How severe are your movements?
My movements are very severe and can sometimes get very intense. Sometimes I get so into my IIM that I don't even notice things going on around me. The intensity of my movements is part of the reason I opted to room with my best friend from home in an apartment this year instead of in a dorm room with a total stranger.
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Depends on your definition of severe. My stereotypy is fairly weird to look at, but doesn't really draw attention. It happens most days, and is pretty frequent. Maybe on average 5 minutes out of every hour, if I had to guess, though not necessarily evenly distributed. That being said, I can also do it for an hour straight or more, especially if I'm doing a task that takes the type of concentration that triggers it.
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It depends. I might do my movements for a fraction of a second and then realize I'm doing them and stop, or realize my hands are headed towards my face and never start doing them at all. That said, I might also stand in the middle of my bedroom for a whole evening with my fingers wiggling in front of my face, thinking about being a pirate.
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