Hi There,
Through the power of the internet i have discovered that I am a proprioceptive stimmer and have been since a baby.
I used to jump manically with flailing arms and facial contortions as a child, and my parents discouraged this when it got beyond the "cute" stage ( I guess from when I was about 4 or 5).
I then began locking myself in the bathroom or bedroom so I could jump.
I still do this today at age 54 and this led me to look up this behaviour on the net.
I often ( say about 10 times a day), have thoughts that just "run away " with me and I get hyper excited, almost like head tripping away from where I am at. It is all good from my side but the facial contortions and grinding and twitching are weird and even scary for other people.
I disclosed this behaviour to my new life partner, but I can see that it freaks her out a bit. I head trip about mostly good stuff and I cannot control when I go into a stim.
I do not think I am an un-diagnosed autistic person as I have never really had any learning difficulty and have been a reasonably successful lawyer.
I have also researched the possibility of mania without depression but my episodes are over in minutes and appear too short to fit in to any standard descriptions of bipolar conditions.
Are there causes of uncontrolable stimming other than autism?
Might I , in fact, have a type of autism?
Can one be tested for the cause of uncontrolled stimming as an adult?
Are you aware of any groups on the internet where people with similar issues congregate and share?
Any advice you can give me is most welcome.
Best regards,
Mike Luck
17 Dec 2017, 8:07 pm
