Stop that!

@kiobug (2250)
United States
October 8, 2007 7:49pm CST
Do you have a nervous tick or habit that you do? Its gross but I pick at the chapped parts of my lips. When im sad or upset my mouth twitches to the side. How about you?
7 responses
@raychill (6525)
• United States
9 Oct 07
I had my lip peirced for close to 10 years. So over time I grew to chew on it. After I took it out, I still chewed on my lip like the ring was there. It's really annoying. I don't do it as much, it's been out close to 2 years now, but I still find myself doing it when I'm nervous. I also hate not having pockets, cause if i don't have pockets I never know what to do with my ahnds and i move them around a lot for no reason. I have a lot of ticks and habits.
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@raychill (6525)
• United States
9 Oct 07
Technically it was my boyfriend at the time. I'd had the lipring for years. I got it when I was 15. Last year when I took it out I was 24. that's a long time. I'd always wondered when I'd take it out...and i just never had reason to. But my then boyfriend didn't like it....so I took it out. I hate that I did it for him. So I really just say it was finally an excuse to do it.
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@kiobug (2250)
• United States
9 Oct 07
I dont like not having pockets too. I understand that. I have a ring that I wear and sometimes I take it off to do things like dishes. Sometimes I play with it so when its not on I notice it. I get what you mean about your lip ring. What made you take it off?
@kiobug (2250)
• United States
10 Oct 07
Well in a way it shows you care about other people. If that makes sense. You could always get it pierced again.
@kodie420 (872)
• Canada
9 Oct 07
Well Im pretty sure everyone has there own little nervous trait they do when anxious or upset. For me when I get nervous or something along those lines then I tend to bounce my leg to the point where the floor will start shaking pretty bad. I also tend to bite my finger nails but I have mostly stopped that over the years.
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@kiobug (2250)
• United States
9 Oct 07
I bounce my leg and bite my finger nails too but more out of boredom. Thanks for responding. : )
@kiobug (2250)
• United States
9 Oct 07
Me too. I noticed a lot of people did it when I was in high school. I think it just helps keep you occupied.
• United States
9 Oct 07
well me when im nervous or anxious etc i tend to scratch at my neck/chest and i end up making it all red, i recall being in the limo on the way to my wedding and my 2 sisters where in there with me and they told me to stop for my chest and neck were all red , ive been doing this for quite sometime now and i cant stop. Now hubby he has a habit that for some reason really enoys me when hes bored, driving , watching tv just about any time he isnt doing anything physicall he twirls his hair and if he just got it cut and its to short to twirl he'll twirl mine, my sons my daughters and if hes desperate enough his mustache LOL
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@kiobug (2250)
• United States
9 Oct 07
Haha thats funny. My dad twirls his mustache and kind of bites it.
@RosieS57 (889)
• United States
10 Oct 07
I have long hair and I'm a hair twirler. Sometimes I forget and leave a knot. When the knot is brushed it's a big tangle. Twirling my hair and twisting it all up is soothing. My hair is so thin tht I can make a thin rope from a big bunch of it. Another way I soothe myself is to bend my eyelashes. I use my index finger to push my eyelashes inward until they kind of 'pop'. It must make a noise because I once had one of the kittens on my chest that I was petting and he kept trying to bat away my finger from in front of my eyeball. So it may not be to just humans that these kinds of twitchy things cause annoyance!
@kiobug (2250)
• United States
10 Oct 07
Sometimes I pull out my eyelashes. Its not intentional. Its more like I get a firm grip and just smooth them in between my fingers to see if any of them come out. But sometimes I keep doing it even though there arent any coming out. I think cats just like attention. He probably wanted you to be petting him not touching your eyelashes. Haha. Thanks for responding.
@asgtswife04 (2475)
• United States
9 Oct 07
I, unfortunately, used to have a really bad habit of making sores on my legs and picking at them all the time when i was nervous or stressed out about things. I, again unfortunately, had to be put on medication to stop this habit and am doing very well now
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@kiobug (2250)
• United States
9 Oct 07
Well im glad to hear you are doing better. Thanks for responding. : )
@kevere26 (223)
• United States
9 Oct 07
My nervous habit is picking at the skin around my nails. It's a subtle behavior until you look closely at my hands. I can't remember a time when I didn't do this.
@kiobug (2250)
• United States
9 Oct 07
Ive seen that before. I had a class where I sat next to someone who did that. It made me cringe because I thought about his bones sticking out from his fingers because there wouldnt be any skin to cover them.
@ckw622 (57)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 07
Yes i have. I affraid of public speaking especially when you have to stand infront of 100 people. But i want to stop this and be brave. I try to tell myself that they are just normal people like us. What to affraid of. So everytime keep trying. Hopefully i can be normal when standing infront of thoundsands one day.
@kiobug (2250)
• United States
9 Oct 07
Good luck with that and thank you for responding.