long-time | ๑ stress or focus | ✶ new. fun

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𝔦. — currently

• running my hands through my hair ๑
• digging my nails into my palms ๑ ✶
• rolling up my sleeves
• biting the inside of my lips ๑
• touching my mouth / lips / chin ๑
• tilting my head back to stretch my neck
• being annoyingly sarcastic... it scales with how angry i am
• starting a new sketchbook before finishing the old one
• carrying trash around in my bag and forgetting about it
• narrowing my eyes ๑ ✶
• whining, complaining, generally bitching.
• taking spiders outside
• clenching my jaw ๑
• midnight snacks
• wrapping my hand around my throat ๑ ✶
• picking at my nails / fingers ๑
• drinking an unhealthy amount of coffee / tea
• procrastinating

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𝔦𝔦. — i quit

• ✘ depression naps
• ✘ cracking my knuckles
• ✘ drawing on my notes
• ✘ twisting my rings
• ✘ chewing gum
• ✘ biting / licking my lips
• ✘ tapping / spinning pens
• ✘ cussing liberally
• ✘ answering "how's it going" with "it's going"
• ✘ drumming beats out with my fingers
• ✘ forgetting to respond to texts / emails
• ✘ rubbing my forearms
• ✘ resting my arm against / outside car windows
• ✘ twitching my fingers