My pottery hobby leaves my hands too keyed up to sleep

In my experience, the clay work makes my fingers twitchy for hours after. Got any calm-down tricks that might help, or is that just how it goes?

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harperb877mo ago

Honestly, is that twitchy feeling more in your muscles or your mind?

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wood.viola7mo ago

That twitchy feeling is totally more in my mind, though my jaw clenches up every time.

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maxm507mo ago

My last pottery session left my fingers drumming on the kitchen counter for hours. I get that same twitchy feeling, like the clay is still moving under my skin. For me, it's definitely in the muscles, especially after wedging a lot of clay. I found that soaking my hands in warm water helps settle them down. Otherwise, I just lie in bed feeling every little tremor, which is no good for sleep. Sometimes a heavy blanket on my hands weights them enough to stop the jitters.

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