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Have you ever been anxious or excited and noticed you’re rubbing your hands together? It’s totally normal! People often rub their hands together when they feel excitement because their feelings “leak out” into their bodies in a subconscious attempt to release the ecstatic feelings. Read on to learn more about what it means when people rub their hands together.
Why do people rub their hands together?
People rub their hands together when they’re feeling excited. They may also rub their hands together when they’re feeling anxious, or when their hands are cold and they’re trying to warm them up.
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- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/spycatcher/201001/body-language-the-hands
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- ↑ https://assistcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Energy-Conservation-Transfer-Exploring-Energy-Through-Technology.pdf
- ↑ https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/wring-ones-hands
- ↑ https://www.psychmechanics.com/wringing-hands-body-language/
- ↑ https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/behaviour/stimming/all-audiences
- ↑ https://youtu.be/x1nC9yhyc2U?t=69
- ↑ https://tintyoga.com/magazine/yoga-mudra/
- ↑ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9347266/
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- ↑ https://health.clevelandclinic.org/reiki
- ↑ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30948444/
- ↑ https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/anthony-adams-rubbing-hands
- ↑ https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/when-the-function-got-x
- ↑ https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/when-the-function-got-hennessy