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B1 – Intermediate<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some people fidget or move restlessly when they are nervous, anxious, or stressed. To many, it doesn\u2019t bother them seeing other people fidget. But if they suffer from a condition called misokinesia, those movements can be extremely distressing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more about the mental health condition misokinesia in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/breakingnewsenglish.com\/2412\/241216-fidgeting-and-misokinesia-4.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does \u201cpop into the head<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cA psychologist said, \u2018Violent images might pop into the head<\/strong>\u2019 of sufferers.\u201d<\/em> Use this idiom in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201ctwiddle<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cMisokinesia sufferers can have an “intense hatred” of people who tap their fingers, click a pen, or twiddle<\/strong> their hair.<\/em>\u201d Use this word in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What is a \u201csupport group<\/strong>\u201d? \u201cResearchers in Canada interviewed 21 misokinesia sufferers from a support group<\/strong>.<\/em>\u201d Use the phrase in a sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What are your thoughts about misokinesia?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. According to the article, \u201cThe condition misokinesia can be “life limiting\u201d. What day-to-day problems do you think people with misokinesia have?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. What are tiny things other people do that you hate seeing? Why do you think that is irritating for you? And what pops into your head when you see them do that?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. What happens to you when you get nervous, anxious, or stressed?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      B1 – Intermediate\u00a0 Some people fidget or move restlessly when they are nervous, anxious, or stressed. To many, it doesn\u2019t bother them seeing other people fidget. But if they suffer from a condition called misokinesia, those movements can be extremely distressing. Read more about the mental health condition misokinesia in this article. https:\/\/breakingnewsenglish.com\/2412\/241216-fidgeting-and-misokinesia-4.html Vocabulary Questions: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[294,295,335,289,293],"class_list":["post-29412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework","tag-b1-intermediate","tag-preliminary-pet","tag-psychology","tag-reading","tag-text"],"yoast_head":"\nMisokinesia: Sensitivity to Seeing Others Fidget | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/01\/misokinesia-sensitivity-to-seeing-others-fidget\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Misokinesia: Sensitivity to Seeing Others Fidget | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"B1 – Intermediate\u00a0 Some people fidget or move restlessly when they are nervous, anxious, or stressed. 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