what do you do when you're nervous??

[michelle2677]

anyone have any weird little quirks when you're nervous??

some people fidget, some people stutter.

I have no idea why, but i tend to grab my ear and play with it, rub, whatever. Which is strange (in itself ) but stan did that in the movie It.


if i'm overly nervous, I may piss myself. say, if i were ontop of that ramp at the grand canyon No, I've never done that, but I would if I were there.

[DrummerDeanna]

I spend a lot of time in the bathroom

Really though I fidget when I'm nervous...otherwise I've really not noticed my nervous quirks.

[gretchen]

I twist paper, like napkins or post-its. Not like Mr. Peepers , but at a slow pace.

[ontheEdgeof17]

Usually, I talk really really fast.....stumble over words....stutter. My knees shake really really bad, too. It's weird.

[ryan8472]

I bite my nails and usually start hyperventilating. I'm a huge wuss.

Oh yeah I stutter a lot too. And my hand shakes wildly.

[bretonbanquet]

When I used to race years ago - athletics (100m) - I used to throw up before races That's partly why I stopped doing it.. I'd spend half a day feeling awful just for 11 seconds of racing...

Other than that my knee shakes if I'm sitting down and being nervous, particularly if I'm tired anyway. I found that out recently

And I once knew a guy who had to manically tear the labels off his beer bottles if he was talking to a girl in a bar.. He'd tear them into little pieces without realising it and leave little shreds everywhere where he'd been sitting

[estranged4life]

I drum my feet to an imaginary double bass drum...and stutter quite badly.

And I get nauseated like a mofo.

[skcin]

I get clumsy & drop stuff. Good thing I'm not usually nervous at work while I'm giving injections, huh?

I get a tiny bit nervous when my plane's about to take off. I tend to wring my hands & tap my feet.

[mikeschmike]

When I get nervous I fidget.

Back in high school choir I had a solo once and I was really nervous. The upper left corner of my mouth started to twitch and wouldn't stop. It hasn't come back since, so I'm guessing nothing scares me like performing for a crowd.

[michelle2677]

Originally Posted by mikeschmike

When I get nervous I fidget.

Back in high school choir I had a solo once and I was really nervous. The upper left corner of my mouth started to twitch and wouldn't stop. It hasn't come back since, so I'm guessing nothing scares me like performing for a crowd.

I've had that happen, but I don't remember the particular incident that caused it. My eye twitches sometimes, too. But I hear that's stress induced

[bretonbanquet]

Originally Posted by michelle2677

I've had that happen, but I don't remember the particular incident that caused it. My eye twitches sometimes, too. But I hear that's stress induced

My eye twitches sometimes, I was told it was tiredness

[ELIUD]

Too much meth makes my eyes twitch. But that's not from nervousness. Anyway. I get quiet and then start saying the most inappropriate things when I start to get over it.

[JazmenFlowers]

I don't usually get nervous...about anything...or if I do, it's usually not for long. but when I do get nervous my mouth gets really dry and my heartrate goes way up.

to combat all that I try to drink water and take deep breaths. usually works for me.

[DrummerDeanna]

I forgot a biggie - I giggle. It's annoying...but I giggle a LOT when I'm nervous.

[michelle2677]

Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

I forgot a biggie - I giggle. It's annoying...but I giggle a LOT when I'm nervous.

LMAO that is so cute