I talk with my hands. I do - I’m very expressive when I’m talking . . my hands are always moving. Even when I’m on the phone and no one can see me - my hands are still going as I talk.
I never noticed it much before - until Chris brought it to my attention this morning. Then I became real conscience of it - and tried to stop. I can’t believe how stifled I felt by trying to keep my hands at my side as I talked. Claustrophobic, even! It a very short period of tim (ok - a few seconds ) my hands were moving again . . . even though I was trying to make a concerted effort not to move them as I talk.
I’ve since learned that it’s impossible for my hands to stay still while I’m talking. I guess it’s fine - as long as I don’t hit anyone.
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7:32 am on November 29th, 2004
Lisa I do the same thing! You can forget about trying to stop it now that you know about it. It won’t happen.
I am in good company:wink:
7:34 am on November 29th, 2004
Good company, indeed, Pam! Ditto
7:59 am on November 29th, 2004
I talk with my hands too. When I was younger I was discouraged from doing it. Then I switched to talking with a finger. Now people enjoy my moving hands.
8:00 am on November 29th, 2004
Same thing here. I’m not nearly as bad as mrs. knight, who I can make almost silent by holding her hands if she starts talking.
8:28 am on November 29th, 2004
That’s exactly what happened, astro! I didn’t move my hands. . . and my mouth didn’t move either.
Hey… don’t anyone let Chris in on THAT secret!
8:29 am on November 29th, 2004
Jay I have gotten compliments as well. Astro- be good! But my husband tried that and I could not concentrate to speak! Ugh what a mess:smile:
9:21 am on November 29th, 2004
I don’t move my hands, but I pace like there is no tomorrow… I even insisted on a tile pattern in the kitchen so that I could follow it while I talk….
11:31 am on November 29th, 2004
I wonder if that’s an extrovert trait? I mean, I move my hands some, but I don’t HAVE to move my hands. Hmmm.
12:24 pm on November 29th, 2004
Pam - I’ve tried being good, but I’m much better when I’m bad!!!!
1:20 pm on November 29th, 2004
I do the same damned thing! Hey, at least it’s not Tourette’s! xoxo
2:45 pm on November 29th, 2004
Girl, you must be a latino, or at least your roots were Italian or Spanish. Don’t bother, I like it. For sure you must be spicy.
R.
2:57 pm on November 29th, 2004
Not even close, Ronald.
Irish gal here
4:51 pm on November 29th, 2004
Scots/Irish, here.
You know, not all hot-blooded women are of Latin descent.
4:59 pm on November 29th, 2004
Scotch Irish as well!:mrgreen:
8:25 pm on November 29th, 2004
Don’t you wish you had 4 arms so that you could flail wildly while you typed with the other two?
8:30 pm on November 29th, 2004
Preston! A man who FINALLY understands me!
heh!
Yes, yes I do
9:06 pm on November 29th, 2004
Geeze, this must be quite the place for the Scot - Irish. Yet another here!
9:31 pm on November 29th, 2004
definitely better than talking with a lot of spit… hands are fine.. you’re not hurting anyone!
1:46 am on November 30th, 2004
You should not feel self conscience for “talking” with your hands. It just means that you are pasionate about what you are speaking about.
8:38 am on November 30th, 2004
Danyel- someone told me that once. I also think that way when someone brings it to my attention.
9:02 am on November 30th, 2004
I talk with my hands, too, though I like to wear sock puppets when I do just to make sure I’m not misunderstood.
9:27 am on November 30th, 2004
I’m the same way. I can’t talk without using my hands. We’re just more animated than other people.
10:09 am on November 30th, 2004
I only talk with my hands when driving. Well, not so much hands as a couple of fingers.
1:17 pm on November 30th, 2004
I talk with my mouth.
1:56 pm on November 30th, 2004
better than talking out of your ass