Is it normal to walk in circles around a person while speaking to them?

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I've done this several times, and I tend to do it on occasions. By occasion I mean maybe about 4-7 a year. When I do it I usually do it out of boredom, or my anxiety(I get nervous while talking with people, especially if I hardly know them). When I walk in circles I forget I'm even doing it and act as if I'm in an actual conversation(well, I guess I still am). I did it today. The muscles in my legs are now hurting(which is a good thing since I hardly exercise). Yes, I am normally able to have a regular conversation facing the person. I just don't have an exact answer of why I do this. Sometimes people will ask why I do it, and I say I don't know. Habit, I guess. Oh, and the same goes for when I'm alone. I get the urge to just suddenly walk in small circles in a room or outside. Again, I forget I'm even doing it. So, is this normal?

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  • college
    11 years ago

    Maybe you could speak with a counselor about this and he can give you some ideas about others who may do the same thing. Though you might have already figured it out, you mentioned that you get nervous while talking to people, this may just be something you do to calm yourself.

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  • canihelpit
    9 years ago

    I laughed so hard she reading is. I was a little scared to. Try seeing a counselor. You can't handle anxiety on your own. At least I think.

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  • Avant-Garde
    9 years ago

    I do the same thing on the phone. This is way I hate talking to people via cellular when in at the grocery store. I end up walking around putting random stuff in my cart, that I probably don't eat. I have to deal with being distracted over some conversation that is probably very awkward. Whoever, I am talking to wants to know everything about my life. They want to catch up on lost time. I have to make myself sound interesting! >_<

    I don't recall ever doing the circle thing. When I am reenacting things while I am alone, I have walked around it circles. I don't believe that this is something that you need to see a doctor over.

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    • canihelpit
      9 years ago

      That's different from this post. Your on the phone, you walk around, that's normal, its not like your looking anyone in the face. As for the rest of your post ... I do t understand. I would say your bored aka your boring. If you can't entertain yourself how can you entertain others. Beside being an attention seeker. So pathetic ..... hashtag ugh

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      • Avant-Garde
        9 years ago

        You've analysed me all wrong. I hate attention being out on me. I don't get bored in conversations. No one is yet to call me "boring", but I'll admit, people often get the wrong impression of me when I talk to them. They think that I am uninterested in them when that is rarely the case. I added my comment because, I felt that it might help to shed some light on the OP's situation. My intention only was to help. That's all.

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  • jojotoni
    11 years ago

    hee hee heeee!! fun!!!yeah

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  • Terence_the_viking
    11 years ago

    Sounds like fun.

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  • q25t
    11 years ago

    Pacing when talking makes a lot of sense. It helps to move blood around the body and it seems to help a lot of people think more clearly.

    As for the circles, that's a new one. If you can contain yourself to walking in circles in front of them, people may not be so perturbed.

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