what are your thoghts on stimming

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My thoughts are that I partake in stimming very heavily every day, I can hardly ever catch myself beginning it, sometimes I don't even notice, sometimes I think okay I'm stimming but that's still an alien thought. I only really figured out what stimming was some months after exploring autism beneath the surface I'd always approached it above, stimming was one of the things that made me pursue diagnosis because that is what I do, it seems to be part of my internal clockwork so I accept it, it is a very strange thing but I guess stimming is very important to me for self soothing and also oiling my thought connectors and also for acquiring extra information if I am lacking a particular quality.

Most of my stimming is leg bouncing, so people do not stare or try to stop me unless we are at a movie theatre or at dinner and the whole table is rocking. I have to be very careful about it during interviews.

I also rock, but only when I get really stressed out. So it is not common for me.

Hello. I tend to stim basically everywhere. When I'm sitting, I move my legs (bounce them) basically all the time. I'm not sure if it's considered a stim, but my siblings find this annoying when I bounce my legs on somewhere they are sitting. Sometimes I do rock back and forth. It depends how I feel.

When standing and I don't have anything to do or am bored, I will pace or spin in circles. No one has said anything, but I'm sure people stare at me.

When I'm really excited, I stim the most. I tend to bounce up and down, smile really big, walk on my tippy toes, and want to hug people. And this one I'm not sure if it's considered a stim, but this is how I act when I'm excited or really happy.

Overall, I really just need to move around.