No, I do none of this. However, my son is ALWAYS jiggling something. His hands are in constant movement. If there is nothing to tap, he’ll tap his finger tips together. It’s almost OCD’ish. I cannot ride in a car with him.
Jiggling my foot at the moment (though it is more as corkboard describes). I have a theory on it, actually. I’ve always felt like there was too much of my conscious brain trying to work at the same time (often at odds with itself). Therefore, the foot jiggling (or singing to the radio when I am listening to someone talk) allows me to divert a small part of said conscious brain so that the larger part can focus on my top priority (reading, listening, typing, etc).
Or, perhaps I’m just crazy (most likely a benign craziness).
No, I don’t. And while I know it’s not really a conscious thing for most of you, it drives me absolutely crazy to be in a classroom with people who do this, in a set-up where all the seats are connected together (or connected to one long desk or whatever). I can’t stand doing my work when my seat or the table is shaking and I actually consider it to be very rude of people who constantly shake the seats/tables. Today I actually had one guy basically kicking the back of my seat “unconsciously”. It makes me stabby.
When I was in high school I was a constant leg shaker, and now I’m only an occasional foot shaker. Usually I do it when I get antsy (five minutes left in a boring class, for instance).
I do it when I wake up and am trying to go back to sleep.
I was doing it when I came to this topic in the list, then suddenly stopped. I do it idly, without rhythm, and fairly rapidly. I kinda like the sensation of feeling the play of the shoe on my foot; I don’t think I do it when I’m barefoot.
No. I sit very still.
My husband is a shaker. Uh, not the religious kind. He isn’t a celibate who makes nice furniture.
I find myself doing it all the time, especially if I’m slightly bored. It is definitely not conscious and in fact requires a rather valiant effort of will to suppress.
I am constantly in motion. Feet, legs, fingers, shoulders, head, you name it. Not all at once (because *that *would be weird…), but it seems to be a rare occasion that my body is completely still.
**Rhiannon8404 **generally puts up with it without complaint, but has on occasion pointed out that it DRIVES HER COMPLETELY NUTS!!!
I have been told I have restless leg syndrome. My legs and feet are always moving: my feet and legs jiggle and tap, my toes flex with my speech, I only found out about the toes when I had broken one. I found I would sudden severe foot pain every time I tried to talk. I had not previously noticed, on account of shoes. My legs keep going without conscious effort, which results in me swaying when I stand still. I can stop it, but I don’t really notice it.
Nope. My husband is, though. It’s tremendously annoying so to all of you - stop it, or I will stare at your feet too. 
I do this too, sometimes with both legs. But one is slightly faster than the other . . . so they’re in sync / out of sync / in sync / out of sync . . . .
I also have restless leg syndrome, so my legs are lots of fun.
Heh heh - I’ve noticed this with me, too. I’ve even tried to sync them up, but they always end up offbeat again very quickly.
I also shake my legs/feet when I’m trying to fall asleep, and sometimes rub my feet together. And I rock. Not like, “WOO, I friggin’ ROCK!!” but as I’m typing this I’m swaying about slightly. I also rock when I read.
I don’t, but I’ve always kind of wished I did. Seems like over a lifetime it’d burn pounds and pounds’ worth of calories without even thinking about it!
Does it work for you foot-shakers? Are you in better shape than non-shakers? Do you think the shaking is a symptom of a more nervous metabolism in general?
I do that. I have a lot of nervous energy, so I’m always doing something.
Not at all.