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T-Rex Arms?

HylianHylian Citizen, Mentor
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Does anyone else do "t-rex arms", where you hold your arms up at chest height? Not intentionally, but just as a natural way of positioning your arms. I subconsciously do it all the time because I have no idea what to do with my hands and arms when I'm not actively using them.

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  • AmityAmity Administrator, Citizen
    Lol, I never thought of it like T-rex arms! Yup, Ive noticed I do something like this, without being aware of it.

    Its mostly my right arm though,
    It seems to happen when I'm lost in thought.
  • HylianHylian Citizen, Mentor
    Amity said:
    Lol, I never thought of it like T-rex arms! Yup, Ive noticed I do something like this, without being aware of it.

    Its mostly my right arm though,
    It seems to happen when I'm lost in thought.
    I think I've heard other autistic people refer to it as "t-rex arms", but I don't really know where I got the term.

    I also feel super "exposed" if I don't do it, and I am constantly unsure of how to position my arms otherwise. People look at me weird but making myself stop doing it feels so wrong. lol
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