What does this habit mean?

[SVH_2020]

A really random post but I really want to know if anyone has the answer to this

Lately I have been very nervous and stressed about school, and I realized that I am starting to have a habit of when I get nervous or anxious, I start to squeeze my arm, (specifically the part between the hand and elbow, sorry for not knowing the word, I forgot how it was said, don't make fun of me), sometimes just one arm, sometimes the two of them, I don't know when did it start, how did it start, I just realized recently about it and I'm kind of curious as to why it started to happen.

I mean, it may be a dumb thing to ask, really, but is just that I only used to play with my hands, hug myself or rub my neck, I really don't know where this habit came from and why now, what makes this moment different, does someone knows what it means? I know this question is a little silly, excuse me.

 

[bin_tenn]

It's just a nervous tic, and I'd say most all of us have our own "rituals" like this. I, for one, have a lot of things like this. I bounce one or both legs, I lightly scratch the sides of my face, I yawn a lot when anxious, I rub my fingers together, I twitch my eyes, etc. I don't know the psychological reasoning behind it, other than it's perfectly normal for someone with anxiety.

 

[Cuchculan]

Rituals are common with anxiety sufferers. Be amazed at what some people do. i am sure you might see some people twisting a lock of hair over and over. Is like they need something to do with their hands because they can not sit easy. You squeeze your arm. I tell people who do these things to bring something with them in their pockets. Maybe a small stone. Flate and curved. Something they can focus on when nervous. Nobody else has to know it is there. You can buy stress balls. ( No jokes Binn ) People use them for the exact same thing.