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Please, What is this behavior called?

I squeeze my toes, clench my teeth together or tap on the table repeatedly until it gives me a rythmic satisfaction. Sometimes when I m working, I do the ritual with the way I walk - with the tappings of my feet on the ground.

Most times when I have a song or sound playing in my head I take the last second of the sound or the song to imitate it with my taps or toe squeeze or teeth clenching until my brain interprets it as having the same rhythm with the sound. If I don t get it I keep doing it for up to a minute until I get it. and after I ve gotten it I start again. It goes on like that for the whole day. Until I make a conscious effort to control it, which won t still last for long.

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  • 2 years ago

    From what i can gather, it isn't life threatening but, if anybody has a contrary theory should please say.

  • 2 years ago

    Obsessive compulsive disorder

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    Obsessive compulsive disorder

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    a nervous tick. OCD .. habit.. i lean towards habit.

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