Question about stimming

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Do you realise you are stimming when you do it? I mostly do, except when I'm absorbed in something else. I form my right hand into a certain shape and shake it. I only know this because someone said, "WTF are you doing with your hand?" Now I'm paranoid about whether I do other stims without realising. And why would I even need to stim when doing this?

Often times I catch myself stimming. Like I will realize that I have been rocking for a little while. There are times when I actually voluntarily stim when I need to relax but usually I don't realize when it starts and then after a minute or two I realize that I am stimming. I usually don't try to stop it. I know that if I am stimming it is because I need to so I just let myself do it until until my body stops. .

It kind of depends! When I'm having time to myself, & going for it, I often will notice, but when I'm out & about in Public, I'll be trying to control it, but sometimes it dose come out, with out me realizing, & people might make a few comments. I also often do vocal stims without realizing! I'll often say something then wispier it out loud again, & others wil hear it, but I didn't realize I did repeat it.

My other stims I am aware of, or become aware of, but I really had no idea I was doing this hand thing. I did the movement in the mirror at home and it looks weird. Makes me feel like my body is betraying me.

I don't at first but usually do after a few minutes. Sometimes I feel the need to stim so make the decision to do it. The majority of the time I am doing some form of stimming so I don't particularly care whether others notice or give me funny looks or make comments but half the time I don't even notice whether they do or not. I also don't try to stop just because I'm in public firstly for the reason in the previous sentence and also because it is very hard to try and stop most of the time.

I intentionally vocally stim when I'm really upset, so yes when it comes to them. With the physical stims, sometimes I do and sometimes I don't.

I don't have enough self awareness for that...have to be told about it.

I'm somewhat self-conscious of my stimming and often catch myself. But not always.