dottie
Well-known member
What are your nervous tics?
I can't stop moving, unless I am asleep. I am constantly fidgeting my fingers, moving my arms, repositioning myself, sometimes rocking. In social situations my nervous ticks become more extensive. When I speak I have a hard time putting sentences together (my mind fragments sentences I am trying to form so what comes out of my mouth is often a jumbled mess), I stumble over words, and stutter. (This often happens because in my mind I am going over what I just said 2 seconds ago to make sure it sounded coherent while I am still trying to spew out words- I can't do both at the same time). I don't really have a desire to speak to people because of this. This usually happens more so at work than at school because I have this pressure that they own me, I am dispensable, and so I am being judged against perfect standards.
The only time I don't have nervous tics is when I am asleep, taking a shower (but I'm constantly moving in the shower so I don't know if that counts), or if I am focused on something like knitting or painting (but, again, I am moving my fingers). I am constantly fidgeting/ shuffling/ readjusting- why can't I just sit calmly still like a normal person? I wish I could just relax and not be so damn tense 24-7.
I can't stop moving, unless I am asleep. I am constantly fidgeting my fingers, moving my arms, repositioning myself, sometimes rocking. In social situations my nervous ticks become more extensive. When I speak I have a hard time putting sentences together (my mind fragments sentences I am trying to form so what comes out of my mouth is often a jumbled mess), I stumble over words, and stutter. (This often happens because in my mind I am going over what I just said 2 seconds ago to make sure it sounded coherent while I am still trying to spew out words- I can't do both at the same time). I don't really have a desire to speak to people because of this. This usually happens more so at work than at school because I have this pressure that they own me, I am dispensable, and so I am being judged against perfect standards.
The only time I don't have nervous tics is when I am asleep, taking a shower (but I'm constantly moving in the shower so I don't know if that counts), or if I am focused on something like knitting or painting (but, again, I am moving my fingers). I am constantly fidgeting/ shuffling/ readjusting- why can't I just sit calmly still like a normal person? I wish I could just relax and not be so damn tense 24-7.