Weird habit

[EternalHunger]

I noticed I grab and hold my throat/neck(like the front of it where the adam apple is) a lot whenever I'm dissociating, zoning out or particularly extremely depressed; it also happens when I'm thinking deeply on depressing topics, not really sure why. I only just realised after noticing this that even in my past mental breakdowns I always seem to start to even strangle myself until it's over, why is that??

Do you guys have weird habits like that during below baseline moments or is this uncommon?

 

[theboy]

We all have a habit
Don't think it's weird. In your case it's a way to deal with your emotional pain
There are people who chew pencils, pull their hair, bite their lips, etc

 

[Lady_V]

I actually have the same habit when my mental health is trash. I'll even sleep holding my neck. After a bit of online research, I gathered that it's an anxiety response. You're protecting one of the most vulnerable parts of your body, your neck.

 

[princexhhn]

I often start rubbing some random part of my body in circles for some reason

 

[EternalHunger]

I often start rubbing some random part of my body in circles for some reason

Is there a particular pattern to it or just something you'd randomly do??

 

[princexhhn]

Is there a particular pattern to it or just something you'd randomly do??

When I'm dissociating or zoning out, I zone back in and realize I am rubbing myself like how you would rub a cat. Maybe it's a ways of trying to soothe myself subconsciously, I don't actually know