stackyFACTSIf watching someone bounce their leg up and down makes you want to shatter glass, you might have misokinesia. This phenomenon causes a severe, involuntary anger response purely from observing someone else's repetitive micro-movements, turning a restless coworker into an unbearable psychological torment.
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