Comfort Rubbing: A Habit or Something More?

Does anyone else have to rub things for comfort? I've been doing it all my life and I'm not sure why I do it. I can't sleep unless I rub my feet together, if I'm nervous I rub something with texture, if I wake up from a bad dream I pet my dog or something soft. I don't understand why I do it.

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Gwilla

1y ago

I also rub my feet together to go to sleep, and I like to rub my face on fuzzy blankets and clean dry towels when I've had a really stressful day.

Kelso9344

1y ago

yess so comforting after a stressful day

Bex10

1y ago

I do the same thing to go sleep it's more of a comfort thing..

Kelso9344

1y ago

sometimes I can't sleep if I don't

AshBee

1y ago

I do this, almost constantly. It's part of my sensory processing disorder. It helps stimulate me and keep me calm 💕

Kelso9344

1y ago

yes its so soothing

DitsyDiabetic

1y ago

Yeah i do it too.

WolfieWolf

1y ago

it's a really calming self soothing motion, I do it a lot too, I usually pet my stuffed animals.

Kelso9344

1y ago

it just calms me so much. I rub the end of my stuffed dogs tail I have since I was little it's like flat now haha

Cosmo_collective

1y ago

I do. I also make sounds.

Kelso9344

1y ago

I do too!

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