nervous habits

• fidgetingRestless minor movements
• nail-bitingExtremely tense or anxious
• twitchingInvoluntary muscular contractions
• pacingRate of movement
• restlessUnable to be still

anxious · jittery · picking · scratching · tapping · drumming · cuticles · hangnails · stammering · stuttering · sweating · trembling · blinking · foot-tapping · compulsive · tic

• habitshabit, habits, bad habit, study habits, rituals
• quirkseccentricities, idiosyncrasies, peculiarities, oddities, foibles
• Anxietyanxiety, nervousness, panic, worry, generalized anxiety
• public speakingspeech, public speaking, keynotes, keynote speeches, oratory
• school stresstest anxiety, homework stress, final exams, finals week, academic probation
• child distressanxiety, fear of dark, fearfulness, nervousness, nightmares