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#1
Aug 09, 2015, 05:30 AM
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Anyone else tend to rock back and forth in public areas? I never really noticed it until my family pointed it out to me.
Is it some sort of self-soothing technique? I find I only do it in public areas though. |
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#2
Aug 09, 2015, 05:35 AM
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That's a classic self soothing technique for people on the autism spectrum.
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#3
Aug 09, 2015, 05:38 AM
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#4
Aug 09, 2015, 06:23 AM
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there are a few sites that talk about rocking back & forth caused by stress....this is one of them:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog...signal-trouble Sounds like you are not alone.
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#5
Aug 09, 2015, 06:42 AM
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Yep, and while on the phone etc iits one of many forms of stiming that people use to stop them being overwhelmed.
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#6
Aug 09, 2015, 09:07 AM
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i had a friend that used to rock after school in her living room while watching tv. i thought it was weird, but it kept her relaxed.
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Aug 09, 2015, 09:09 AM
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I will do it in periods of extreme anxiety--and I am not on the autism spectrum.
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#8
Aug 09, 2015, 09:22 AM
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I, also do it when in times of extreme emotional upset. It also is a sign that I'm going to try and disasociate.
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#9
Aug 09, 2015, 10:38 AM
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I did it extensively to manage my anxiety but not in public.
https://askthepsych.com/atp/2009/12/...r-as-an-adult/
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#10
Aug 09, 2015, 09:54 PM
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Rocking is soothing. I'm sure that's why rocking chairs were invented.
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#11
Aug 09, 2015, 10:19 PM
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#12
Aug 09, 2015, 11:56 PM
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Some say that there are evolutionary reasons for us to do so... It is definitely a primal response, possibly based on infancy. I just get worried when people automatically jump to diagnosis... |
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#13
Aug 10, 2015, 05:56 AM
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this is interesting especially about rocking chairs
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Aug 10, 2015, 08:34 AM
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I tend to rock back and forth during a flashback but I usually don't know that I'm doing it. My brother who has Aspergers still rocks himself to sleep or when he is really stressed this has been going on since childhood.
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#15
Aug 10, 2015, 09:15 AM
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As fetuses, we rock in the womb. Some say the desire to self-soothe by rocking replicates rocking pre-birth.
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#16
Aug 10, 2015, 11:58 AM
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interesting Laura
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#17
Aug 10, 2015, 09:10 PM
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OK I take it back. I have a doctor's degree from too much TV.
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#18
Aug 10, 2015, 10:14 PM
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Yep, "Rock-a-bye-baby in the treetop..."
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#19
Aug 11, 2015, 01:32 AM
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Similar to how cats knead to soothe themselves because they did that as kittens with their mom to get milk. One theory, at least.
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#20
Aug 11, 2015, 08:31 AM
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Hahaha I'm loving the comments on here. I definitely feel less weird now. Thank you, guys!
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#21
Aug 11, 2015, 02:48 PM
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 Well, having rocked a lot of babies, common sense and experience tells me that rocking soothes. Sure, it can be a symptom of autism or other disorders, but it's not like head-banging. I think almost everyone finds gentle rocking to be calming. I love to rock myself when I feel anxious (as I always do), or just because rocking feels good to me |
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#22
Sep 22, 2015, 05:33 AM
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I rock myself to sleep every night. I'm on my arms and knees and just rock rock rock. I also wake myself up rocking. I've done this ever since I was a toddler apparently, and I'm now in my 50's. I hope I never break a hip because rocking is going to pop that sucker out pronto!
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#23
Sep 22, 2015, 01:51 PM
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I find myself doing it when I'm really sick, like with a high fever.
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#24
Sep 22, 2015, 04:32 PM
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when I am anxious I notice that when I sit I press and open my knees back and forth. People have commented on it.
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#25
Sep 23, 2015, 09:49 AM
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I rock myself to sleep. Have been doing it since I was 4 years old. Also, if I wake up in the middle of the night, I rock myself back to sleep.
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