Anyone here jumpy or fidgity?

[CathyAnn31]

I notice I'm not very good at sitting still, especially when out in public. My leg bounces up and down, I mess with my cuticles, etc..

If someone come's up behind me, I jump. It takes a little bit to calm down.

Anyone else like this?

(for the record, I never have any energy so I'm not hyper at all.)

 

[Sandie]

I am never still. If I am sitting I am always shaking a leg or tapping or similar. I am not hyper either. My energy levels are always low. Sometimes I 'feel uncomfortable in my own skin' if that makes sense. I don't know any other way to explain it except it makes me restless esp. when I first get into bed. I tend to rock if I am in a chair. (only noticed this one recently but I've been doing it for ages.) Never really thought about it being E. related. I stand more than I sit even if I am having a cuppa with friends. Does this sound familiar to you?

 

[petero]

absotivelyposilutely
I've always been that way too, to some degree
when I was diagnosed and I looked at some of my behavioral tendencies I wondered if they may be related to epilepsy
since cutting out caffeine (ok so I cheat a little) I've still been like this too
in some ways it's a strange advantage - for example, when I drop things often I can catch them right in midair before they hit the ground
I have obsessive perception-oriented behaviors too, like, well, it's hard to describe - maybe they're the behaviors that guided me to a fine arts degree because there was no other way to describe them
pen fidgeting-twirling, beatboxing in my head and semi-aloud along with music or not, .. the list goes on but that's all I can think of for now
I pick my nails (for one, because I play fingerstyle guitar and I keep my RH nails longer, and I obsess about their shape) - not necessarily because of how I'll play guitar with them but also feeling for small divots along the edges... when growing up I chewed my nails to the nub
I'm not really a high-energy type either

 

[Sandie]

Hi Petero, I'm afraid I refuse to cut out the caffeine. I used to smoke and drink. I am smoke free and caffeine is my only vice now. I have about 4 good cups a day. It is funny you mentioned the obsession with music in your head. I sing in my head from morning to night. It never stops. I play guitar also, but I am not very good. My husband is the true muso, I am just the 'wannabe'. I also play out conversations in my head. I am an over analyzer. I could never study for a degree because I have trouble completing tasks.

 

[SlimBlue]

beatboxing in my head and semi-aloud along with music or not, .. the list goes on

mine's similar, loads of loops from all sorts of music get stuck, sometimes for days, but i mainly do 'scratching' noises now- we should get together on stage

i live on my own, and being on my own a lot i think i end up making a lot of un-needed noise just to give my mind something to process.. i'm sub-vocalising this post as i type it it.

it does disturb me a bit- especially since i seem to be doing it more these days- but i can stop it if i have to, and i know it's not something i should do maybe down at the pub etc but at the end of the day, there're worse eccentricities to have, i guess..

 

[Maisy]

Yes!! Always had what I call my groggy leg coz it'll just shake like nerves but im conscious on the other hand I had ADHD as a kid so usually a hyper person, but got severe anxiety too so this don't help

 

[RunningGirl85]

Yes I fidget CONSTANTLY. To the point several people have pointed it out. I also have a hard tkme quieting my brain. It's always several thoughts at once and it's to the point sometimes its hard to sleep (until I specifically focus on the quietness around me). I don't think any lf it is epilepsy related though, as I've always been this way.

As for music since we brought it up.... I play the flute and I will do the finger placements just sitting there. Or if I hear a song I will think of what the finger placements might be and actually do them. I was mildly obsessed as a kid/teenager (four hours of playing a day- self imposed because I loved it). So maybe that has something to dl with it. I've actually ALWAYS been a musical person even before I olayed any instruments. .. guess my brain has always worked in an odd way.


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[skyfire322]

My legs move so much, my mom calls me "Thumper" lol. I fidget way too much for my own good. I even stopped drinking anything with caffeine! Some people think I have OCD or something.

I'm a drummer, so I guess it's good "practice" :roflmao: