# Do you rock?(Literally) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 21, 2003, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-rock-literally/163194 "2003-03-21T19:54:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-rock-literally/163194/21 "2003-03-23T01:44:00Z")
I’m a foot jiggler too, a really FAST foot jiggler. And I rock when I’m standing, and I am constantly trying to stretch my neck or back where it aches. When I was small, I’d lay in bed and slowly draw my leg up and down the sheet. Man, what a comforting feeling. It makes me too tired now, so I tend to just rock my foot slowly. Loooove that smooth sheet brushing my skin. My babies both do something similar, and I love it because they’ll both put their feet against my back and rub their hot little soles up and down. And _that_, my friends, explains why I co-sleep with not one but TWO babies. 🙂 jigglejigglejiggle karol ---
**Author:** ![FaerieBeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-rock-literally/163194/22 "2003-03-23T02:05:00Z")
I move my feet slowly in bed at night to fall asleep, so I understand the foot wiggling thing. Think drywashing your hands, except with feet! ---
**Author:** ![CaptBushido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@CaptBushido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptBushido)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-rock-literally/163194/23 "2003-03-23T02:08:38Z")
I read somewhere that people with a fast metabolism usually fidget or somehow stay constantly in motion. That being said: how many people here consider themselves skinny for the amount of food they eat? ---
**Author:** ![CaptBushido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@CaptBushido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptBushido)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-rock-literally/163194/24 "2003-03-23T02:11:49Z")
Also, how many of you people can (and frequently get the urge to) position your legs in such a way that your muscles spaz or something and continually vibrate your legs with no consious effort on your part. 'Cuz, I know I do. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-rock-literally/163194/25 "2003-03-23T02:13:42Z")
Jiggly wiggler here. And I rock when I stand, sometimes to the point that it bothers people. I’ve read that fidgeters _do_ actually burn enough calories this way to contribute to their generally not being overweight. ---
**Author:** ![Rock-n-Rolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/22d042/32.png) [@Rock-n-Rolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rock-n-Rolga)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-rock-literally/163194/26 "2003-03-23T04:42:36Z")
When I was a child I would rock myself to sleep, but as an adult, I only rock in bed when listening to…errr…Rock. When it’s time to go to sleep, the stereo goes off and I usually toss and turn a bit, then finally settle on my back and drift off. I only rock myself at night with no music on during very rare times when I’m really upset about something and can’t get it off my mind. My aunt (Mom’s “baby” sister) rocks herself to sleep too - wonder if it’s a genetic tendency? Wow, perhaps my username is even more apt than I thought. ---
**Author:** ![Qwisp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qwisp/32/397_2.png) [@Qwisp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwisp)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-rock-literally/163194/27 "2003-03-23T05:00:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CaptBushido \* > \*\*I read somewhere that people with a fast metabolism usually fidget or somehow stay constantly in motion. That being said: how many people here consider themselves skinny for the amount of food they eat? \*\* Well I’m the exception to this rule.Unfortunatly I’m packing a few extra pounds.On the bright side I often think about how big I _would_ be if I didn’t jiggle.I was as skinny as a stick in grade school and I was the kid who brought two sandwiches while everyone else in second grade brought a half. I don’t have as big of appitite anymore, but I know I make really bad food choices. ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-rock-literally/163194/28 "2003-03-23T05:09:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CaptBushido \* > \*\*I read somewhere that people with a fast metabolism usually fidget or somehow stay constantly in motion. That being said: how many people here consider themselves skinny for the amount of food they eat? \*\* That would be me. I don’t think I am skinny, but based on what I eat I should weigh a lot more. I should note that besides my fidgeting, I really don’t get all that much exercise (at least not since I stopped waiting tables and tending bar, eight years ago.) The fact that I’m pretty sedentary is reflected in the size of my butt, which is somewhat larger than is proportionate. ---
**Author:** ![jono](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@jono](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jono)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-rock-literally/163194/29 "2003-03-24T04:02:48Z")
the whole time ive been reading this post my leg ahs been bouncing up and down hehe my girlfriend is forever confiscating pens etc off me coz i keep playing with them. uni/work is spent tapping away at the desk with my knuckles playing along to some imaginary tune. i also rock from one foot to the other standing up at work as it seems to stop them from getting as tired (i work as a sales assistant, have to stand up the whole time) yeh i also heard about fidgeting leading to thinness… i’ve used that as as an exucse for being able to eat so much while staying thin. although i’ve put on quite a bit of weight over last 2 years or so coinciding with me stopping playign competitive sport (soccer, australian football) but im about to start playign soccer again so we’ll see 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![CaptBushido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@CaptBushido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptBushido)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-rock-literally/163194/30 "2003-03-24T04:13:37Z")
I started a (possibly) related thread: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=171978](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=171978) ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-rock-literally/163194/31 "2003-03-24T15:29:02Z")
My SO is a serious and confirmed rocker whether he’s in a rocking chair or not. (There’s a batting coach for the Atlanta Braves that sits in the dugout and rocks back and forth. My SO behaves just like him.) It doesn’t bother me at all, but then, I’m a jiggler. When my legs are crossed, I’ll shake my upper foot rapidly, or swing my leg. Sometimes I just kinda vibrate my heel on the floor. I’ve also been known to drum my fingers on the table. I don’t think I have Restless Leg Syndrome because I don’t have any “creepy-crawly sensations in the limbs.” I just like to vibrate in place. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-rock-literally/163194/32 "2003-03-24T15:58:15Z")
My older bother and I rocked quite a bit. Our other sibs did not however. He was much worse than I. We both would ‘bounce’ on the couch. We would sit on the couch and then swing our upper body foward and then bring it back against the couch with force so as to bounce back foward. Repeat this for hours. At night he will either kick one leg like he was swimming or with sort of do a reverse bounce. (lying on stomach and raise upper body off bed and drop down and bounce) When I used to have a car people would drive up alongside me and have a great time making fun of me ‘rocking’ while driving. I’ve never seen video of me doing it but from their reaction it must be the funniest goddamn thing. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-rock-literally/163194/33 "2003-03-24T16:39:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mith \* > \*\*WHen I’m laying in bed, I rock as I’m falling asleep. \*\* My twin brother rocked himself to sleep as a kid, and he would do it to the tune of the Diet Rite commercials. _Yes sir why it diet thats why why you’ll try it… Yes sir why it diet thats why why you’ll try it…_ Over and over again, until he fell asleep. I kicked my legs like a dry land breast stroke, sans arm movement. I didn’t sing. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by FaerieBeth_ > **I move my feet slowly in bed at night to fall asleep** I have since outgrown the kicking legs, now I do this. (Yes, exactly like drywashing hands, except with feet) [Happy legs](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=111964&highlight=happy+legs) (my term) have been discussed before, Lotsa dopers have it. Once I was following a Porsche down the highway, and it seemed to be having some sort of mechanical issue. You guessed it, the driver was a rocker. He was a large man as well, so when he rocked the car did too. It was none other than Minnesota’s favorite embarassment, Jessie “The Embarrasment” Ventura. So **Qwisp** , you are not alone. **Qwisp** , by god I loved that cereal. **Rasa** , Are you lithuanian? I used to date a Rasa. ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-rock-literally/163194/34 "2003-03-24T16:59:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NurseCarmen \* > \*\ ***Rasa** , Are you lithuanian? I used to date a Rasa.[/size] \*\* Nope, not a lick o’ Lithuanian, sorry! Rasa is a nickname. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/54ee81/32.png) [@Tal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tal)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-rock-literally/163194/35 "2003-03-24T17:07:11Z")
I second the posts about daytime restlessness being a possible symptom of Restless Leg Sydrome (it’s a sleep disorder that is treatable) If you also find yourself fatigued during the day, you should check it out. There’s plenty info online. You might also want to check out a simliar disorder called Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (also a sleep disorder) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-rock-literally/163194.md?page=1)