Strapples
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08 Feb 2008, 9:21 am
sinsboldly wrote:
with me stimming starts when I need the calming, and doesn't end until I am calm again. If I stop or control it, it is because I have learned to do so in order to be 'acceptable' in what ever situation I find myself or it is a safety issue, like driving in heavy traffic or fog/snow/ice where I have to be in control of my situation. I also have learned to control it when I become aware of myself stimming and staring and I mechanically physically turn myself so I am not staring in someones general direction and (inward sigh) having to stop the soothing stim in order to appear 'more normal.'
sometimes I do it just to reassure others that I AM aware of it and I CAN be in control of it, and when I would much rather derive the benefit I get from the stare and stim its self.
Merle
sometimes I do it just to reassure others that I AM aware of it and I CAN be in control of it, and when I would much rather derive the benefit I get from the stare and stim its self.
Merle
the problem with me is i havent figured out how to stop or control it till i am calm again...
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08 Feb 2008, 2:53 pm
08 Feb 2008, 3:24 pm
