Sensory/Stimulation Thread

[KaydeeKrunk]

So recently I have become very taken in by Stimulation/Sensory websites and blogs, as well as sensory and stimming toys.

Usually these things are directed towards people with autism, but as someone with very bad anxiety, depression, and ADHD they are very calming and entertaining for me as well and I've seen a lot of blogs also catering with these and other mental illnesses as well. Even without any mental illness these things would still be calming and fun so I figured I would make a thread to talk about them here!

For my birthday my mom got me some toys that I have been wanting for a while, she got my some Kinetic Sand which is very relaxing and fun to play with, even just sitting on my bed with my hand in the bowl squishing it makes me happy. Today I was having an anxiety attack because there was a fire nearby which I kind of have PTSD about since the fire last year and it really calmed me down.

I also got a giant packet of orbeez which are beyond amazing! They blew up so quickly in the water and everyone in my house have been taking turns shoving their hands and squishing them around, especially in the heat it's very therapeutic to plunge my hands and arms into the cool squishy beads. The cool moistness of them also helps calm me down a lot too.

Another things I haven't been able to get enough of lately is goo and slime! I found out a really good recipe and made tons of different colors with different glitters and confetti in them. It's so nice poking, squishing, stretching the slime. Also there are like a million different ways to make them and there are a ton of different kinds to buy too so it's pretty limitless. I also have a big tub of magnetic putty which is just amazing to play with, it seems alive!

Something else I have been obsessed with as a visual stim is paint mixing videos, where they literally just show mixing different colors of paint together, I can scroll through pages and pages of these videos and gifs and be so at ease it's amazing!

So I was wondering if anybody else here stims? And what kind of stims or sensory toys do you enjoy playing? Have they helped you with any mental illness?

 

[Kitsuragi]

a few years ago i used to make glitter jars and water bottles, whenever i was anxious id just sit with a jar of them and swish them around to watch the glitter fly everywhere inside.
i really want those orbeez tho

 

[visibleghost]

!!!!! yes !!!!!!

i'm not much for vision, taste or smell stimming, but touch and noise are V Much My Things. sounds i stim w/ are usually just music, i love certain sounds and songs and i will listen to the same song on repeat for weeks because it's sensory stimulating.

as for touch Oh Boy. i have a lot of stims involving my hands, like i'll Constantly be doing stuff w my hands. i don't use stim toys really, but i do stim w/ my comfort items. i like having small balls and stuff too, but most get a gross feeling on my skin, i hate the sound of bouncing things and you can't really fidget w/ a small ball while doing other stuff imo.

also i chew stim a Lot. when i was younger i was always wearing necklaces. i would touch it all the time and chew on it and have it in my mouth. i would also chew on my clothes, the sleeves of many of my shirts were kinda gross. i stopped doing those two tho, now i chew a lot of chewing gum and chew on other stuff ayyy. i'm considering buying a chesing necklace but idk tbh

annnddd i luv pressure stimming. i often sit under heavy blankets, i'm always sitting on my legs, and i really like when ppl like my sister just. lay on top of me. YE.
n also i rock, flap a bit n do a bunch of other stuff for stimming ok im done noW

 

[KaydeeKrunk]

!!!!! yes !!!!!!

i'm not much for vision, taste or smell stimming, but touch and noise are V Much My Things. sounds i stim w/ are usually just music, i love certain sounds and songs and i will listen to the same song on repeat for weeks because it's sensory stimulating.

as for touch Oh Boy. i have a lot of stims involving my hands, like i'll Constantly be doing stuff w my hands. i don't use stim toys really, but i do stim w/ my comfort items. i like having small balls and stuff too, but most get a gross feeling on my skin, i hate the sound of bouncing things and you can't really fidget w/ a small ball while doing other stuff imo.

also i chew stim a Lot. when i was younger i was always wearing necklaces. i would touch it all the time and chew on it and have it in my mouth. i would also chew on my clothes, the sleeves of many of my shirts were kinda gross. i stopped doing those two tho, now i chew a lot of chewing gum and chew on other stuff ayyy. i'm considering buying a chesing necklace but idk tbh

annnddd i luv pressure stimming. i often sit under heavy blankets, i'm always sitting on my legs, and i really like when ppl like my sister just. lay on top of me. YE.
n also i rock, flap a bit n do a bunch of other stuff for stimming ok im done noW

One of my favorite stims I do is clicking my fingernails and kicking my legs all the time, I always am doing something with my feet. But I hear a lot of people with autism and stuff really love the weighted stuff, I have some friends on tumblr that made themselves like weighted vests and stuff. And I can definitely get behind being under a million blankets, the weight and darkness just makes me feel so safe. ALSO they make a ton of "discreet" teething necklaces and I am considering getting one because I stopped chewing on stuff and now I just chew my tongue and cheeks which is bad (because I'll often make them bleed, oops) but there are really cute ones like little donuts and stuff which are adorable!

 

[KaydeeKrunk]

Bumping this up for tonight.

ALSO I heard squishies are really popular, I've only ever had one tiny steamed bun squishy I got in my japancrate and I literally squished it to death I squished it so much, it lasted maybe a month and then fell apart. XD It was super fun and cute though because it smelled like maple syrup each time you squished it. =D

 

[Fleshy]

I really really love things like this and I always have, I bought some kinetic sand for my sister for christmas and it's great, i want to get some myself. I remember i had this other type of sand when i was younger, it was like wet sand when it was in water and you could mold it and things but as soon as you took it out of the water it was dry again, that was fab.

I don't have many sensory/stim thing myself (i want all the slime,) but i really love sensory blogs, i follow so many on tumblr and istagram, just seeing the slime and stuff come up on my dash is super nice and calming, i spend hours just looking at these blogs. the one thing i don't really like the look of though is orbeez., i don't really know why because i've never had them but just the look of them is a nope from me. I don't know if it counts but also bath bombs!!! the colours and specially the ones with popping candy or the ones that make the water feel oily, they are great and also just watching them

There was this one thing that my mum used to make when we were young, i can't really remember what it was made of but it was super messy and we called it "gloop" it had the most obscure feeling ever, it's hard to explain but it was just great. ***After some searching I've managed to find a video on how to make it!! It's really easy and so so cool i recommend it if you like things like this!

Spoiler: magic goo

Spoiler: gifs and things (w:there's a lot and it's p busy)

i really love glitter pouring like this,,

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also i chew stim a Lot. when i was younger i was always wearing necklaces. i would touch it all the time and chew on it and have it in my mouth. i would also chew on my clothes, the sleeves of many of my shirts were kinda gross. i stopped doing those two tho, now i chew a lot of chewing gum and chew on other stuff ayyy. i'm considering buying a chesing necklace but idk tbh

I used to do this all the time too i'd literally chew everything.. and I still do i'll always catch myself chewing things without realising it. one thing i really like is chewing plastic, i took all the keys off my old laptop so i could sit and chew them, i like the hard plastic and things. there's lots of nice chewing necklaces on etsy too, there's also this one shop "StimTastic", they sell lots of stim jewelry and toys, i kind of want one of the chew bracelets and the infinite bubble wrap phone cover...

 

[KaydeeKrunk]

We probably follow all the same blogs. XD I love that holo polish pour, it's so nice ^u^ Also looking at all the videos and gifs is a visual stim. When I used to make that non-Newtonian goo, both at school and home, we called it oobleck(after a Dr.Suess book) They did an episode on Mythbusters where they made a GIANT tub of it and ran across it! It was amazing!

 

[KaydeeKrunk]

BUMPING THIS!
I've started finding some neat sites that are super soothing and fun to play with, I just found this awesome site tonight and holy cow it's amazing! You basically make your own galaxy!
https://29a.ch/sandbox/2011/neonflames/#

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BUMPING THIS!
I've started finding some neat sites that are super soothing and fun to play with, I just found this awesome site tonight and holy cow it's amazing! You basically make your own galaxy!
https://29a.ch/sandbox/2011/neonflames/#

 

[Buttonsy]

OOoh yes!! I'm Autistic and I absolutely love stim stuff.

I'm pretty into chew toys, but I also want to learn to make my own slime.

 

[Gregriii]

I have ADHD so it makes me a really nervous person, even though with the years I've calmed down but I still can get really anxious when doing some things so I've wondered the idea of getting some slime or make some stress balls (The paint and sand don't relax me at all, I don't like it for some reason) but I've heard that getting borax is extremely difficult soo

Btw this thread could also apply to ASMR, right?

 

[KaydeeKrunk]

OOoh yes!! I'm Autistic and I absolutely love stim stuff.

I'm pretty into chew toys, but I also want to learn to make my own slime.

There are tons of good recipes online, but just a warning I know some health agencies are warning against the use of Borax especially in toys used by children and pregnant people, so I advise against the recipes using borax. I use liquid starch for most of my slimes and I think it would great!

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I have ADHD so it makes me a really nervous person, even though with the years I've calmed down but I still can get really anxious when doing some things so I've wondered the idea of getting some slime or make some stress balls (The paint and sand don't relax me at all, I don't like it for some reason) but I've heard that getting borax is extremely difficult soo

Btw this thread could also apply to ASMR, right?

Yes ASMR and Noise based stims are included. My favorite sound site is mynoise they have a lot of different relaxing noises to choose from and you can customize the different waves and stuff to make the best sounds for yourself.

 

[watercolorwish]

omg everyone i know is obsessed with these kinds of things now

it would be fun to make i guess haha

 

[Captain Crazy Chicken]

Not my thing.