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avant-gardeSenior Contributor
Are you anything like me and find it so hard to slow your mind down enough to sit still?
From brainteasers, to fidgets, to even jigsaw puzzles, what do you do to slow your mind down and help your deal with anxious situations? And what is your favourite fidget?
There has been some interest in my collection of brain teasers and fidgets and so it was about time we started a thread!
@rav3n @Jynx @RebelliousAngel @Shaz51
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avant-gardeSenior Contributor
@NightFury
You have a mini infinity cube! Oh my goodness! They exist! I shall hunt...
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JynxModerator
Ooooh yes yes love this @avant-garde!!
@NightFury had to look up what nee doh was!! Looks very fun tho 😍
I have had SO MANY different fidgets, but the funny thing is, the one I have finally landed on isn't technically sold as a fidget - it's literally a length of 'clock chain' from bunnings that I shortened into a loop 😋
Little video: in action
I used to use a fidget for probably only a few weeks before I'd get bored. But now... I literally haven't stopped twirling chains for like the last 6 months since I discovered it works for me as a fidget. Now, I have to literally confiscate the chains from myself whenever I ever wanna get anything done 🤣
Oh and it turns my fingers black eventually 😅
@MissGremlin @Former-Member @RebelliousAngel
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MissGremlinSenior Contributor
Hello @Jynx, I remember when we talked about the chain ages ago 😂.
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
@MissGremlin , @avant-garde , @Jynx , @Former-Member , @RebelliousAngel , @Ainjoule , @Cuddlebear , @AlwaysMyself
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JynxModerator
Hehe so you see how obsessed I am @MissGremlin 🤣
I sometimes use jewellery chains too - I have a whole rack of fidget chains in my kitchen now 😝
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JynxModerator
Electric drum kit @Shaz51 ?
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MissGremlinSenior Contributor
@Jynx I'm so making a trip to bunnings to get myself some chains 😂. I was watching the video and was mesmerised by watching it, small things amuse small minds i know 😂.
@Shaz51 ooohhh musical things ☺️
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JynxModerator
Hahaha yay @MissGremlin my first convert to chain life!! Ahahaha lemme know how you go!! The clock chain is sold in like, 2.5m lengths I think, I used pliers to unlink a smaller section to fidget with!!
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MissGremlinSenior Contributor
@Jynx haha love it 😂. I shall have to post a picture when I get some ☺️
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AlwaysMyselfSenior Contributor
Oohh mini drum kit @Shaz51 ?? That looks fun!
I like Nee Doh cubes too. I dont have any, but some of my friends do and when I visit them I sometimes fiddle with them. 😊
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