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I like to:
Rock left and right at the hip if I'm standing still. Similarly, I will rock from my toes to my heels.
Change my body weight from one leg to the other.
Play beats! I'll play by banging on things. I also like to tap my fingers to my thumb while moving my hand like a conductor. I can do this while also playing the beat while clicking my tongue in my mouth.
I pretend I'm dancing by rocking.
Hum music really low so that mostly no one can hear it.
In times I'm very overwhelmed, I will play music at 100% volume, pace to the beat, flap my hands out as if I was shaking water off of my hands to the beat, and just walk in my house for a few hours. It helps get the energy out.
At max overwhelm, I will put music at 100% volume and bang on the walls to the beat really hard. I'm surprised the cops haven't shown up, but luckily, my neighbors kinda get it, and I do this rarely.