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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Saving The Best For Last
Measuring Time In Songs
Impulsive Thoughts About Babies
This is incredibly common. Everyone does this, actually. Intrusive thoughts. I tend to think “how much can I key this car”.
Conversations With Myself
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
Must-Shut-Everything For Sleep
Beating The Microwave Countdown
I have to stop the microwave 1 second before it stops so it wont do the annoying beeps at the end
Scenario Rehearsing In My Head
Precise Volume Setting
Keeping The Mind Busy
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.
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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I do too, I always fantasize about the future, and rethink the past, then I'm lost in my own imagination
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.
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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.
This works, but now the house is filled with afghans and doilies. 😆
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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
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.
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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And thats why we shower with loud music. The bathroom is the most dangerous place for a creative mind.
I always write poetry in the bath for this precise reason. Lol
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The same happens with me but that distracting part doesn't work with even if I think of something else I usually end up getting dark. LOL
ADHD rigth here *points at self* Its the equal of pain my friend. PAIN.
its good to know I am not alone on a lot of these. My mind is my own worst enemy.
I do this more at night and then spend hours dwelling on things I can't change rather than sleeping. I just can't turn my mind off. I rarely get a good night's sleep.
If your a creative type you could try making up a story in your mind and focusing in on the details. I've been doing this for years and it works well because it is essentially like creating your own dreams. Another trick is picturing a room and gradually walking yourself through that room step by step considering and visualizing each object. You could also attempt the mind box where you create a box and gradually lock away all thoughts one by one until your mind is empty. Just some suggestions.
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Yep, I put on old sitcoms to keep my head quiet. Something interesting enough to keep my mind from wondering to scary stuff but not interesting enough to keep me awake.
We all go there! That's why we even gave this post! It's much more common than most will admit!
Mindfulness helps. Learning that those thoughts will go away on their own,not to have judgement over them. I would advise anyone to do this instead of running away from your thoughts. Distractions are still good, but not all the time, it will come back to haunt you.
I sit there and imagine if I got stuck in a show or if the characters somehow popped into my house thru the tv or something... I read too much wattpad
Same. All day, every day if there's nothing going on that's interesting enough to divert it's attention. I no longer consider it MY mind....cause why would I do that to myself? It makes no sense.
Usually if I'm alone I will think of really dark things like me dying or something
I start twitching extremely visibly when this happens, why I need my phone to play a mindless game such as Helix jump
I over think - I worry about something and imagine the worst of everything happens to me and make myself ill over it.
Yep me too. If I don't have something to distract me I start thinking & thinking & I can't stop. That's why I have to take melatonin to fall asleep. My mind won't shut off. I hate it. My best friend can fall asleep in 10 seconds (Not exaggerating) Wish I could.
too close to home man, too close (yesterday i came up with the perfect thing to say to that girl i almost met 10 years ago, who was staring at me)
When I'm trying to fall asleep, I must fight my brain so it doesn't wander of in the direction of bad memories and ugly things happening in the world (to animals mostly), because if I go there, I cannot return to normal for a few hours, which means I don't get any sleep and the problem becomes worse and worse from night to night. That's why I try to fall asleep while watching cartoons.
Same...and sometimes when I spiral too hard I have to repeat in my mind " where am I? Where am I" so I can "come back to earth"
It's like I have to distract my "other brain" so I can focus on what I'm actually doing. ha!
You should read Notes from the Underground by Dostoevesky, if you haven't already. That'll really tip you over the edge. 'All thought is immoral, its very essence is destruction. If you think of anything you kill it. Nothing survives being thought of.' I always thought Dostoevsky said it but it turns out it was Oscar Wilde. That disappoints me somehow but I'm not sure why.
Knowing The Tune, But Not The Words
Solo Work Satisfaction
One Earbud Awareness
Silence Sounds Loud
Safety Scenario Strategist
Pause To Check For Intruders
this is like driving with loud music, but then turning the volume down to look for parking or for an address.
The Cool Side Of The Pillow
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.
Imagining Unlikely Scenarios
Phone Privacy Panic
I do have things to hide, and my reaction is the same... I mean... dude, that's my phone, it's sacred
Contemplating Mortality
Backseat Safety Check
Holding Breath To Dodge Germs
Flashlight Fears
Soothing Myself With A Foot Rub
Bridge-Speeding For Safety
Floor Over Bed
Imaginary Bets For Big Decisions
That's pretty high stakes for just trying to hit the trash can with some garbage. Go big I guess.
Living Out Loud In My Imagination
I used to do that, now I've learned to be more discreet (unless I'm in nature, then you can let go)
Doubting Intentions
Echoing TV Laughter
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Does anyone else feel guilty or like a criminal when walking out of a store without buying anything? :)
I do every time. And when I pass a cop. Even if I’m completely innocent!
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when I bang something with another object I will almost always say “Ow” even though it didn’t touch or hurt me.
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.
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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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?
Yeah, me too. Also when you repeat a word too many times. I think this is called semantic satiation.
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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....
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.
Same, 17 in my house. I don't like it because 17 is a prime number.
Load More Replies... 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.
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.
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When I realise I don't have a song stuck in my head I make get stuck in my head.
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.
I do exactly same which always confuses my bf :D
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When Iam left alone in the kitchen or in my room in dark and I hear some strange noises( lie cats meoww) I think like if i run and touch my mother that demon will stop chasing me!:)
If I can feel my clothes (like if I can feel the band of underwear or something) it freaks me out. If one sleeve or pant is tighter, it freaks me out. I’ve had crying fits because it bothers me so much. Guess I’m just weird :)... Also, if someone breathes on me, I have to “breathe out” the feeling caught in my throat. It feels like there’s something in my neck! I consistently chew my nails if I see the White ends, because that’s not symmetrical.
Sounds like you may have sensory processing disorder, especially since your reactions are excessive. My mom is the same but with foam and cotton wool is the worst. Someone thought it was funny to chase her with some and she ended up running across 6 lanes of traffic. Don’t worry she didn’t get hit by any cars thankfully.
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I talk to myself. But it couldn't just be CLOSE TO NORMAL IN ANY WAY. I have to IMAGINE a version of me that looks different and is WAY more sarcastic next to me and talk to HER.
Sounds like she would be fun to hang out with ! :-p
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most of the items here are the compulsions associated with OCD
I rehearse conversations and scenarios out loud and with physical mannerisms when I'm on the toilet.
Most of these are not strange. In fact many of them are normal human behaviors. Why do people think they are the only one who, for example, over thinks stuff.
It is called pluralistic ignorance because of the fact people usually hide are little idosyncracies we don't realize how common they are. That is until the internet which vastly increased are knowledge of how we all share these things.
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I remember things in numbers and not list. If, say, I need bread, milk, eggs, I just remember I need 3 things. I only do this if it's about 6 items or less. Anything higher then I do make a list. I'm also a huge procrastinator so if I accomplish just one thing in a day, I view it as a victory and don't look at it as a defeat that I didn't finish all my to do list. Mini victories; it works for me.
I do exactly same with less that 6 items I need to get! You're not the only one :D
Load More Replies... Doesn't have to be "fearful". Living in your head can be fun if your head is full of interesting things... As for me, I'd rather live in my head than having to stimulate my brain ALLLL the effing time by listening to music or staring at my phone.
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Guyz.... A lot of these are signs of possible treeatable mental illnesses so if you do some of this stuff --To the point that it causes you distress or interferes with your schedule, social life, happiness, or career--- you might be able to be helped by a visit to a doctor. You're not crazy, you just have a very common medical issue that therapy and sometimes medication can help, making you happier and more yourself.
I think about really freaky s**t. Like, in a perfectly normal day, I will suddenly think, "Oh, what if I took this ax and chopped my hand off?"
Sometimes when I go to stores like Target or REI or something I like to imagine what it would be like to live there like what I would eat and where I would sleep and stuff. Weird?
When going home from an unfamiliar place I use the Maps app for directions. I'll stop a conversation with a passenger when "she" speaks so as not to appear rude for talking over "her", even if I'm close to home and know where I'm going. Does anyone else do this?
I count tiles in bathrooms while I pee, and pisses me off if they arent an even number smh
The thoughts in my head have different accents depending on what I've been watching recently. For example, if I've been watching too much spansh videos by the same youtuber, my thoughts start having spanish accent (or brittsh, or chilean, etc.) , or even the youtuber's voice.
I always have a kill order of people in a given space. (former Marine)
When I wash my face I always do it part by part like first the left side of my face then the other. This is because I just want to make sure nothing( ghosts?) gets me when my eyes are closed!
OH man, I am so afraid to look in the mirror after sticking my head near the sink to wash my face. Too many horror movies. I do it anyway, and then think, "yeah! nothing got me."
Load More Replies... If I'm alone and I'm watching a movie, and someone has a reaction, either strong or inaccurate, I'll react to in real life, expressions and everything. I'll copy the good reactions or make better the bad acting.
I do a few strange things that nobody not even my family knows about. 1. Whenever Im alone or no ones looking, Ill run up the steps like a dog tho i imagine myself as a wolf when I do it. 2. I can't sleep without the door and bedroom closet closed. 3.I speak to myself whenever Im shopping or just by myself. I will speak Gibberish by myself too.
I don't think I've ever slept with the bedroom door closed. I'd feel trapped, enclosed. If the door is open, I can hear if there are any weird noises elsewhere in the house.
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If i'm home alone and doingmy makeup or something I'll pretend that I'm a youtuber I'll be like "So I do my eyebrows with wet 'n' wild eyebrow powder, which is really good you have oily skin, like me because it won't rub off like I experienced with gel makeup" Or I'll play a song on youtube and pretend I'm performing at a concert like I'll say "This one is called Love it if we made it, by the 1975, a cover by yours truly because this song is amazing" and scream all of it
This sounds like something a Gen Z kid would do.
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This really helps me feel like I'm not weird.. haha thank goodness
i sniff then kiss the tip of my index and pinki finger after rubbing it around the genital area and slap my pinki finger down from my nose to the middle of my top lip.
I always try to make a plan to the little moments. For example, yesterday I was on the bus and I had 3 bags and was sitting and before I get off the bus I had planned how will I get the bags without my pants getting lower and showing my butt, how will I get up and hit the button for the bus to stop and how will I hold the bags till I get off so that I won't do any weird thing and be a fool of myself in front of so many people around. I have to be prepared. Also in the mini market or supermarket I always have the money counted and seen where they are and always try to be prepared when getting to the cashier cause I get anxious when I make more time and make others wait longer for me to get the money. So I just do things fast while I have already thought of the plan before getting to the cashier.
I say my dreams out loud. Even if I'm not the one speaking in the dream. I learned this when my friend came over and I kept her up all night! HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE
I have this habit of hating touching the floor with bare skin. So I wear socks whenever I can, and my favourite sitting spots (because who uses a chair and bench when you can use the ground and get back problems) all have some form of blanket on them. I don't even know why but that's my way of life :P
I speak to people as if they have the context of what was going on in my head. Like I'll apologize for something that happened 3 years ago and then be like "Oh yeah, here's the backstory"
WHEN I WAS A CHILD I THOUGHT MULATO WAS LITERALLY A PERSON WHO WAS BLACK/WHITE SPLIT IN THE MIDDLE (LIKE THE CHARACTERS ON STAR TREK) I LOOKED IN VEIN EVERYWHERE FOR ONE AND OF COURSE NEVER SAW ONE.
My cousin heard my mom say someone was "half black, half white". My cousin assumed the same thing as you.
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it's comforting & nice to have confirmation that while we are all individuals, we can be the same when it comes to some of our quirks. we are who we are, and unless some of us are psycho killers (or other abhorrent criminals), it's all good!
When I go grocery shopping, I have to buy two of everything. Even if I only need one. Luckily it's the only thing I am compulsive about.
I sometimes swear when I sneeze (BITChOOO!), and I mumble to myself, like, all the time. And I find myself becoming more grouchy and offensive as I get older, as well as less hesitant to insult people with weird insults - a couple days ago I called someone a 'f*****g potato'.
I tend to do/buy things in even numbers. My favourite number is 24 (no surprise there, I suppose) so anything that is close to 2, 4 and 8 is preferable. Like it's almost impossible for me to buy three tomatoes. I'm trying really hard not to let it slip because I really don't want to spiral into an OCD (I know that it's a terrible condition and nothing to make fun of). But sometimes it's really not easy.
Sometimes, if I'm sitting in a room or somewhere bored the textures in the pant on the walls or in the tiles on the floors start to look like pictures of objects to me and I can construct a whole story in my head about it. For example, I was waiting in the doctor's office and in the texture on the wall it looked like a wolf, howling. Then a little off to the side and above it looked like a girl with a bow and arrow and in my head she was ready to shoot the wolf if he happened to notice her behind the trees, if needed,
I can't stand any regular noises like ticking of clock, etc. I dissociate immediately and cannot focus at all on antyhing. Also can't sleep with such noises. And yes, I hear the ticking from a handwrist watch on the shelve 3 meters away. No can do :D
Anyone else have to do things in doubles or evenly? Like if I have an itch on my left leg I have to scratch my right leg in the exact same spot for the same amount of time.
I had very strong symmetry-OCD when I was young. I felt so very uncomfortable if for instance my arm touched the wall, so I had to touch something with the same spot on my other arm as well, to stop feeling lopsided. It got to an unhealthy point where I would just constantly be touching stuff to feel balanced again, or avoiding touching anything so I wouldn't have to balance it afterwards. My parents taught me not to give into it, and to just accept the lopsided feeling for a bit, and to notice that after a few seconds or minutes the feeling will go away on it's own. That really helped, nowadays I only have it when a physical sensation is really strong (like icecream that touches my lip), when I am really stressed, or when something reminds me of symmetry-OCD, then it comes back for a few minutes.
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If someone invites me to hang out, I will bring a torch, measuring tape, paper, pens, rubber bands and sometimes a stick. They often get confused, since it's just going to the park at midday. <3
My husband and I have a weird little routine (really it's just saying I love you in a particular way, real cute and s**t) before we go to bed and if we fall asleep without doing it, I either wake up in the middle of the night in a panic or I will wake up the next day and feel super weird and guilty. I also will not leave the house without counting my cats to make sure they are there and not trapped in a closet or something weird. It all comes down to my anxiety, really.
If I’ve got headphones on in a public washroom, I need to take one side off. That way I can hear if the person beside me needs toilet paper or something ...
Every time i go in a dark room, i have to turn on a light to illuminate it just enough that i can see the light local to the room, for example, i'll turn on a hallway light to see into the office.
When I am by myself and get tired while driving, I talk gibberish and make weird faces to keep myself alert.
If I'm standing near someone and we are having a conversation if my mind wanders when I come back I always feel like "well I probably need to kiss them now" Male or Female it doesn't matter. I've never done it but a wierd feeling none the less.
Whenever I leave the house, I check my pockets for the things I need for the day by patting them. Wallet, check. Lip balm, check. Phone, check. And when I'm driving, keys, check.
That's hardly unusual. I'm sure most people do that.
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I enjoy doing yoga in the morning, but I always watch documentaries about (some might think) "disturbing topics" , this morning: British documentary about psychopaths brains. Yesterday: Americas youngest sex offenders. Day before that: Sexcults (Old VHS recordings of serial killers always works!!) I cant sleep if I haven't watered my plants during the day. (I can hear them scream!!) I hate to eat in public if I need to wear shoes. (Yes I am single)
I like to walk on narrow curbs as fast as I can without looking down to practice balance. Who knows when will I need it? Usless talent number 10.
When I see a stone or a marble in the road or the sidewalk I like to hit it with my leg like Iam playing soccer with a mini ball
I have a veeeery strange habit of smell the sewers (and it's crazy how much I actually like that odour). I don't like foul odours like rotten stuff, puke or poo individually, but the mixing of all of those in the sewers is strangely soothing for me 🙈
I will sit and have convos with characters from my fave TV shows in my head
I forget to blink. I know its weird. I just have to think about blinking in order to do it.
actually, everyone blinks, just sometimes we don't notice it
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Most of these are super bland and normal, and aren’t true to the intention of the post.
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Blowing up the avatar of a good looking tweeter to make a clickbait- thumbnail... really BP? Didn't find one with a cleavage? Will we soon see titles like; "This mom went shopping, you won't believe what happened to her daughter...!!!" or "This gadget is making everyone in (country of IP) go crazy!!!" or even, gasp!, a Kardashian advertisement? I came to BP to get away from that c**p...
Does anyone else feel guilty or like a criminal when walking out of a store without buying anything? :)
I do every time. And when I pass a cop. Even if I’m completely innocent!
Load More Replies... when I bang something with another object I will almost always say “Ow” even though it didn’t touch or hurt me.
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.
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... 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?
Yeah, me too. Also when you repeat a word too many times. I think this is called semantic satiation.
Load More Replies... 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....
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.
Same, 17 in my house. I don't like it because 17 is a prime number.
Load More Replies... 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.
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... When I realise I don't have a song stuck in my head I make get stuck in my head.
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.
I do exactly same which always confuses my bf :D
Load More Replies... When Iam left alone in the kitchen or in my room in dark and I hear some strange noises( lie cats meoww) I think like if i run and touch my mother that demon will stop chasing me!:)
If I can feel my clothes (like if I can feel the band of underwear or something) it freaks me out. If one sleeve or pant is tighter, it freaks me out. I’ve had crying fits because it bothers me so much. Guess I’m just weird :)... Also, if someone breathes on me, I have to “breathe out” the feeling caught in my throat. It feels like there’s something in my neck! I consistently chew my nails if I see the White ends, because that’s not symmetrical.
Sounds like you may have sensory processing disorder, especially since your reactions are excessive. My mom is the same but with foam and cotton wool is the worst. Someone thought it was funny to chase her with some and she ended up running across 6 lanes of traffic. Don’t worry she didn’t get hit by any cars thankfully.
Load More Replies... I talk to myself. But it couldn't just be CLOSE TO NORMAL IN ANY WAY. I have to IMAGINE a version of me that looks different and is WAY more sarcastic next to me and talk to HER.
Sounds like she would be fun to hang out with ! :-p
Load More Replies... most of the items here are the compulsions associated with OCD
I rehearse conversations and scenarios out loud and with physical mannerisms when I'm on the toilet.
Most of these are not strange. In fact many of them are normal human behaviors. Why do people think they are the only one who, for example, over thinks stuff.
It is called pluralistic ignorance because of the fact people usually hide are little idosyncracies we don't realize how common they are. That is until the internet which vastly increased are knowledge of how we all share these things.
Load More Replies... I remember things in numbers and not list. If, say, I need bread, milk, eggs, I just remember I need 3 things. I only do this if it's about 6 items or less. Anything higher then I do make a list. I'm also a huge procrastinator so if I accomplish just one thing in a day, I view it as a victory and don't look at it as a defeat that I didn't finish all my to do list. Mini victories; it works for me.
I do exactly same with less that 6 items I need to get! You're not the only one :D
Load More Replies... Doesn't have to be "fearful". Living in your head can be fun if your head is full of interesting things... As for me, I'd rather live in my head than having to stimulate my brain ALLLL the effing time by listening to music or staring at my phone.
Load More Replies... Guyz.... A lot of these are signs of possible treeatable mental illnesses so if you do some of this stuff --To the point that it causes you distress or interferes with your schedule, social life, happiness, or career--- you might be able to be helped by a visit to a doctor. You're not crazy, you just have a very common medical issue that therapy and sometimes medication can help, making you happier and more yourself.
I think about really freaky s**t. Like, in a perfectly normal day, I will suddenly think, "Oh, what if I took this ax and chopped my hand off?"
Sometimes when I go to stores like Target or REI or something I like to imagine what it would be like to live there like what I would eat and where I would sleep and stuff. Weird?
When going home from an unfamiliar place I use the Maps app for directions. I'll stop a conversation with a passenger when "she" speaks so as not to appear rude for talking over "her", even if I'm close to home and know where I'm going. Does anyone else do this?
I count tiles in bathrooms while I pee, and pisses me off if they arent an even number smh
The thoughts in my head have different accents depending on what I've been watching recently. For example, if I've been watching too much spansh videos by the same youtuber, my thoughts start having spanish accent (or brittsh, or chilean, etc.) , or even the youtuber's voice.
I always have a kill order of people in a given space. (former Marine)
When I wash my face I always do it part by part like first the left side of my face then the other. This is because I just want to make sure nothing( ghosts?) gets me when my eyes are closed!
OH man, I am so afraid to look in the mirror after sticking my head near the sink to wash my face. Too many horror movies. I do it anyway, and then think, "yeah! nothing got me."
Load More Replies... If I'm alone and I'm watching a movie, and someone has a reaction, either strong or inaccurate, I'll react to in real life, expressions and everything. I'll copy the good reactions or make better the bad acting.
I do a few strange things that nobody not even my family knows about. 1. Whenever Im alone or no ones looking, Ill run up the steps like a dog tho i imagine myself as a wolf when I do it. 2. I can't sleep without the door and bedroom closet closed. 3.I speak to myself whenever Im shopping or just by myself. I will speak Gibberish by myself too.
I don't think I've ever slept with the bedroom door closed. I'd feel trapped, enclosed. If the door is open, I can hear if there are any weird noises elsewhere in the house.
Load More Replies... If i'm home alone and doingmy makeup or something I'll pretend that I'm a youtuber I'll be like "So I do my eyebrows with wet 'n' wild eyebrow powder, which is really good you have oily skin, like me because it won't rub off like I experienced with gel makeup" Or I'll play a song on youtube and pretend I'm performing at a concert like I'll say "This one is called Love it if we made it, by the 1975, a cover by yours truly because this song is amazing" and scream all of it
This sounds like something a Gen Z kid would do.
Load More Replies... This really helps me feel like I'm not weird.. haha thank goodness
i sniff then kiss the tip of my index and pinki finger after rubbing it around the genital area and slap my pinki finger down from my nose to the middle of my top lip.
I always try to make a plan to the little moments. For example, yesterday I was on the bus and I had 3 bags and was sitting and before I get off the bus I had planned how will I get the bags without my pants getting lower and showing my butt, how will I get up and hit the button for the bus to stop and how will I hold the bags till I get off so that I won't do any weird thing and be a fool of myself in front of so many people around. I have to be prepared. Also in the mini market or supermarket I always have the money counted and seen where they are and always try to be prepared when getting to the cashier cause I get anxious when I make more time and make others wait longer for me to get the money. So I just do things fast while I have already thought of the plan before getting to the cashier.
I say my dreams out loud. Even if I'm not the one speaking in the dream. I learned this when my friend came over and I kept her up all night! HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE
I have this habit of hating touching the floor with bare skin. So I wear socks whenever I can, and my favourite sitting spots (because who uses a chair and bench when you can use the ground and get back problems) all have some form of blanket on them. I don't even know why but that's my way of life :P
I speak to people as if they have the context of what was going on in my head. Like I'll apologize for something that happened 3 years ago and then be like "Oh yeah, here's the backstory"
WHEN I WAS A CHILD I THOUGHT MULATO WAS LITERALLY A PERSON WHO WAS BLACK/WHITE SPLIT IN THE MIDDLE (LIKE THE CHARACTERS ON STAR TREK) I LOOKED IN VEIN EVERYWHERE FOR ONE AND OF COURSE NEVER SAW ONE.
My cousin heard my mom say someone was "half black, half white". My cousin assumed the same thing as you.
Load More Replies... it's comforting & nice to have confirmation that while we are all individuals, we can be the same when it comes to some of our quirks. we are who we are, and unless some of us are psycho killers (or other abhorrent criminals), it's all good!
When I go grocery shopping, I have to buy two of everything. Even if I only need one. Luckily it's the only thing I am compulsive about.
I sometimes swear when I sneeze (BITChOOO!), and I mumble to myself, like, all the time. And I find myself becoming more grouchy and offensive as I get older, as well as less hesitant to insult people with weird insults - a couple days ago I called someone a 'f*****g potato'.
I tend to do/buy things in even numbers. My favourite number is 24 (no surprise there, I suppose) so anything that is close to 2, 4 and 8 is preferable. Like it's almost impossible for me to buy three tomatoes. I'm trying really hard not to let it slip because I really don't want to spiral into an OCD (I know that it's a terrible condition and nothing to make fun of). But sometimes it's really not easy.
Sometimes, if I'm sitting in a room or somewhere bored the textures in the pant on the walls or in the tiles on the floors start to look like pictures of objects to me and I can construct a whole story in my head about it. For example, I was waiting in the doctor's office and in the texture on the wall it looked like a wolf, howling. Then a little off to the side and above it looked like a girl with a bow and arrow and in my head she was ready to shoot the wolf if he happened to notice her behind the trees, if needed,
I can't stand any regular noises like ticking of clock, etc. I dissociate immediately and cannot focus at all on antyhing. Also can't sleep with such noises. And yes, I hear the ticking from a handwrist watch on the shelve 3 meters away. No can do :D
Anyone else have to do things in doubles or evenly? Like if I have an itch on my left leg I have to scratch my right leg in the exact same spot for the same amount of time.
I had very strong symmetry-OCD when I was young. I felt so very uncomfortable if for instance my arm touched the wall, so I had to touch something with the same spot on my other arm as well, to stop feeling lopsided. It got to an unhealthy point where I would just constantly be touching stuff to feel balanced again, or avoiding touching anything so I wouldn't have to balance it afterwards. My parents taught me not to give into it, and to just accept the lopsided feeling for a bit, and to notice that after a few seconds or minutes the feeling will go away on it's own. That really helped, nowadays I only have it when a physical sensation is really strong (like icecream that touches my lip), when I am really stressed, or when something reminds me of symmetry-OCD, then it comes back for a few minutes.
Load More Replies... If someone invites me to hang out, I will bring a torch, measuring tape, paper, pens, rubber bands and sometimes a stick. They often get confused, since it's just going to the park at midday. <3
My husband and I have a weird little routine (really it's just saying I love you in a particular way, real cute and s**t) before we go to bed and if we fall asleep without doing it, I either wake up in the middle of the night in a panic or I will wake up the next day and feel super weird and guilty. I also will not leave the house without counting my cats to make sure they are there and not trapped in a closet or something weird. It all comes down to my anxiety, really.
If I’ve got headphones on in a public washroom, I need to take one side off. That way I can hear if the person beside me needs toilet paper or something ...
Every time i go in a dark room, i have to turn on a light to illuminate it just enough that i can see the light local to the room, for example, i'll turn on a hallway light to see into the office.
When I am by myself and get tired while driving, I talk gibberish and make weird faces to keep myself alert.
If I'm standing near someone and we are having a conversation if my mind wanders when I come back I always feel like "well I probably need to kiss them now" Male or Female it doesn't matter. I've never done it but a wierd feeling none the less.
Whenever I leave the house, I check my pockets for the things I need for the day by patting them. Wallet, check. Lip balm, check. Phone, check. And when I'm driving, keys, check.
That's hardly unusual. I'm sure most people do that.
Load More Replies... I enjoy doing yoga in the morning, but I always watch documentaries about (some might think) "disturbing topics" , this morning: British documentary about psychopaths brains. Yesterday: Americas youngest sex offenders. Day before that: Sexcults (Old VHS recordings of serial killers always works!!) I cant sleep if I haven't watered my plants during the day. (I can hear them scream!!) I hate to eat in public if I need to wear shoes. (Yes I am single)
I like to walk on narrow curbs as fast as I can without looking down to practice balance. Who knows when will I need it? Usless talent number 10.
When I see a stone or a marble in the road or the sidewalk I like to hit it with my leg like Iam playing soccer with a mini ball
I have a veeeery strange habit of smell the sewers (and it's crazy how much I actually like that odour). I don't like foul odours like rotten stuff, puke or poo individually, but the mixing of all of those in the sewers is strangely soothing for me 🙈
I will sit and have convos with characters from my fave TV shows in my head
I forget to blink. I know its weird. I just have to think about blinking in order to do it.
actually, everyone blinks, just sometimes we don't notice it
Load More Replies... Most of these are super bland and normal, and aren’t true to the intention of the post.
Load More Replies... Blowing up the avatar of a good looking tweeter to make a clickbait- thumbnail... really BP? Didn't find one with a cleavage? Will we soon see titles like; "This mom went shopping, you won't believe what happened to her daughter...!!!" or "This gadget is making everyone in (country of IP) go crazy!!!" or even, gasp!, a Kardashian advertisement? I came to BP to get away from that c**p...
