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Title: Fidget
Post by: maldoror on January 11, 2008, 02:38:41 PM
I just got through with a really socially intensive traveling experience, and one thing I noticed throughout was that having something in my pocket to fidget with while I was talking to people made it immensely easier. I felt like it distracted my anxiety. Does anybody know if there is something specifically made for this purpose that might work better than something like coins?
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Post by: Lemon Aguilera on January 11, 2008, 02:40:00 PM
is that pic from Jerusalem?

fidget with a frog. those rubber ones.
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Post by: duncvis on January 11, 2008, 02:54:54 PM
rubbery key ring fobs work well.
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Post by: Calandale on January 11, 2008, 02:55:10 PM
I use my penis.
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Post by: Kosmonaut on January 11, 2008, 04:11:11 PM
I use my fingers.
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Post by: Tesla on January 11, 2008, 04:26:16 PM
I open and close my key...

(http://www.vagproduct.com/pic/key.jpg)
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Post by: Parts on January 11, 2008, 04:51:08 PM
I have a wide variety of them from different pieces of metal to little kid toys
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Post by: ozymandias on January 11, 2008, 05:21:43 PM
I have a nice large smokey quartz crystal that I fidget with when I'm at some social thingie.  Or I'll fidget with my wedding ring or a large clear purple glass marble I found. 
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Post by: Calandale on January 11, 2008, 05:26:35 PM
I have a nice large smokey quartz crystal that I fidget with when I'm at some social thingie.

Me too. And some little ones, off a chandelier.
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Post by: renaeden on January 11, 2008, 06:13:27 PM
I found this site, not so you can buy their stuff but to give you some ideas. They seem to think it is all for kids but we adults fidget too! :)

http://www.therapyshoppe.com/product.php?cat=7
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Post by: ozymandias on January 11, 2008, 06:18:09 PM
I found this site, not so you can buy their stuff but to give you some ideas. They seem to think it is all for kids but we adults fidget too! :)

http://www.therapyshoppe.com/product.php?cat=7

I found my smoky quartz crystal at a quarry for rock collectors and my big clear glass purple marble at the dump store.  Who needs to buy when you can "dig" for free! :green:
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Post by: ozymandias on January 11, 2008, 06:21:10 PM
I also have a nice water rounded  smoothed dark green with black spots pebble, that I found when I was a kid near the St. Lawrence Seaway in Quebec.  It fits nicely and comfortably in the palm of my hand.   8)
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Post by: Dexter Morgan on January 12, 2008, 05:48:46 AM
I use my thumb drive on my keychain
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Post by: Alex179 on January 14, 2008, 10:31:41 AM
I do this as well.  Usually it is with my keys, more specifically the light I have on the keychain.   The batteries are out on it from me pressing the damn thing in my pocket.   I mess with my Ipod's slider and sometimes my cellphone when I don't leave it in the car or whatever.
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Post by: vodz on January 14, 2008, 11:41:21 AM
Tres interessant.

I might give this fidgeting a go in social gatherings.
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Post by: Callaway on January 14, 2008, 12:03:25 PM
I found this site, not so you can buy their stuff but to give you some ideas. They seem to think it is all for kids but we adults fidget too! :)

http://www.therapyshoppe.com/product.php?cat=7

Thanks for this link, Renaeden.  We already have a lot of things like the ones that they sell, but it is fun to see more.

I'm kind of lucky because I have a daughter, so I can buy whatever I think that she will like to fidget with and then I get to play with it too.

She loves these magnetic stones:

(http://www.therapyshoppe.com/photos/eightmagnetstones.JPG)

She likes this play foam, especially while driving to school:

(http://www.therapyshoppe.com/photos/playfoam.JPG)

I give her two colors at the same time and she tries to mix them as uniformly as possible, then we make different shapes with it, like multi-colored snowmen or whatever.

She also likes Silly Putty, which is part of this kit.

(http://www.therapyshoppe.com/photos/fidgetingfun.JPG)
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Post by: ozymandias on January 14, 2008, 01:25:07 PM
My daughter likes origami, sudoku, or organizing her beads.
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Post by: Calandale on January 14, 2008, 01:31:54 PM
Those stones look like fun.
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Post by: Parts on January 14, 2008, 05:13:22 PM
Those stones look like fun.

They have rare earth magnets in them and are very fun, just keep them away from the computer.

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Post by: Callaway on January 14, 2008, 06:51:21 PM
Those stones look like fun.

They have rare earth magnets in them and are very fun, just keep them away from the computer.



And the TV screen.
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Post by: odeon on January 15, 2008, 02:04:52 AM
I use the keys in my pockets. The keyring to the cinema offers excellent therapeutic value. The little alarm device, especially, contrasts nicely with the keys to the booth.