It used to help me focus and take my mind off the pressure of competition. I thought for years I was the only person on earth doing this to be honest. It drives anybody close to me totally crazy

I have been told that the condition is called "stimming" and it is closely related to forms of autism. I am actually an Olympic Gold Medallist in my sport and this behaviour actually helped me conc...

I thought I was alone. I have done this habit since I was a kid. My favourite is the bottom of a denim pair of jeans (where the seam is stitched together). I could play with this all day rubbing th...