Upstimmian

Contributions by: Pinely

Definitions and Usage
 is a neurogender that feels like upset stimming or is related to upset stimming. This is an overwhelmed gender that can feel like any kind of stim—hitting things, yelling, kicking, etc.—depending on how the user personally stims. A person might only feel this gender when they are extremely angry or overwhelmed, or it may be intrinsically linked to things that make them upset. Anyone who stims is able to use this term.


 * upstimmian: a gender that feels like upset stimming and/or is related to upset stimming. it’s overwhelmed, and can feel like any sort of stim - hitting things/oneself, yelling, kicking, etc - depending on how the user personally stims when upset. it may feel like it’s overflowing with negative emotions, only appear when the user is incredibly angry/overwhelmed/etc, be inherently linked to things that make the user upset stim, etc. can be used by anyone who upset stims. - neopronouns, 2021

History
Upstimmian was coined on January 27, 2021, by Tumblr user neopronouns. The flag was created in the same post.

Related Terms
Ecstimmian is a similar term for happy stimming.