Mine are:

  • Turning the spark wheel on a lighter in my pocket
  • Biting a finger
  • Luke@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    There’s been a song stuck in my head for as long as I can remember (decades) that only comes out of the recesses of my brain when I’m alone, and I hum it over and over. Usually this is during driving or focusing on coding. Kinda frustrating that I don’t even know if it’s a real song or just something my brain is doing for fun. (It sounds a bit like the civil war song, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, I guess?) I’m too self-conscious to do it around other people.

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      1 year ago

      Have you tried using something like SoundHound? I’ve hummed songs using it and had pretty good success.

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    1 year ago

    As an adult it is a mix of leg jiggling and rubbing my finger nails against my thumbs. As a child I used to tap out rhythms with my heels and toes, much to the chagrin of my teachers and classmates.

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    Finding a soft lock of my hair and twirling it around my fingers. Both for the softness and the gentle tugging at my scalp. And as a bonus it’s fairly socially acceptable.

  • Psaldorn@lemmy.world
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    • jiggling pectoral or glute muscles (usually to music)
    • opening and closing the lid of an inhaler
    • grinding the folded tags in clothing
    • stroking beard
    • peeling top layer of skin off finger nails
    • plucking overly long eyebrow hairs
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    1 year ago

    Not exactly my favorite, but my most done is biting/peeling my lips.

    Stretching is probably my favorite. Like those good ones after waking up

    • TechyDad@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I do this too. I actually keep a pair of metal cuticle nippers nearby for just this purpose. Using those means that I get a cleaner cut and am less likely to bleed afterwards.

      I also have some chain finger toys. It’s a small ring sized circle of bike chain with rubber on each section. You can put it on a fingertip and roll it around. It puts pressure on the cuticle area and gives a sensation which fills the need for stimulation in that area without ripping off skin.

  • Ryan@lemmy.world
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    Rotate left & right on my desk chair Pacing around my living room puffing on my nicotine vape & talking to myself Stroking my walrus mustace (I blame Jamie Hyneman lol)

  • readthemessage@lemmy.eco.br
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    1 year ago

    Usually when I notice I’m doing something (stroking my beard or moving my legs are the most common ones) and I have to be discreet, I try to focus on moving my toes

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      When COVID hit and I started working from home, I decided to try growing a beard. After all, I didn’t need to look 100% presentable during that awkward phase when it looks like you just forgot to shave a few days in a row.

      Now, it’s become a permanent part of my face and I love stroking it or pulling at the hairs (not enough to pull them out, just enough to play with them).

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    When my feet are available for this, such as laying down or dangling, I like to push one down while pushing it up with the other foot, then switching feet.