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We all have weird quirks that are fairly uncommon, to say the least. For the fear of being judged, we keep these weird things to ourselves; however, that doesn't stop us from being curious about what others have to hide.
So, to indulge in this secret knowledge, X (formerly Twitter) user @drakesbrother started a thread asking people to share their bad habits, weird confessions, and interesting things they do. The thread was quickly flooded with the strangest habits.
Turns out, lots of us have funny habits that make perfect sense to us but might seem odd to others. Something like when someone has to read the last page of a book before they can start it from the beginning. One thing’s clear: what seems like quirky habits to some of us is just another day in the office for others.
Some confessed to measuring how long something will take in songs, others said that each time they get in their car, they make sure no one is sitting in the back seat. While some of these weird things to do sound a little bit odd, let’s not pretend you don't relate.
Scroll below for the list of confessions from regularly weird people, and don't forget to share your own strange habits in the comments.
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#1
Saving The Best For Last
Hans 6 years ago
Does not sound like a weird confession to me at all. Same here.
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Zori the degu 6 years ago
I think that's pretty common, although, as mom pointed out, it's a stupid strategy. You may get too full by food you don't like that much and not fully experience the joy of eating what you like the most. Anyway, I can't help it.
thorfinio longobardo 6 years ago
I do it because, in the case of ending up too full, it's easier for me to eat something i like best than something meh.
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Suzi Gauthier 6 years ago
I used to do that, but now that I'm older, I eat the best first because I get full fasters - also since I'm that much closer to death, I don't want to take a chance that I might miss the best part.
Cassie 6 years ago
Same, but it sometimes backfires when you're a parent of young children who end up eating the thing you were saving for last because you like it best.
Patrick&BritEmber Mullen 4 years ago
I haven't gotten to that point but I'll try to keep that in mind once he hits puberty 😅 ... As it stands he collects multiple back up leftovers.
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#2
Measuring Time In Songs
PandaLover 6 years ago
Same! And I know my "favourite songs" playlist so well that I can be like, "ok, I know it'll take me this long to get there, and this song is about that long, so I'll play this one", cuz it bothers me when I have to stop a song in the middle
Valentín Clemente 6 years ago
Gues what character does the same: Would you like to swing on a star? Carry moonbeams home in a jar ...
Horosho Bodka 2 years ago
I worked on this thing for 4 songs, so it should be about 20 minutes later...
Wendy Tanneberger 6 years ago
I always try to pause movies or videos at exact minutes. Anyone else, or am I just weird?
#3
Impulsive Thoughts About Babies
Reilly Beryll 6 years ago
This is incredibly common. Everyone does this, actually. Intrusive thoughts. I tend to think “how much can I key this car”.
Hans 6 years ago
I think the border between sane and insane is merely to put such thoughts to action. Having them is normal, if not even creative.
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athornedrose 6 years ago
this is related to the so called "call of the void" where you're like "what if i just jumped off this bridge right now"
Von 6 years ago
I hear that call so often these days. Call of the void....now I know what to call it. Thx!!!
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funtime foxy 6 years ago
this is a physiological phenomenon called cognitive dissonance, and it has to do with your brain having to deal with ambiguity. known less formally as the high place effect(this is more commonly used to explain why people get the urge to jump off cliffs) explains that when your survival instincts just sort of shut off, also known as anti-survival
E FourOFour 6 years ago
Mine is when I'm on a long car trip and I think to myself "I wonder what would happen if I just jerk the wheel to the right as hard and as fast as I can while going 80 MPH"
Rachael Marrast 6 years ago
Same! Not with babies, but when I am driving I wonder what would happen if I just let go of the wheel.
Pamela24 6 years ago
Exactly. I'm doing like 120 km/h and sometimes can't shake off the feeling of: "Like if I just moved my hands slightly to the right I could kill us all." Can't say I like the feeling...
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HoffLensMetalHedLovesAnimalsUK 6 years ago (edited)
I have crazy irrational thoughts like that too, like in a work meeting i might think "what if i just threw my coffee at someones head right now",, speeding along in a car and i will think "imagine i just opened the door now" it's odd but i totally get this.
#4
Conversations With Myself
Luis Milian 6 years ago
My girlfriend does this a lot. I end up answering her and she just replies "nobody is talking to you, talking to myself. mind your own business." LOL
Vic 6 years ago
Sometimes I even nod my head for a yes or when I'm having an argument with myself in my head. And my wife goes "what's wrong with you?"
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Christina Sersif 6 years ago
I "plan" all the time. Like I think of scenarios that will probably never happen and respond what I will say and what they would possibly say and just have this delusional fantasy in my head that may or may not ever happen. When/if it does happen, I never follow the script I practiced so hard for. lol I'm weird what can I say
Sarabelle Palsy 6 years ago
I got caught doing this while in the bathroom yesterday after a shower. I was having a conversation with myself about something (I don't remember what) and when I got out, my spouse spoke out and asked... from two rooms away... "were you talking to yourself?" I played it off, like "oh... I was singing this song I couldn't get out of my head" when clearly I was in an engaging debate with this imaginary person that happened to just be me.
Biljana Malesevic 6 years ago
I do it all the time. Sometimes I exhaust myself by talking too much.
HoffLensMetalHedLovesAnimalsUK 6 years ago
I only do this through having dogs, like i will be crossing the road without the dogs and i will say out-loud "come on then buddy", i must seem bonkers to anyone listening, i'm just obviously used to talking to the dogs of course.
#5
Must-Shut-Everything For Sleep
Withnail 6 years ago
Cupboard doors need to be closed when not in use. It's not that I won't necessarily be able to sleep, it's just why would they be open?
Sam Mitchell 6 years ago
Why would they be open? Are you serious? Because the monsters are loose!!!
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Bored Bear 6 years ago
If you left your door open at night you are inviting 'other beings' to enter your room.
Bobbi Newell 6 years ago
If my bedroom door is closed at night, the 'other being' sits just outside and meows loudly...
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Kiss Army 6 years ago
My cat learned how to open the closet door and it kept scaring the $hit out of me!
Cat person 6 years ago
Omg same! When my cat first started doing that I totally freaked out since it was usually at night
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Niffler_13 6 years ago
Shutting your bedroom door at night, could save your life in the event of a fire.
ANDREA SERRANO MORALES 6 years ago
if t he door to my room mis closed i cant sleep. im starting to think i might be claustrophobic
#6
Beating The Microwave Countdown
Luis Milian 6 years ago
I have to stop the microwave 1 second before it stops so it wont do the annoying beeps at the end
Ben Lavalleur 6 years ago
I do that and pretend that the microwave is a bomb and I just defused it.
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Wendy Tanneberger 6 years ago
I always feel depressed if I don't succeed in going to the bathroom before the microwave stops.
Idk honestly idk 6 years ago
i do that too much i even try to do stuff in 10 seconds and my mom is like what r u doing?
#7
Scenario Rehearsing In My Head
E FourOFour 6 years ago
For some reason when I talk to myself I have a British accent and narrate everything that I am doing. Sometimes I narrate like I am watching How It's Made. "A worker picks up each pot and scrubs them out thoroughly . Next he sets it on the counter to dry. Later the pot will be placed in its proper storage location for its next use"
a.r.f 6 years ago
I signed in just to respond to this because I do the same thing-even the British accent. I was even doing it while reading your comment
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Alex Craig 6 years ago
I have full blown arguments with people real or imaged in my head. I go over scenarios real or imaged. Sometimes I wonder about myself but after reading a lot of these I feel a lot more at peace with my strange brain.
María B. Kaiser 6 years ago
Sometimes, I practice conversations, but when they already happened... :(
#8
Precise Volume Setting
Renee 6 years ago
anything with sound has to be like that for me not just the car radio
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Barry Allen The Flash 6 years ago
Nah fam it has to be a multiple of five or have a zero at the end.
#9
Keeping The Mind Busy
Oathbraker 6 years ago
That's why I'm not a fan of just "taking walks". No one seems to understand that walking is simple and leaves my mind free to dwell on past embarrassments and mistakes.
Dynein 6 years ago
That\' actually the reason I love taking walks alone! My mind will wander as always, but I find that I'm less likely to fixate on issues and instead actually think them through in a passably rational way. At home without a distraction I'll often just spiral, on a walk I might come to an actionable, reasonable conclusion.
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Esther 6 years ago
I do too, I always fantasize about the future, and rethink the past, then I'm lost in my own imagination
Von 6 years ago
The mind/ego, if given the choice, will always live in the past, or the worst possible outcome of the future. That's natural. The key is to control the mind, vs it controlling you, and forcing it to remain PRESENT. Good luck.
Load More Replies... Daria B 6 years ago
Same here. That's why I need to read/play video games/watch videos/browse the internet to help myself fall asleep. Also, this is why I can't do yoga, and I can just take a walk alone or take a bath and relax doing nothing while by myself. If I'm with a trusted person, at least I get distracted by their presence, so it's fine then.
Lillukka79 6 years ago
This works, but now the house is filled with afghans and doilies. 😆
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Becki Basley 6 years ago
I have that problem I find listening to really chaotic music like heavy metal drowns out my thoughts and I can fully concentrate. It got me through grad school
Ricardo Santos 6 years ago
Me too, i find really hard to live in the moment, and i overthink things so much that i get annoyed with myself. My mind is a big warehouse full with strange thoughts and insecurities.
Pseudo Puppy 6 years ago
Ricardo, for me, I've found that sports / yoga etc is really helpful to "be in the moment". You have to focus on your body, breath and stretching, so you can shut out all the excess brain stuff, and focus on the *movement*. I can't sit and meditate, because my brain runs wild. But I CAN do yoga and give my brain a break. I hope that helps, my unknown-friend. :)
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Sergio Bicerra Descalzi 6 years ago
And thats why we shower with loud music. The bathroom is the most dangerous place for a creative mind.
Anna Wentz 6 years ago
I always write poetry in the bath for this precise reason. Lol
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#10
Knowing The Tune, But Not The Words
反社会的 6 years ago
Honestly, as someone who listens to music in other languages, this happens to me all the time.
Daria B 6 years ago (edited)
Same here. English language songs used to be like that for me too, actually. Until I learnt it.
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Person2638 6 years ago
SAME!!! Like I know how the lyrics sound, but I can't put them into words.
Jake Mckinna 6 years ago
I can sometimes sing whole songs word for word, but only if the song is playing. If I try to sing it from memory I usually draw a blank.
Echo Phernetton 2 years ago
I can hear an entire song, with bass, drums, etc. in my head. Not just one part, the whole song.
#11
Solo Work Satisfaction
Id row 6 years ago
Yup. I so prefer working alone. I worked by myself in a big office that I shared with my boss who worked from home a lot. People would drop by occasionally and ask, 'doesn't it bother you being alone all day?' What I wanted to say was, 'Hell, no!'. But what I actually said was, "a little" so I didn't sound like a psycho.
Joshua Selbitschka 6 years ago
I am pretty much the exact same way. I notice I actually work slower when I have to work with others and can normally complete all my tasks in my workplace in half the time than when I'm working in a team.
Zori the degu 6 years ago
I also do this. It's extremely common for a certain MBTI type, the INTJ, to which I belong, according to all the tests so far. These tests are great fun and I recommend it to anyone here who is bored.
#12
One Earbud Awareness
Daria B 6 years ago
I'm the opposite. It annoys me to have the buzzing music sound in one ear only. I rather turn it off, or turn the volume down enough to hear the surroundings as well. But if you interrupt me in my music listening experience to ask or tell me something, then, yes, my natural reaction will be to take one off to hear you better. If it takes longer, I turn it off.
Rafaella Bueno 6 years ago
Same here. Hate sound in one side only. I'll stop the sound if I have to interact at all, and take the headphones off. I'll wear "loose" ones and have low volume. But I definitely won't wear only one.
Load More Replies... Sam Mitchell 6 years ago
I hope your noise doesn't spill out of the loose headphone into the surrounding environment. If it does, you're my nemesis.
Oathbraker 6 years ago
That's why I listen to music at home and give it my full attention. It's not just background noise, it's art.
Cat person 6 years ago
Sometimes I put my earbuds in but don't have music on. That way I can still hear everything but I seem occupied so no one bothers me
Wendy Tanneberger 6 years ago
I feel too self-conscious to wear earbuds in public. I worry that people think im trying to hard to look cool when I just wanna listen to music.
#13
Silence Sounds Loud
Audrey Ladwig 6 years ago
That's the sound of your nervous system working
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Mr. Re-in-act-ment 6 years ago
I think in Oxford Universities (or somewhere else) scientists have created a room that filters 99.9 percent of all sound! People have only lasted 40 minutes in there. You can hear you breathing in and out, then blood rushing through your brain as your ears listen harder.
Crochet lady 6 years ago
I'm just the opposite. I love it when I'm home alone and I can hear the birds in the woods around my house. Of course that would mean none if my neighbors is using a lawn mower, leaf blower or buzz saw. Those noises annoy me so much I secretly wish there was one day a week you're allowed to have noise pollution. Hearing the birds sing is much more pleasant.
Foxxy 6 years ago
I can’t stand dead silence. I always have the tv or music playing for background noise.
Karly Codr 6 years ago
I feel the same way. Like people don't understand how loud silence is to some people like I always complain about silence being to loud and everyone gets so confused about it. I always have to have music or something playing in the background and people find it so weird.
#14
Safety Scenario Strategist
Maci Mae 6 years ago
I live in America, and I think like this too. Especially in my classrooms at school, which is pretty sad now that I think about it :/
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Kiss Army 6 years ago
I work in a prison and have an aversion to having my back to a door or walkway. When we go to a restaurant, my husband always lets me sit down first because if I am not sitting on the side of the table where I can take in the whole room and the exit, I will be uncomfortable the whole time we are there.
Schrödinger's Dog 6 years ago
That's fair. In fact, it could save your life someday.
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Yael 6 years ago
I can really relate to this one lol. I bought a set of "emergency exit stairs" to hang off my balcony if there was ever a fire. I got the idea after seeing those horrific fires in Grenfell Towers.
Doober 6 years ago
Holy c**p I had no idea they had these!! Happy I came across your comment...on Amazon buying one rn lol
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thorfinio longobardo 6 years ago
If you live in the USA then it's perfectly reasonable to do it.
#15
Pause To Check For Intruders
Luis Milian 6 years ago
this is like driving with loud music, but then turning the volume down to look for parking or for an address.
Geoffrey Holland 6 years ago
You know that's completely not the same thing.
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GenXandEarnedItAll 6 years ago
You need a dawg, Ms. ASH! You'll never be afraid ever again in your life. I ha e a German Shepherd and she protects me from everything. Just the other day an earthworm popped out of the ground while I was weeding and she barked her head off trying to "protect" me. Lol
Rachael Marrast 6 years ago
I do this also. I dont worry about anyone breaking in because if they heard me singing they would just walk back out.
Linda Riebel 6 years ago
Smart move. I was home alone once vacuuming upstairs. Came downstairs to find a door broken open and huge footprints outside in the snow. Luckily I never saw him. Maybe a cat burglar afraid of the vacuum?
Makayla Bolton 6 years ago
i do the oppisite, making sure i just ignore the "strange" sounds just to make sure my anxiety doesnt go insane lol
Magpie 6 years ago
I have a cat. *Everything * I hear is his fault. So I relax. - yeah even if he is sleeping next to me at the time. ( tbh mostly it is possums)
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#16
The Cool Side Of The Pillow
Suzi Gauthier 6 years ago
When I was 4 in Florida we had no A/C in our house. I had 6 spots on my pillow that I could move my head around on until I had to flip it & have 6 more.
Pseudo Puppy 6 years ago
anyone raised in a hot climate without AC will know this very well. Welcome to my childhood. ;)
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Patrick Foss 6 years ago
I do this! I have a very heavy feather pillow I've had since high school 40! years ago! and it used to be 2 pillows but enough feathers escaped or were crushed that I combined them into one. I've replaced the cloth several times but can't find a heavy, mold-able pillow that stays cold like this one.
#17
Imagining Unlikely Scenarios
Elisabeth Bergbom 6 years ago
And when you finally meet them you have 999 out of 1000 scenarios ready in your head, complete with answers and arguments, and the person says the only 1 thing you weren't prepared for
A Rose Among Thorns 6 years ago
I do this while I try to fall asleep, think of all possible scenarios and all possible solutions to them
Audra Granath 6 years ago
Yep lol. My husband always says you have an answer for everything don't you? lol
#18
Phone Privacy Panic
Bluebell Rizzi 6 years ago
I do have things to hide, and my reaction is the same... I mean... dude, that's my phone, it's sacred
Biljana Malesevic 6 years ago
Especially when I show one photo and they start scrolling. I did not give you permission to do that.
Mr. Re-in-act-ment 6 years ago
Exactly, my dad looked through my phone. I was so nervous because I knew he was going to find something that I didn't know I wasn't supposed to do. I have nothing to hide on there, but it's like having somebody search your mouth for food, it's uncomfortable and they'll find something.
SirPatTheCat 6 years ago
I think it's just a matter of respecting privacy. Even if you don't have things to necessarily hide, people should always assume you have things you maybe just don't want to share with others on your phone.
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E FourOFour 6 years ago
That's why I have hardcore a**l porn images as my phone wallpaper. Let's just get the awkwardness out of the way straight off.
Neurotic_Octopus 6 years ago
Same, meanwhile my dad will try to show me something and get annoyed that I DON'T take the phone out of his hand :p
Id row 6 years ago
I don't care if I hand people my phone. It's the most hackable device you own, so I don't keep anything on there that I'd be embarrassed about and I don't use it for banking or social media. If I lost it tomorrow it would just be an inconvenience, not the end of the world. People should use more caution.
#19
Contemplating Mortality
Laura Habermehl 6 years ago
Your preparing for something your afraid of. I do that too. I don't think it's harmful as long as you aren't obsessed by it and remember to keep enjoying moments and love ones to the fullest.
OI Loi 6 years ago
I get stuck in this deep thinking where I think what actually happens when you die. Is there actually a heaven and hell? Reincarnation? Or is just like a dreamless sleep forever and ever and ever? Keeps me up most night just thinking about what happens when you die.
J loves cats 2 years ago
Sadly me too. I don't necessarily believe in heaven or hell but I do believe in an afterlife. I've had too much weird stuff happen to me to believe there is nothing. To make a long story short there is a shop nearby that displays a name for the day for a free rose, one night shortly after losing my father I almost had a panic attack I honestly prayed for a sign. The next morning I drove by it and it said my mother's name, since it was early I checked it on the way home and it said my name. Maybe it's coincidence but I think it's more than that. Especially after the horrible night I had, it still comforts me about 10 years later.
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Alusair Alustriel 6 years ago
I do so to to the point when I'm not able to breath out of fear, anxitey and complete despair. I know it's not healthy, just can't help it. And then I panic I don't give enough attention to everyone.
Kiss Army 6 years ago
I used to do that when my dad's health was getting bad and I can tell you, no amount of "preparing" helps you cope when the s**t gets real and you will be caught off guard anyway no matter how "ready" you think you are. Try to let it go and enjoy the time you have...
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Sajed Khan 6 years ago
its actually a good thing!...knowing that death is the last thing a person encounters,it only makes u stronger deep inside....maybe its a way of telling that u need to think more about what life has to offer(b4 u die)...be good,do good and see good!!fear of death makes u love life more!!
#20
Backseat Safety Check
Sarabelle Palsy 6 years ago
I will literally LOOK in the back seat from outside my car, get into my car, and still LOOK into the back seat just to make sure I'm not gonna be murdered on the highway. damn scary movies.
Wendy Tanneberger 6 years ago
Me too. That's scary that we have to worry about things like that.
Merlyn Emrys 6 years ago
Are there people who don't check their car when they get into- oh right. Men generally don't feel a need to do that.
Erika Drewke 6 years ago
Yup. Seen too many movies and read too many books it gotten me paranoid about that!
Laura Habermehl 6 years ago
Oh my gosh I do that too! Especially when getting in the car alone at night
#21
Holding Breath To Dodge Germs
Luis Milian 6 years ago
ooh man, Just now a co-worker is sick and I'm in the office dying from holding my breath almost all damn day
Daria B 6 years ago (edited)
I'm not a germaphope (did I spell that right?) but I noticed that ever since Koreans don't wear their masks anymore as much as they used to, it's shocking and annoying how many times I witness being coughing at and sneezed at (they don't cover their mouth when they do that, some do cover, but that's not the majority) I had to throw away my coffee once because a man sneezed so badly in my proximity, open mouth, no cover, that you could see the saliva exploding from his mouth and nose. Not even an apology he bothered giving. He didn't even have the perception of what he had done. I mean, I understand someone might feel unwell sometimes, but this was a case of complete lack of care for others.
Full Name 6 years ago
I always say something to those people, especially around food. Sneeze into your elbows, people!
Load More Replies... Daria B 6 years ago
I call it "the virus orchestra" or "the virus symphony".
Load More Replies... Biljana Malesevic 6 years ago
Me too, and also if someone blows cigarette smoke into me, because I hate it.
Sheila Weila 6 years ago
Do you also hold your breath when flushing a public toilet so you don't breathe in someone else's poop mist?
Whitney-Blair Beals 6 years ago
I just choked on my drink. This is the funniest thing I have ever read because I do it too and have never vocalized it hahahahaha
Mewton’s Third Paw 6 years ago
Me too! Don’t nobody wanna breathe in your gross snot particles.
Mike_The_Nike (He They) 2 years ago
same with burps. i’m completely fine with farts. burps are AWEFULL though! even worse when you realise that breathing is just not condensed burps.
#22
Flashlight Fears
AloofFox 6 years ago
I'm just like yes, this is my backyard that I've known for years, and yes this is my rabbit who is the opposite of evil, but what if...
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OI Loi 6 years ago
I love it. I call it nocturnal watching, lol. Basically I set cat food or something outside my window and watch the racoons, possums, and/or random stray cats come and eat the food. Kinda realaxing to watch.
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Sorina Ioana 6 years ago
I'm scared of using a flashlight at night in my apartment because what if someone sees it from outside and thinks it's a robbery and calls the police?
Sheila Weila 6 years ago
Nope. When you use a flashlight at night, all the bad guys know exactly where you are, so they can attack you before you ever see them.
🏳️🌈👻EmoExtreemo👻🏳️🌈 6 years ago
Im scared of the dark and it's stupid bc I know that there is nothing to be afraid of but im still scared! This is a perfect example of Logic vs. Emotion.
Julia Robens 6 years ago
I don't turn on flashlights because I'm scared someone will see the light and kidnap me
ANDREA SERRANO MORALES 6 years ago (edited)
that did happen to me once and i thought i saw like a type of annabelle when it was really a bunch of backpacks piled together in a couch. i was so scared, i had to turn a light on before i went in a room or else i wouldn't go in. i screamed my face off when i saw it
#23
Attention To Details
Mary Rose Beeken 6 years ago
I sometimes count word syllables in my head and just can't stop all day. It's just a weird, sometimes annoying, habit.
Barry Wright 6 years ago
I have to count steps, particularly stairs. Even if I have been up those stairs 1000 times.
Wyomudder 6 years ago
Often I will notice I have been counting "in the background" of my mind. All the sudden I notice I am at 55, 56, 57. What?!? Oh steps, right!!! ...58, 59...
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Dippin Dot 6 years ago
I make up names for the cars using the letters in the license plate. My car is VCY and it’s name is Vicky. A guy I really don’t like has a car with PNV and I say his car has “penis envy”
Isle_of_stressed_pilots 6 years ago
I'll just memorise absolutely useless info. Like i memorised by what i was wearing when I saw a friend while walking my dog. My brain is filled with the most irrelevant and useless stuff ever
ANDREA SERRANO MORALES 6 years ago
i read this licence plate on november and i still cant forget it (KTT4047) ( i live in texas )
Royal_Emperor 6 years ago
Yep, when i see anything, i always try to find the pattern. Like do all the buttons pressed in an elevator fit Fibonacci, all prime, their summation a pattern etc.
Sheila Weila 6 years ago
When I've been practicing my music, my brain begins rehearsing the second I start to drift off to sleep.
Jo Johannsen 6 years ago
A credit card I had 35 years ago - company long since out of business - still using up brain cells. I feel ya!!
#24
Soothing Myself With A Foot Rub
#25
Bridge-Speeding For Safety
Smoofy 6 years ago
My sisters and I used to try holding our breath over bridges when were little. I think we thought it'd make us float if we fell in the water
Maci Mae 6 years ago
My sister and I hold our breath past cemeteries, I think it started when I was little and didn't want to rub it in the face of the dead people that I'm still breathing and they're not 😂
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Sheila Weila 6 years ago
I get a running start before going over train tracks, just in case my car dies on the tracks, like the lady cop teaching the driving class said might happen.
Beth Arriaga 6 years ago
Alligators. Sharks. Water moccasins. Drowning. Yea, drive like the wind..... Scary as hell
Nezuko_chan 2 years ago (edited)
Hehe I went over golden gate with my dad and brother I LITERALLY a had my head between my legs. Yes, I have gephyrophobia if you don’t know what that is search it up
Rebecca Cote 6 years ago
Same...also, where I live I tend to get stuck at a red light, and if there are more than approx 4 cars in front of me, I get stuck on that bridge and I can feel it swaying a little bit. It's really scary.
Aneese 6 years ago
SAME with going under overpasses on the freeway or through tunnels ... I go as fast as I can ... and if it is stop-and-go traffic, and I get stuck under the overpass -- I sweat like Niagara Falls. Now I have learned to creep forward and wait for just enough room to make it thru before I have to stop on the other side. Yeah, sometimes the idiot in the lane next to me zooms over and takes up the empty space, but usually people are not paying attention and I can breathe again once I get out from under!
#26
Floor Over Bed
Foxxy 6 years ago
Both my kids do this, they go through fazes where every so often they will sleep a couple of weeks on the floor.
Mewton’s Third Paw 6 years ago
Yep and it makes you feel more centered. It’s calming.
Load More Replies... Beth Arriaga 6 years ago
Because you're not old and/ or arthritic?? Enjoy it as long as you can!! I still sleep on the floor when my dog is sick or my grandkids want to 'camp' in the living room, but it hurts like heck the next few days!!
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cutzemitherz 6 years ago
I know that! I'm always sitting on my floor although I have very comfy sofa!
Sasy 6 years ago
I do that too, it feels safer, more grounded which is punny but true
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recoveryforeva 6 years ago
I sit in random spots in my house. On the ground. Like sometimes my mom finds me next to the couch on the floor, or on the doormat, like wtf
Isabella DeBenedetto 6 years ago
I spent 3 months sleeping on the floor because it was comfier than the bed. My parent's were so confused
PandaLover 6 years ago
I find my bed comfier than a chair and table, so I bring my laptop onto my bed and do all my work there. it's like my safetly island
Mewton’s Third Paw 6 years ago
I’m over 30 and I sit and nap on the floor. I do work on the floor at times too. It’s comfortable if you have a rug.
Load More Replies... Pseudo Puppy 6 years ago
oh totally!! Even as a kid I did this. My mother would find me sleeping on the floor, having climbed out of bed during the night, because the floor was more comfortable. Have just moved house, don't have a bed, and am currently on the floor. Am genuinely thinking of not bothering to buy a bed.
#27
Imaginary Bets For Big Decisions
Paul K. Johnson 6 years ago
That's pretty high stakes for just trying to hit the trash can with some garbage. Go big I guess.
Alia G. 6 years ago
I remember when I was really young I was in our backyard and decided if I don't make it onto the back porch in 10 seconds I was going to die. I didn't make it in time so I collapsed and started crying in the grass. My poor parents were so confused when I tried to explain why I was so distraught.
Bluebell Rizzi 6 years ago
"if you see another citroen before the next turn then your package will have arrived" - yesterday.
Tammy Ralph 6 years ago
And then when it doesn't go in you allow yourself another try. This is an every day thing for me, I suffer from anxiety and often wonder is due to this.
Nayla Garrana 6 years ago
I do this with almost everything, sometimes I don't even want to do it. It's kind of annoying. :/
HoffLensMetalHedLovesAnimalsUK 6 years ago
I give myself bad targets, like if you don't get this in you have to give the next person you see £100 or something, i don't ever pay up.
Mewton’s Third Paw 6 years ago (edited)
That’s actually a form of superstition that is often confused for being obsessive compulsive. I know because I used to do it and ended up researching it a little.
Alejandro Butrón 6 years ago
I do that, but when I'm on the sidewalk and I want to get to the corner before a car overtake me.
#28
Living Out Loud In My Imagination
Bettina Jansen 6 years ago
I used to do that, now I've learned to be more discreet (unless I'm in nature, then you can let go)
María B. Kaiser 6 years ago
I go to "other places" at night so I can sleep. I look forward to that moment.
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
Nothing wrong with imagination, as long as it doesn't replace real life. If no one was imaginative, it'd be a damned dull world.
Inglewood333 6 years ago
same. like, when i am about to fall asleep and think when i'm falling, i'll scream.
BroadwayBound 6 years ago
I think this is maladaptive daydreaming, I have it but I don't really mind
#29
Doubting Intentions
Link 6 years ago
Same. I always feel like when people talk to me they're just doing it to feel polite :(
NthabiX 6 years ago
I just don't like being hit on by a guy... Even if it's a guy I like and in a respectable manner. Like I shut down and feel attacked or something. I don't have a history of sexual abuse or anything. I feel more comfortable kissing a guy I like randomly before he hits on me fully and my walls come up... It's like my way of opening up
Analyn Lahr 6 years ago
Same. I literally can't tell the difference between genuine flirting and mocking.
Heather Radley-Arner 6 years ago
I don't say good night or goodbye because I feel like I'm being pretentious . No one cares if I'm leaving.
Laura Habermehl 6 years ago
That can actually be the opposite. It can look pretentious if you think those you were with aren't worth saying goodbye to. Like you're better than them. I think it's more a courtesy for others, saying good bye. I mean, even just saying it to one person is good enough. Then if anyone asks where you went, one person will know. I mean, what if you got kidnapped and no one knew what time you left! (I guess you can tell I've thought this through) 😁
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Kamryn McNamara 6 years ago
Attractive man/woman says hi to me* Me: "Is this some kind of sick joke?"
Crouching_Penn_Hidden_Teller@yahoo.com 6 years ago
I bet those guys aren't all creepy homeless guys, who are the only guys interested in me.
#30
Echoing TV Laughter
PyromaniacKitty 6 years ago
Also, there has to be at least a few laugh tracks in which you hear people who are now dead laughing.
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Daria B 6 years ago
When I was a kid, I always found it pointless when they'd add that fake laughter. I thought "you don't need to tell me when to laugh, if the joke is funny, I'll laugh by myself..."
My O My 6 years ago
But the canned loughter is there to teach us what's funny
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Cali Zongol 6 years ago
My initials are CC so I always thought the closed caption sign was just the show "personalized" for my viewing.
Crouching_Penn_Hidden_Teller@yahoo.com 6 years ago
when I was a really little kid I thought that cartoons that had laugh tracks actually had live audiences
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Withnail 6 years ago
Does anyone else feel guilty or like a criminal when walking out of a store without buying anything? :)
Reilly Beryll 6 years ago
I do every time. And when I pass a cop. Even if I’m completely innocent!
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Foxxy 6 years ago
when I bang something with another object I will almost always say “Ow” even though it didn’t touch or hurt me.
Loveyiii 6 years ago
I sometime ask my husband a question about a conversation I have been having in my head. He looks at me weird and I realize he did not hear the first part. I apologize and then fill him in so he can answer the question.
HellCat 6 years ago
You are not alone, my boyfriend does that. We got used to it... "Have I been talking to you in my head again?"
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Kerry Strong 6 years ago
Have you ever spelled out a word and then thought it looked like you spelled it wrong, and if you keep thinking about it too long you start to wonder if that's even really a word at all?
Joanne 6 years ago
Yeah, me too. Also when you repeat a word too many times. I think this is called semantic satiation.
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athornedrose 6 years ago
when I walk into an elevator, i step immediately in front of the the buttons as best as i can, because that's usually where the surveillance camera is. i'm trying to establish a last known location in case i go missing or am a victim of a crime of some kind. maybe i just watch too many crime shows....
Linouchka 99 6 years ago
I used to catch myself counting my steps or the degrees on a stairway while walking. I sometimes counted to 15 or 20 without even noticing. Took me years to realize that I did it much more when I was bothered with a problem in my life or disturbed by something. SO, now, when I catch myself doing it, I am disturbed by searching what is disturbing me... (facepalm) Luckily, hasn't happened in months, but it's really annoying when it comes back.
Bob Beltcher 6 years ago
Same, 17 in my house. I don't like it because 17 is a prime number.
Load More Replies... GeneralZod 6 years ago
I count everything, all day by 4s. I mentally trace windows, doors, carpet tiles, etc with my eyes and always in pattern of 4. I struggle eating off round plates because I need them to have 4 sides. Traditional sandwich bread is great, round rolls are torture.
Renea17 6 years ago
I count everything by 5s also! Every step I count has to end on five or a multiple of it, I count shadows and cars that way too as I pass them. When I eat I try to do so by ending it by a bite that ends up being a multiple of 5. It drives my friends crazy cause I'll they'll notice when I do that stuff but I can't help it.
Load More Replies... Synnika S 6 years ago
When I realise I don't have a song stuck in my head I make get stuck in my head.
Serbob 6 years ago
When I'm cooking and cutting vegetables I count the cuts. I'm not trying to get to a specific number, I just count. When I catch myself doing it I realize it's silly, but I keep counting.
Alusair Alustriel 6 years ago
I do exactly same which always confuses my bf :D
Load More Replies... Withnail 6 years ago
Does anyone else feel guilty or like a criminal when walking out of a store without buying anything? :)
Reilly Beryll 6 years ago
I do every time. And when I pass a cop. Even if I’m completely innocent!
Load More Replies... Foxxy 6 years ago
when I bang something with another object I will almost always say “Ow” even though it didn’t touch or hurt me.
Loveyiii 6 years ago
I sometime ask my husband a question about a conversation I have been having in my head. He looks at me weird and I realize he did not hear the first part. I apologize and then fill him in so he can answer the question.
HellCat 6 years ago
You are not alone, my boyfriend does that. We got used to it... "Have I been talking to you in my head again?"
Load More Replies... Kerry Strong 6 years ago
Have you ever spelled out a word and then thought it looked like you spelled it wrong, and if you keep thinking about it too long you start to wonder if that's even really a word at all?
Joanne 6 years ago
Yeah, me too. Also when you repeat a word too many times. I think this is called semantic satiation.
Load More Replies... athornedrose 6 years ago
when I walk into an elevator, i step immediately in front of the the buttons as best as i can, because that's usually where the surveillance camera is. i'm trying to establish a last known location in case i go missing or am a victim of a crime of some kind. maybe i just watch too many crime shows....
Linouchka 99 6 years ago
I used to catch myself counting my steps or the degrees on a stairway while walking. I sometimes counted to 15 or 20 without even noticing. Took me years to realize that I did it much more when I was bothered with a problem in my life or disturbed by something. SO, now, when I catch myself doing it, I am disturbed by searching what is disturbing me... (facepalm) Luckily, hasn't happened in months, but it's really annoying when it comes back.
Bob Beltcher 6 years ago
Same, 17 in my house. I don't like it because 17 is a prime number.
Load More Replies... GeneralZod 6 years ago
I count everything, all day by 4s. I mentally trace windows, doors, carpet tiles, etc with my eyes and always in pattern of 4. I struggle eating off round plates because I need them to have 4 sides. Traditional sandwich bread is great, round rolls are torture.
Renea17 6 years ago
I count everything by 5s also! Every step I count has to end on five or a multiple of it, I count shadows and cars that way too as I pass them. When I eat I try to do so by ending it by a bite that ends up being a multiple of 5. It drives my friends crazy cause I'll they'll notice when I do that stuff but I can't help it.
Load More Replies... Synnika S 6 years ago
When I realise I don't have a song stuck in my head I make get stuck in my head.
Serbob 6 years ago
When I'm cooking and cutting vegetables I count the cuts. I'm not trying to get to a specific number, I just count. When I catch myself doing it I realize it's silly, but I keep counting.
Alusair Alustriel 6 years ago
I do exactly same which always confuses my bf :D
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