!!!!! umm the chewing stim thing is a Big Thing for me and like idk it umm. hmm how do i say this. it's a big thing that umm is hard to qualify, kinda, to allistic people??? like i cant explain why i chew up fucking everything but i do lmao. and also like it goes into ID stuff bc im a dog or whatever so like theres Jokes There that allistic ppl make, like "haha mutt u chew on that bc ur a dog" and im like "lol i fuckin wish i could turn it off, no i chew bc i Have To" idk
Ya I know the feeling!!! My chewing stim is one of my big stims too and like… allistics try to reason it as “anxiety” or something every goddamn time, just like they do with my intense circular pacing stim lol.
But they just… They don’t understand. Everything is and/or just will be in my mouth, whether I am anxious or not! Stims can help with anxiety sure but allistic ppl seem to think… It’s the only reason someone stims. And like… ok. guess my anger stims and happy stims don’t exist to them apparently lol