I rub dust particles

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I've had this habit for a couple of years now. I like to rub dust, eraser shavings, powder-like particle things between my index finger and thumb. It gives me kind of a relaxing feeling. Supposedly dust is gross but I still touch it, washing my hands after the rubbing of course. It also depends where it is - if it is in a house of someone I know, I will rub the dust. If it's in some dirty place, or some unfamiliar house, I won't touch it, resisting the urge.
I also like to rub the eraser shavings between my fingers after I erase something. It gives me a good feeling!
Anyone else ever done this? IIN??

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  • Nityyyy2
    3 years ago

    I do it a lot but I think it isn’t normal like I just wanna stop it cause I find myself using my finger through the walls to make sure I touch dust
    Please how can I stop?

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  • PotatoWithAnE
    7 years ago

    if I'm being honest i do the exact same thing and i have never found one person who does this and i thought i was some sort of freak for the longest time. even as a kid my parents wondered why all my pencils never had erasers and i even had stashes of eraser shavings for when i stopped using them in high school for pens and computers.

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  • Jessie735513
    13 years ago

    I do that with the beads in one of those cushions (cushtie/smooshie) then it suddenly feels HUGE

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  • BallerinaCass
    13 years ago

    Totally normal, at least for me! I roll lint into little balls between my fingers. It's just a relaxing thing to do and to keep my hands busy.

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  • DefinitelyNotNormal89
    13 years ago

    Ahhh I think it's normal (try flour, it feels amazing!) Maybe it's like a stress relief? If I want to run a knife through someones chest, which is about 5 times a day, I run my hands under cold water to calm me down

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  • MssMurd3r
    13 years ago

    I don't do it but I find it normal.

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