Ironically enough it was my mother who pointed out to me one day as a young teenager sitting at the dinner table with her and my late step-father (who I could not talk or even look at as I resented my mother marrying him) “why do I clench my fist?” I remember mumbling something like, “I don’t know.” But, from that day on, I realized I did this and still do!
At times I find it to be like my “blankie.” It has come to the point that it feels really comfortable when I curl up my left hand and bring it close to me. I tend to do it with my right, but not as much as the other hand.
Naturally a clenched fist can reveal pent up anger (which I no doubt have) and much emotional pain.
How about you?
I was a teeth clincher. When something realllllly bothers me you will my swinging leg come to a sudden stop. I am a leg wiggler by nature. When that sucker stops, look out. :-O)
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Tammy
I find I talk faster when I get excited.
ReplyDeleteI'm a teeth and fist clincher.
ReplyDeletei grit my teeth, bite my nails and when i am really mad, i go outside, scream and sometimes i still hit myself and call myself hateful names. i am a work in progress, this is not something i like about myself, it is something i am working on.
ReplyDeleteIs it that we all have a reflex that occurs when anxiety sets in?
ReplyDeleteI don't think I clench my fists, urh I think I roll my eyes instead and control what comes out of my mouth.
ReplyDeleteI grind my teeth in my sleep.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what I do to relieve anger. Today, tho, at work, I paced for awhile because I felt like breaking somebody.
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