work out my own story about your characters and setting anyway, why not hone my skills while I'm at it?)

Just saw this thread, yes I definitely do a lot of pacing, I find any excuses to get up often and usually loose tack of where I'm going. I am glad to know I can talk about it here.

When I go to stores I usually end up doing several laps around the store for every one thing I buy. I get told (I look lost very often)! When I am alone it is a lot worse.

Is there any effective way to control pacing it takes up a lot of my time and once I start it is hard to stop.


Edit: Just realize I do go counter clockwise almost every time! I guess you learn new stuff about yourself reading this forum.

I tend to pace most when I'm thinking about something--good or bad. I'll sometimes talk to myself while pacing around, too.

I pace a lot/going up and down the stairs at home often because of ; anxiety, nerves, get off the chair or sofa after a long period of time, and boredom. No one minds me doing it.

I agree with the people who say pacing or walking helps them think. The ideas seem to flow better when I'm moving. Pacing is also calming. It gives me something to do if I have to wait for a bus or a train.

I love to pace and I do it all the time. People find it out of the ordinary and I often get asked why I do it. I do it because to me it is very relaxing. To me it's like being in a rocking chair and I often use rocking chairs for the same reason. It helps clear my thoughts and most times I will pace if I'm really excited about something. I rarely pace if I'm nervous but most people seem to get the impression that most people only pace if they are nervous.

I still pace too much. Enough to still have callouses.

I used to pace back and forth on a narrow strip of leftover carpet for an hour or more most evenings. I quit when I started college.

Sort of miss it actually.