Anxiety ring full#

I give the ring a little spin whenever I look up from my deep work and see red bubbles full of numbered notifications and feel overwhelmed. Instead of a thousand outlets for fidgeting, I’m trying to center it more on one ring to rule them all (heh). One email can send me into a pace around the apartment a text message can spiral me into scrolling. This means it can become a major impediment when I’m trying to get work done. My fidgeting has been especially active lately thanks to. I’ve now been wearing my ring for a month here’s what I’ve noticed: Basically, fidget rings (and similarly, stress balls, fidget spinners, and other toys) give our restless hands something calming to do while we’re in a heightened state. “Motor restlessness and muscle tension are integral components of our fear response, and channeling activity into turning a ring or pushing a bead can promote a sense of relaxation,” Dr.

Paul McLaren, a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. “ have a long and distinguished history in the practice of a number of religions as aids to contemplation, reflection, relaxation, and prayer,” says Dr. It’s not just a social media trend, though. I wanted to see if it could offer me a more subtle outlet than tapping my fingernails or deconstructing mechanical pens and losing the springs. So, thanks to countless TikTok and Pinterest ads, I got myself a spinning ring off Etsy, also called an “anxiety ring” or a “worry ring”. While I’m navigating my own discovery of what fidgeting means for me (hello, psychiatrist wait times), I decided to actually offer myself more opportunities to fidget instead of trying to force myself to sit still. However, fidgeting is not a behavior that only lives in these spaces- we all have our own individual responses to certain stimuli. Fidgeting can also be described as stimming, or self-stimulatory behavior, which is a process that helps an individual manage sensory issues like under-stimulation and overstimulation. Fidgeting takes many forms, such as foot tapping or nail biting, and often presents in people with anxiety, ADHD, autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.