Adaptors are nervous habits that pretty much everyone has. The book describes it as a version of a security blanket. Some of these adaptors are worse than others. Some people also have more adaptors than other people. I feel like I always have to be moving in many cases always hitting my pen on the desk or tapping my feet. The book discusses how these are habits that satisfy personal needs or stresses. I especially feel like this is due to stress in my personal case. Currently being at a debate tournament, it is easy to see many other people's adaptors.
In a situation where people feel a lot of stress and nervousness in debate, there are many adaptors in play. There was a girl I met who was telling me she couldn' t stop playing with her jewlery when she was speaking. Other adaptors I've observed this weekend include pulling at the neck, playing with the collar,and touching the face. I was just going through the chapter and found adaptors incredibly relevant to the activities I went through this weekend.
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