Last night, while flipping through the channels trying to fall asleep (despite still being on a caffeine high so many hours after having a large latte earlier that morning), I came across an episode where David Letterman was interviewing the members of Led Zepplin. Every time the camera switched to a full-shot of the stage, showing all the band members as well as Dave, I noticed that one of the band members would not stop tapping his foot - even while his colleagues were doing the talking. It was very strange because usually I only remember being bothered by sound triggers on TV but this was definitely one of my regular visual triggers that usually bothers me at work or at a restaurant. As I was watching the show (careful to look away any time they pulled back to a full-stage shot), it made me think about the Mayo neurologist's comment about my triggers being situational. It occurred to me that I may not have answered his question correctly when he asked if I was bothered by the same triggers if I did them. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that if I'm conscious that I'm doing a trigger (like tapping my foot), I stop myself from doing it. Maybe I am bothered by my own trigger actions but just never thought about it because I can control them.
Perhaps something to ask the neuro-otologist when I meet with him next Wednesday...