Weird Habits

AddieCake · April 2013

As I got into the shower this morning, I realized another. I have to shower before putting on clean clothes. I shower twice a day. Even if I shower right before bed, go to bed, and wake up with nothing in between, I absolutely cannot put clean clothes on in the morning w/o showering first.

krizzo17 · April 2013

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[QUOTE]I. Not a habit but a weird thing about me...I can't stand hearing people chew. It actually provokes a major "fight or flight" reaction in me. If my FI is eating something especially crunchy, he will leave the room. It gets pretty bad...if I'm in a situation I can't get out of, like a meeting, and someone is chewing gum with their mouth open or god forbid chewing ice, I have to use relaxation techniques to keep from freaking out. I know, I'm weird.
Posted by Salsera29[/QUOTE]

It's called Misophonia - I've been the same way my whole life, and just recently learned that it had a name! My parents always just thought it was me being too uptight / dealing with other things that annoyed me about people, but it turns out it's a legit thing.

wittykitty14 · April 2013

1.) I will randomly turn everything I'm speaking or singing into an opera. Sometimes on purpose, sometimes I don't realize it. I'm such a Diva!

2.) I'm a skin/scab picker....sorry if that grosses any of you out (same goes for the next one)

2b.) (I'm too lazy to go adjust all my numbers): I eat weird things raw-Cookie dough (not so weird), raw hamburger-please don't give me the lecture, I'm trying to stop. It runs in my family. Raw pasta. I love chewing raw pasta. Always have. Like, I'll take a fat uncooked lasanga noodle out of the box and just eat it.

3.) If someone pauses the microwave because they're food is already done, but then don't clear the time, it bugs me SO much! I have to talk over and clear it, because I don't like seeing time leftover.

4.) I pace A LOT. Drives my mom crazy.

5.) I do this weird thing when I eat ice cream. I take a spoonful, stick it in my mouth to eat, but only scrape off the top layer of the spoonful. I repeat this process 3-4 times before there's nothing left in my spoon, and I grab another bite.

6.) I forget who said it, but I also have to have the volume in 5s!

7.) I refused to hit "pause" on VCRs until I was a teenager. I hit stop instead. I realized what I was doing when I was about 11, and because of my "record", continued to not hit pause. I was probably 16 or 17 when I first hit pause. I still don't do it very often.

8.) I believe that inanimate objects have feelings, and get too emotional. Examples: Punched my pillow once when I was mad, and cried because I felt bad for it. Another random example that didn't happen-if I was eating Bagel Bites or something and was really full, but only had one left on my plate, I'd eat it, because I didn't want it to feel "left out". I'm still like this, but it's not nearly as bad.

9.) This one is weird, but I love telling this story. Goes along with #8. In my area, there's a garden store called "Agway". Ever since I was little, I believed Agway was my friend, and I had to wave to it and say hi every time we passed. Apparently my mom used to have to explain this to people who rode in the car with us. I tried to stop this behavior when I was 13. I stared the Agway in the face when we passed, and I said nothing. Soon after, I burst into tears and made my mom go back so I could apologize and say hi. Today, I no longer HAVE to give a verbal hello, even though I often do. I'm at the point where I give a small wave, or a "what's up?" head nod, or just acknowledge it in my mind. You wouldn't want to hurt an old friend, right?

Ok, I officially feel like a freak now, haha

Jessa617 · April 2013

I wouldn't necessarily call these habits but...

When I turn the volume up or down, it has to be left at an even number

The microwave has to be reset back to the time if food is done before the timer goes off

....and that's all I can think of for right now.

ETA: I also constantly bite the inside of my cheek. I think I developed that habit when I stopped biting my nails.

peekaboo2011 · April 2013

I also have the misophonia issues with food. I try really hard not to let it bother me, but when BF is trying to be annoying, he'll snap his gum two or three times in a row until I give him the death glare, and then a couple more times until he can tell I'm going to snap. For some reason, I still love him. I've also gotten up and changed metro cars because someone was snapping gum.

I have zero organizational/tidy skills when it comes to paper. But if it gets three-hole punched and put into a binder, the paper had better be pristine.

I crack my knuckles.

When I'm nervous, I use a paperclip to clean under my fingernails.

I also pick my scabs. When I'm stressed, I break out on my scalp. These scabs are not off limits just because I can't see them.

When I get really stressed and then really upset, I try to talk myself through it in German, and if that doesn't work, I will start cursing, out loud, in German.

lisabeats · April 2013

Oh where to begin!!

1) My FI just helped me realize i do this like two weeks ago. Whenever I do ANYTHING physical- as small as lifting my foot up to tie my shoe, reaching across my desk for something on the edge, etc., I subconsciously relase a little sigh/grunt/"ugh". Not in a dirty or perverted way. I do it very softly and mostly under my breath, but really it's not like I'm exerting myself at all. I even do it when bringing the blankets up closer to me and things like that. I've never realized it before. FI says it's kind of cute, but I'm starting to annoy myself!

2) I also like to eat ice cream, creamy soup, etc. by licking the sides first, then over the top, so only the concaved portion of the spoon is full. Then I eat that.

3) I cannot put regular clothes on fresh out of the shower. I NEED to put clean sweatpants/pajamas on first. Most of the time this means I get dressed in the bathroom, and walk straight to my dresser and get dressed for the day. I just NEED that minute or so of being super comfy in clean soft clothes before I put on jeans, a dress, or slacks. It really slows things down sometimes!

There are more, but I'm too shy to share. It's amazing how many things you learn about yourself when you start living with someone else!

MuppetFan · April 2013

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[QUOTE]<strong>I feel compelled to straighten crooked pictures on the wall, even if it's somewhere I have no business touching them, like a restaurant or someone else's house. </strong> When I was in school and keeping notebooks, I would have to use the same color pen for the entire notebook. Not a habit but a weird thing about me...I can't stand hearing people chew. It actually provokes a major "fight or flight" reaction in me. If my FI is eating something especially crunchy, he will leave the room. It gets pretty bad...if I'm in a situation I can't get out of, like a meeting, and someone is chewing gum with their mouth open or god forbid chewing ice, I have to use relaxation techniques to keep from freaking out. I know, I'm weird.
Posted by Salsera29[/QUOTE]

My realtor did this at a house we looked at and the frame came down and CRASHED...shatter shatter shatter..

MuppetFan · April 2013

Haha glad I'm not the only one that veers into people when walking or eats food items separately.

I thought of another one this morning... I am a total bathroom germaphobe. It has to be an emergency for me to use a public bathroom. In those cases, I line the seat with toilet paper and if they got liners, those too, and then I hover.

If I feel like someone might not clean their home bathroom regularly, I line the seat and hover unless I see cleaning solution and then I will spray and wipe the seat. I have also cleaned peoples showers before using them....

Whenever I visited one of my best friends in college, he and his roommates always got excited because the cleaning lady was there. When I met FI, his bathroom was disgusting and I asked if I could clean it for him and he was delighted. I have never asked a woman before or told them that I do it.

Sierra524 · April 2013

Everybodys habits are so interesting! I like this thread a lot.

When Im sitting in one place, I always have to move my feet and my toes around. I dont even realize Im doing it half the time.

I dont know if this is a weird habit, but I NEVER make my bed. There are always clean sheets on it, but I never put the comforter or the pillows on nicely. I just throw them on. I justify this by saying "it doesnt make sense to make the bed when Im going to be sleeping in it tonight" The rest of my room stays pretty neat, except my bed.

FI has 300 dvds and has them all lined up on a media shelf in the living room. If they are not completely in alphabetic order, or if there are some missing from their spots, it drives me crazy. I spend way too much time organizing that shelf.

I asbolutely have to close all doors, cabinets and even the shower curtain. FI never closes the shower curtain, no matter how many times I ask him.

Before I go to bed, all of the remotes & controllers have to be in their designated areas. I double check this every night. If not, it ruins my entire morning.

Maggie0829 · April 2013

Some of mine are...

1) I constantly am biting the inside of my cheek of lips

2) The volume on things must be on an even number and the tv in our bedroom cannot go up any higher then 20.

3) I, like many of you, can only eat one food on my plate at a time and unless the items are supposed to be mixed they cannot touch each other.

4) I absolutely hate certain noises. I cannot stand it when someone near me yawns loudly. I also cannot stand the sound of people snapping their gum or slopping on their food. It really infuriates me to the point of wanting to yell at them.

5) When I make to-do lists, I cannot make a mistake or rewrite a word. The lists must be written cleanly and neatly. If I do mess up the list I have to throw it away and start all over. I also have to make to-do lists in the order that I want to get things done.

6) When I am sitting at my desk at work I cannot sit with both feet on the floor and a straight back. I am constantly fidgeting and sitting on one foot or the other and leaning to one side or the other. Horrible for my posture but sitting so perfectly drives me nuts.

7) When eating fruit snacks, I will separate them by flavor and color and eat my least favorite first and work my way forward. This also goes with anything that comes in different colors like gummy bears, M&Ms, Skittles, Starbursts, etc.

8) When eating cookies I have to eat them in an even number.

9) I won't stop reading a book until I finish the chapter that I am on. Like if H and I need to go somewhere and I am reading, he has to wait for me until I am done the chapter.

I am sure I have many more and if H was here right now I am positive he could give me a very long list.

harper0813 · April 2013

1. I peel my split ends. I hate that I do it, and it drives FI crazy. But I can't stop! I need to cut my hair off the day after our wedding so I can stop it.

2. I eat very slowly - I take bites of small foods rather than eating them whole. Like Goldfish crackers: I bite them in half along the seam. Chips, grapes, baby carrots, etc.

3. Unless I'm at someone else's house (not including my parents) or guests are over, I always pee with the door open. FI pee in front of each other regularly. NO #2, though.

4. I sleep with a stuffed animal. I have since I was young. It's a giant Tigger stuffed animal and I sort spoon him. It's like one of those maternity body pillows, except I'm not pregnant and it's a Tigger. FI could have easily been weirded out by it, but he actually holds Tigger if he goes to bed before me (or if I'm gone for the night).

MuppetFan · April 2013

So far, nothing that would make it onto My Strange Addiction (slightly disappointed!)

One guy on that show enjoyed pulling hair out of peoples drains and playing with it. So disgusting....I keep thinking of what we pulled out of our drain when we first moved in and how bad it smelled.

Sierra524 · April 2013

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[QUOTE]1. I peel my split ends. I hate that I do it, and it drives FI crazy. But I can't stop! I need to cut my hair off the day after our wedding so I can stop it. 2.<strong> I eat very slowly</strong> - I take bites of small foods rather than eating them whole. Like Goldfish crackers: I bite them in half along the seam. Chips, grapes, baby carrots, etc. 3.<strong> Unless I'm at someone else's house (not including my parents) or guests are over, I always pee with the door open. FI pee in front of each other regularly. NO #2, though.</strong> 4. I sleep with a stuffed animal. I have since I was young. It's a giant Tigger stuffed animal and I sort spoon him. It's like one of those maternity body pillows, except I'm not pregnant and it's a Tigger. FI could have easily been weirded out by it, but he actually holds Tigger if he goes to bed before me (or if I'm gone for the night).
Posted by zoberg[/QUOTE]

OMGoodess, you just made me feel so much better knowing that I am not the only one who does these two things. Especially #3. everybody thinks it weird, but I find it completely normal. Maybe its bad because we have no mystery in our relationship, but thats okay.

misshart00 · April 2013

I do the sticky thing too. I love playing with stickers until the sticky is all gone When I sleep on my stomach, I have to put my head under the pillow, but the pillow still has to be over my head.

Maggie0829 · April 2013

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[QUOTE]So far, nothing that would make it onto My Strange Addiction (slightly disappointed!)<strong> One guy on that show enjoyed pulling hair out of peoples drains and playing with it. So disgusting....I keep thinking of what we pulled out of our drain when we first moved in and how bad it smelled.
</strong>Posted by MuppetFan[/QUOTE]

I think I may have just vomited in my mouth a little. Gag.

harper0813 · April 2013

I also get random sentences - thoughts I have or things I hear - stuck in my head and I sing them, sometimes aloud, to the tune of "the ants go marching one by one hurrah, hurrah..."

Example: "I need to call our landlord to cancel our lease, our lease..."

Salsera29 · April 2013

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[QUOTE]So far, nothing that would make it onto My Strange Addiction (slightly disappointed!) One guy on that show enjoyed pulling hair out of peoples drains and playing with it. So disgusting....I keep thinking of what we pulled out of our drain when we first moved in and how bad it smelled.
Posted by MuppetFan[/QUOTE]

<div>Oh God, I watched that show a couple times but I had to stop because it made me physically sick. I think it was the drinking nail polish one...ugh. </div><div>
</div><div>Misophonia...good to know it has a name! My family (other than FI) also refuses to take it seriously, they tell me to "get over it." </div><div>
</div><div>I thought of some more quirks...</div><div>
</div><div>1. When I get on an airplane, I have to touch the outside of it as I walk in. </div><div>
</div><div>2. I love cutting mats out of my dog's hair</div><div>
</div><div>3. When I eat chicken, I completely dissect it so that I can be SURE there is no fat, skin, or tendon or anything else gross in the pieces I'm eating. </div><div>
</div><div>4. I can't drink an alcoholic beverage without toasting first. If I'm alone I'll toast myself. </div><div>
</div><div>ETA: I thought of one more. If I do something slightly jerkish while driving, I hum the smurfs theme song. Like, "La la la, nothing to see here..."</div>

lyndsay782 · April 2013

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[QUOTE]My food cannot touch other food on the plate. No mixing aloud.. I will only eat one food at a time. I save my favorite until last. If there are colors (like M&Ms), I will separate them by colors and arrange them into piles from smallest to largest amount. The color with the smallest amount gets eaten first and then I move up from there. If I'm eating something like trail mix or Chex Mix, I will pick out all of whatever I like the least to eat it first. I will keep doing that with each type all the way to the end and saving my favorite part for last.
Posted by staar987[/QUOTE]

I do that too!!! But, no matter what, brown m&m's first, and Blue ones last. I don't know why, but yeah. I try not to eat them around people. <div>
</div><div>And I do the same with Chex mix. Always have. Makes it last longer when you eat it that way...
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</div><div>Edited to add: I also make up jingles/songs. I always have. I used to have a "Bevmo" jingle that I'd sing everytime I drove by one. My latest one that gets stuck in my head is my song about the Kirkland coffee we buy and refer to as "morning thunder". I sort of stole the musical part from a worship song, but it's my coffee song. People either think I'm a wierdo, or they find my songs hilariously wierdly funny. </div><div>
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egeurts · April 2013

I do a lot of these things, especially the food ones.

- Eating everything in order, separating foods so they don't touch.

- M&Ms by color, in twos, starting with the most to the least in order of the ones I don't like first.

- Cake with the icing last; cupcakes from the bottom up.

- When I eat I have to alternate which side of my mouth I chew on so that everything is evenly distributed between right and left. If I have a canker sore or toothache or anything that prevents me from doing so, I seriously limit how much I eat until it goes away.

-When walking, I match steps with whoever I walk with. OR take 2 steps per sidewalk square, if they're the right size.

- I also am a volume by even numbers or 5's girl

- I used to bite my nails, but stopped, and instead now chip at my nailpolish; peeling it off.

- I wiggle my toes when I'm happy.

I'm sure there are more, but my habits pretty much fit in line with other people's.

Belou52579 · April 2013

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[QUOTE]Muppet, I am the opposite of you. I am totally a circle eater. I also have to finish all of the food on my plate in the same "round" so I sometimes will double up on something there is more of so that I finish about the same time. I also leave cabinets open. I just had to turn around and look at the kitchen to make sure they were closed. This has annoyed anyone I've lived with and even some people who have just visited.I honestly don't think it's a big deal myself. <strong> I love to sing popular songs around the house where I substitute my dog's name for some of the words. </strong> I weigh myself almost every time I go into the bathroom with the scale in it.
Posted by AndreaJulia[/QUOTE]

I'm a lurker...and this almost made me pee. I do the same freaking thing. <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-cool.gif" border="0" alt="Cool" title="Cool" />

amaryann210 · April 2013

This is fascinating....

The walking into someone you're walking next to has a name, though I don't think I spell it correctly. It's dysiacocakinesis (dis-eye-ah-coke-ah, the part I don't know how to spell), the tendency for those walking side by side to run into one another. It's one of my favorite words and it bothers me that I don't know how to spell it. Habit #1- It bothers me if I don't know how to spell a word correctly.

I also have the food not-touching thing, especially if there's sauce/dressing/liquid of any kind. And I don't mix fruit and meat (no pineapple on my ham, thank you very much!).

I pee with the door open when I'm alone, but I always sleep and shower with the door closed.

Once I've put things a certain way on a shelf (refrigerator, cupboard, bookshelf, doesn't matter), that becomes the way they MUST BE PLACED. And I will absolutely notice if someone changes things around.

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