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There you go. You're stimming.

There you go. You're stimming.

There you go. You're stimming.

For others, though, stimming can be far more harmful, manifesting as hair pulling, skin picking, or in the case of pyromaniacs, starting fires. See, stimming is a way to calm yourself down, and many pyromaniacs describe the act of starting a fire as something that alleviates a buildup of internal tension.

For others, though, stimming can be far more harmful, manifesting as hair pulling, skin picking, or in the case of pyromaniacs, starting fires. See, stimming is a way to calm yourself down, and many pyromaniacs describe the act of starting a fire as something that alleviates a buildup of internal tension.

For others, though, stimming can be far more harmful, manifesting as hair pulling, skin picking, or in the case of pyromaniacs, starting fires. See, stimming is a way to calm yourself down, and many pyromaniacs describe the act of starting a fire as something that alleviates a buildup of internal tension.

I also loved setting fires when I was a kid and was in fact almost arrested when I was 13 for lighting a dumpster on fire at my brother's track meet on the campus of South Plains College in Leveland, Texas, because I was so incredibly mind-numbingly bored and that boredom was causing anxiety. You're also calling out for attention.

I also loved setting fires when I was a kid and was in fact almost arrested when I was 13 for lighting a dumpster on fire at my brother's track meet on the campus of South Plains College in Leveland, Texas, because I was so incredibly mind-numbingly bored and that boredom was causing anxiety. You're also calling out for attention.

I also loved setting fires when I was a kid and was in fact almost arrested when I was 13 for lighting a dumpster on fire at my brother's track meet on the campus of South Plains College in Leveland, Texas, because I was so incredibly mind-numbingly bored and that boredom was causing anxiety. You're also calling out for attention.

Oh, no, it wasn't about that at all.

Oh, no, it wasn't about that at all.

Oh, no, it wasn't about that at all.

Yeah, I loved being left alone. No, no, no. It was, yeah, me and a friend of mine, we were just wandering around. We saw a dumpster and I was like, hey. Why don't we light it on fire? That could be like a lot of fun if we just lit that thing on fire. Let's light that thing on fire. And then we decided to light it on fire and the fire didn't really work out.

Yeah, I loved being left alone. No, no, no. It was, yeah, me and a friend of mine, we were just wandering around. We saw a dumpster and I was like, hey. Why don't we light it on fire? That could be like a lot of fun if we just lit that thing on fire. Let's light that thing on fire. And then we decided to light it on fire and the fire didn't really work out.

Yeah, I loved being left alone. No, no, no. It was, yeah, me and a friend of mine, we were just wandering around. We saw a dumpster and I was like, hey. Why don't we light it on fire? That could be like a lot of fun if we just lit that thing on fire. Let's light that thing on fire. And then we decided to light it on fire and the fire didn't really work out.

And so like we went across the street to this tennis court where there were some tennis balls. We started throwing tennis balls at each other. And then we heard a big boom, which was an aerosol can exploding because the dumpster had very much lit on fire. And then while we were staring at it, that's when we got caught.

And so like we went across the street to this tennis court where there were some tennis balls. We started throwing tennis balls at each other. And then we heard a big boom, which was an aerosol can exploding because the dumpster had very much lit on fire. And then while we were staring at it, that's when we got caught.

And so like we went across the street to this tennis court where there were some tennis balls. We started throwing tennis balls at each other. And then we heard a big boom, which was an aerosol can exploding because the dumpster had very much lit on fire. And then while we were staring at it, that's when we got caught.

I'm very lucky I grew up in like a wet period in West Texas, like where it was raining all the time.

I'm very lucky I grew up in like a wet period in West Texas, like where it was raining all the time.