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Measuring Time In Songs

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395points

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SHYLAH CAFFERY 5 years ago

i do that too!

59points

Impulsive Thoughts About Babies

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370points

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Reilly Beryll 5 years ago

This is incredibly common. Everyone does this, actually. Intrusive thoughts. I tend to think “how much can I key this car”.

155points

Conversations With Myself

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364points

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Luis Milian 5 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

154points

Must-Shut-Everything For Sleep

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355points

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Withnail 5 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?

77points

Beating The Microwave Countdown

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348points

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Luis Milian 5 years ago

I have to stop the microwave 1 second before it stops so it wont do the annoying beeps at the end

212points

Scenario Rehearsing In My Head

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336points

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Kenny Garcia 5 years ago

same...

63points

Precise Volume Setting

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335points

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Luis Milian 5 years ago (edited)

there are more than me out there....awesome

130points

Keeping The Mind Busy

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322points

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Reilly Beryll 5 years ago

Anxiety. I feel it.

81points

#10

Knowing The Tune, But Not The Words

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300points

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Dekumaru 5 years ago

Oml sameee

42points

#11

Solo Work Satisfaction

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281points

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Unhuman_Weirdo 5 years ago

Or.....your just a loner like me :)

64points

#12

One Earbud Awareness

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277points

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Withnail 5 years ago

I work like this in the office. Part courtesy, part fomo.

45points

#13

Silence Sounds Loud

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276points

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Synnika S 5 years ago

I know right? It makes that staticy noise

16points

#14

Safety Scenario Strategist

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251points

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$copper-fractions avatar$

Tiny Dynamine 5 years ago

S**t, do you live in America?

197points

#15

Pause To Check For Intruders

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233points

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Luis Milian 5 years ago

this is like driving with loud music, but then turning the volume down to look for parking or for an address.

70points

#16

The Cool Side Of The Pillow

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231points

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Suzi Gauthier 5 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.

62points

#17

Imagining Unlikely Scenarios

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223points

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Suzi Gauthier 5 years ago

Yes, I have whole arguments in my head with other people.

76points

#18

Phone Privacy Panic

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217points

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Bluebell Rizzi 5 years ago

I do have things to hide, and my reaction is the same... I mean... dude, that's my phone, it's sacred

48points

#19

Contemplating Mortality

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216points

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Evan Powell 5 years ago

i do that same exact thing

43points

#20

Backseat Safety Check

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212points

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Bettina Jansen 5 years ago

that's actually a good reflex to have

86points

#21

Holding Breath To Dodge Germs

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207points

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kat lia 5 years ago

They are waiting for you to say bless you.

49points

#22

Flashlight Fears

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194points

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Kieth9 5 years ago

Lol I’m just scared of the dark

50points

Attention To Details

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191points

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Kieth9 5 years ago

Yep

35points

#24

Soothing Myself With A Foot Rub

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183points

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Hayden Blyseth 5 years ago

Pulling a cricket

50points

#25

Bridge-Speeding For Safety

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183points

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Smoofy 5 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

46points

#26

Floor Over Bed

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179points

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Foxxy 5 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.

29points

#27

Imaginary Bets For Big Decisions

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173points

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Paul K. Johnson 5 years ago

That's pretty high stakes for just trying to hit the trash can with some garbage. Go big I guess.

52points

#28

Living Out Loud In My Imagination

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172points

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Bettina Jansen 5 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)

31points

#29

Doubting Intentions

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168points

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Link 5 years ago

Same. I always feel like when people talk to me they're just doing it to feel polite :(

66points

#30

Echoing TV Laughter

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163points

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MammaG 5 years ago

It's often recorded "canned" laughter. Also called a laugh track.

32points

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Withnail 5 years ago

Does anyone else feel guilty or like a criminal when walking out of a store without buying anything? :)

95points

Reilly Beryll 5 years ago

I do every time. And when I pass a cop. Even if I’m completely innocent!

25points

Hans 5 years ago

Been there, done that. But...where did that option on BP go to add entries to the list? It is fine to have them pre-populated with social media stuff but it used to be much more fun when it was possible to add stuff. Like your shopping experience.

12points

HoffLensMetalHedLovesAnimalsUK 5 years ago

Yeah same as coming through airports, i know i haven't got anything illegal but tell that to me who has completely forgotten how to walk normally.

4points

ADHORTATOR 5 years ago

I am not alone :-)!

4points

Jo Johannsen 5 years ago

I tend to be a scatterbrain... sometimes when I'm shopping, i worry that i'll see something interesting and accidentally put what I'm already holding i n my pocket to check out the new something. Terrified i'll get busted for accidentally shoplifting. 😱

2points

Qwanda Parker 5 years ago

Me, one time my daughter had to go to the bathroom at the park so we ran to a starbucks right across that park's street and we both just walked in there quickly ran to the restrume area and I felt 100% guilty about that. But, a parent has to do what a parent has to do.

2points

Janine Randall 5 years ago

I always say goodbye if there's an employee near the front. I guess I figure if I don't look sneaky, I won't get stopped for stealing something (which I never do).

1point

Hard 2 Guess 5 years ago

Always. Every single time walking out of store without buying anything. I also feel I must keep my hand where they are clearly visible to store people that way they know I am not shoplifting.

1point

PandaPiñata 5 years ago

I sometimes get really scared that the store alarm will go off as I leave a store. Knowing I haven´t stolen anything I still fear that alarm.

1point

Daria B 5 years ago

Only if it's a food store. I dunno, people don't go eye-shopping for food.... Neither do I. But sometimes the shop just doesn't have what you need.

1point

Gracie Mae 5 years ago (edited)

edited: double post not meant for this comment...

0points

Dance 5 years ago

Yeah!!!!

0points

Sam Mitchell 5 years ago

No, only when I walk out of a store without paying for anything.

0points

Foxxy 5 years ago

when I bang something with another object I will almost always say “Ow” even though it didn’t touch or hurt me.

48points

Daria B 5 years ago (edited)

I will apologise as well. ♥

17points

Kip The Otter 5 years ago

OMG same! Like I hit my violin case against something, I will say ow for my case. Then immediately say but that didn't hurt me. Usually out loud.

6points

Dance 5 years ago

If something almost hits me or is about to, I say ow whether it hits me or not. And if it’s about to hit me, I say ow WAY before it hits me😂

2points

Christian Bradshaw 4 years ago

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0points

Full Name 5 years ago

I had to think about your comment for a second to get the real meaning. At first I thought you meant, well...you where I'm going with this ;-)

0points

Loveyiii 5 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.

14points

HellCat 5 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?"

7points

Kerry Strong 5 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?

9points

Joanne 5 years ago

Yeah, me too. Also when you repeat a word too many times. I think this is called semantic satiation.

3points

athornedrose 5 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....

8points

Linouchka 99 5 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.

7points

Carolina Vieira 5 years ago

I count stair steps...everytime especially when going down

6points

Bob Beltcher 5 years ago

Same, 17 in my house. I don't like it because 17 is a prime number.

0points

GeneralZod 5 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.

5points

Renea17 5 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.

3points

Synnika S 5 years ago

When I realise I don't have a song stuck in my head I make get stuck in my head.

4points

Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago

God damnit! Now I have to too.

-2points

Serbob 5 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.

4points

Alusair Alustriel 5 years ago

I do exactly same which always confuses my bf :D

1point

Priyanka Sivanesan 5 years ago

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!:)

3points

Reilly Beryll 5 years ago

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.

3points

Foxxy 5 years ago

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.

5points

Stormapotamus 5 years ago

That happens to me sometimes when I am wearing a coat.. if I can't get it off quick enough or I have an itch, I get mega aware of how the coat feels and start legit panicking trying to get it off. It's happened while driving before. Super freaky.

2points

Reilly Beryll 5 years ago

Bonus: I avoid mirrors at night because I feel like if I look in, I’ll see some kind of demonic creature. I lived with my grandfather for a while. He had seven mirrors in his restroom.

2points

Jill 5 years ago

Some of these are kind of quirky while others feel like people should see a psychiatrist for OCD or anxiety.

2points

Rebecca Owens 5 years ago

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.

2points

Linouchka 99 5 years ago

Sounds like she would be fun to hang out with ! :-p

1point

Atlasheld 5 years ago

I check the news to make sure zombies aren't running rampant before taking the dogs on a walk.

2points

Marky Mark And The Funky Bunch 5 years ago

most of the items here are the compulsions associated with OCD

2points

Adam Francis 5 years ago

I rehearse conversations and scenarios out loud and with physical mannerisms when I'm on the toilet.

2points

Stille20 5 years ago

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.

2points

Anna Wentz 5 years ago

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.

1point

Zoe's Mom 5 years ago (edited)

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.

2points

Alusair Alustriel 5 years ago

I do exactly same with less that 6 items I need to get! You're not the only one :D

0points

Matt 5 years ago

A lot of people live in their heads. Totally caught up in fearful thinking

1point

Linouchka 99 5 years ago

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.

0points

Wesley Liford 5 years ago

Sometimes, I tell objects that keep falling over to stay still.

1point

Merlyn Emrys 5 years ago

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.

1point

Barry Allen The Flash 5 years ago

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?"

1point

Gabixa Kellermann 5 years ago

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?

1point

Tamerah Long 5 years ago

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?

1point

Sergio Bicerra Descalzi 5 years ago

I count tiles in bathrooms while I pee, and pisses me off if they arent an even number smh

1point

NotMe 5 years ago

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.

1point

Adam Francis 5 years ago

I always have a kill order of people in a given space. (former Marine)

1point

Skure 5 years ago (edited)

Well, I am familiar with most of these confessions... Not so weird after all. Plenty of people, with the same habits.

1point

Priyanka Sivanesan 5 years ago

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!

1point

Stormapotamus 5 years ago

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."

0points

Reilly Beryll 5 years ago

I feel this deep in my heart. This isn’t uncommon. I do similar things.

0points

MammaG 5 years ago

Ghosts aren't real.

0points

Laura Habermehl 5 years ago

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.

1point

88906946 ANTASIA.CARY 5 years ago

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.

1point

RaroaRaroa 5 years ago

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.

0points

Luna 5 years ago

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

1point

Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago

This sounds like something a Gen Z kid would do.

0points

Rosesinmyhair 5 years ago

I can't go to sleep without washing my feet.

1point

boredkitten 5 years ago

I can't go to sleep without washing my theets.

1point

happyplants28 1 year ago

This really helps me feel like I'm not weird.. haha thank goodness

0points

James Murcott 2 years ago

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.

0points

Lydia Sarrou 3 years ago

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.

0points

Willa june Bonaparte 4 years ago

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

0points

la rana 5 years ago

I reply to kiskadees. Every. Single. Time.

0points

the Lemon Queen 5 years ago

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

0points

Karina Andersen 5 years ago

withnail, I use to

0points

Kamryn McNamara 5 years ago

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"

0points

未周陸 5 years ago

Humans & Their Feelings are, sometimes, complicated, you know?!

0points

Candy Sheppard 5 years ago

I must be off my rocker cause I do almost everything listed

0points

Mary Jaye 5 years ago

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.

0points

Deborah Bee 5 years ago

My cousin heard my mom say someone was "half black, half white". My cousin assumed the same thing as you.

0points

Gracie Mae 5 years ago

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!

0points

Llamadrama 5 years ago

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.

0points

Ross Hamilton 5 years ago

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'.

0points

Sasy 5 years ago

If I am making up a percentage number to validate a point ... like at least 97.3 % of pandas are less likely to be truly bored after reading this post....it has to be an odd percentage - Sasy law.

0points

OI Loi 5 years ago (edited)

I think this is fairly common, but everytime I leave my house to go somewhere, I think I'm forgetting something, but it's already too late to walk/drive back to my house.

0points

Pamela24 5 years ago

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.

0points

Kerry Strong 5 years ago

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,

0points

Alusair Alustriel 5 years ago

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

0points

Bob Beltcher 5 years ago

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.

0points

Joanne 5 years ago

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.

0points

Char Char 5 years ago

I absolutely CANNOT drive off in my car unless the time is on 5 minute increments. After 22 years on my job people look at me in the parking lot and wait and laugh.

0points

Oscar Guerrero 5 years ago

WHY ARE ALL OF THESE ME

0points

StealTheFruit 5 years ago

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

0points

Stormapotamus 5 years ago

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.

0points

Shonna White 5 years ago

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 ...

0points

Tamerah Long 5 years ago

That's very thoughtful :)

0points

better version of alex 5 years ago

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.

0points

Brandon Ruiz 5 years ago

When I am by myself and get tired while driving, I talk gibberish and make weird faces to keep myself alert.

0points

Michael Wright 5 years ago

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.

0points

Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago

Lmao! Okay Michael Scott.

0points

3ke 5 years ago

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.

0points

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Tiny Dynamine 5 years ago

That's hardly unusual. I'm sure most people do that.

3points

First.time.in.Space 5 years ago

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)

0points

Mimi 5 years ago

These are great. We're all so human.

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Biljana Malesevic 5 years ago

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.

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Priyanka Sivanesan 5 years ago

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

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Paola Martz 5 years ago

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 🙈

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Synnika S 5 years ago

Whenever I read a book or watch a tv show I want to make my life like my favorite character's

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Foxyloxylou 5 years ago

I will sit and have convos with characters from my fave TV shows in my head

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glowworm2 5 years ago

Whenever I'm walking out in public and I have to tie my shoes, I will stand on one leg in a flamingo position to do so because when I was younger I did not want to lose track of my parents in stores and did not want to shout out that I needed to tie my shoelace.

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Maryen Kelly 5 years ago

I forget to blink. I know its weird. I just have to think about blinking in order to do it.

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SHYLAH CAFFERY 5 years ago

actually, everyone blinks, just sometimes we don't notice it

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FABULOUS1 5 years ago

Is it bad that I do a lot of these, I didnt realize how f****d up I am.

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Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago

Most of these are super bland and normal, and aren’t true to the intention of the post.

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Jason Doakes 5 years ago

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...

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First.time.in.Space 5 years ago

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Withnail 5 years ago

Does anyone else feel guilty or like a criminal when walking out of a store without buying anything? :)

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Reilly Beryll 5 years ago

I do every time. And when I pass a cop. Even if I’m completely innocent!

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Hans 5 years ago

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HoffLensMetalHedLovesAnimalsUK 5 years ago

Yeah same as coming through airports, i know i haven't got anything illegal but tell that to me who has completely forgotten how to walk normally.

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ADHORTATOR 5 years ago

I am not alone :-)!

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Jo Johannsen 5 years ago

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Qwanda Parker 5 years ago

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Janine Randall 5 years ago

I always say goodbye if there's an employee near the front. I guess I figure if I don't look sneaky, I won't get stopped for stealing something (which I never do).

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Hard 2 Guess 5 years ago

Always. Every single time walking out of store without buying anything. I also feel I must keep my hand where they are clearly visible to store people that way they know I am not shoplifting.

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PandaPiñata 5 years ago

I sometimes get really scared that the store alarm will go off as I leave a store. Knowing I haven´t stolen anything I still fear that alarm.

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Daria B 5 years ago

Only if it's a food store. I dunno, people don't go eye-shopping for food.... Neither do I. But sometimes the shop just doesn't have what you need.

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Gracie Mae 5 years ago (edited)

edited: double post not meant for this comment...

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Dance 5 years ago

Yeah!!!!

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Sam Mitchell 5 years ago

No, only when I walk out of a store without paying for anything.

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Foxxy 5 years ago

when I bang something with another object I will almost always say “Ow” even though it didn’t touch or hurt me.

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Daria B 5 years ago (edited)

I will apologise as well. ♥

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Kip The Otter 5 years ago

OMG same! Like I hit my violin case against something, I will say ow for my case. Then immediately say but that didn't hurt me. Usually out loud.

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Dance 5 years ago

If something almost hits me or is about to, I say ow whether it hits me or not. And if it’s about to hit me, I say ow WAY before it hits me😂

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Christian Bradshaw 4 years ago

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Full Name 5 years ago

I had to think about your comment for a second to get the real meaning. At first I thought you meant, well...you where I'm going with this ;-)

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Loveyiii 5 years ago

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HellCat 5 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 5 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?

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Joanne 5 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 5 years ago

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Linouchka 99 5 years ago

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Carolina Vieira 5 years ago

I count stair steps...everytime especially when going down

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Bob Beltcher 5 years ago

Same, 17 in my house. I don't like it because 17 is a prime number.

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GeneralZod 5 years ago

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Renea17 5 years ago

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Synnika S 5 years ago

When I realise I don't have a song stuck in my head I make get stuck in my head.

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Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago

God damnit! Now I have to too.

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Serbob 5 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.

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Alusair Alustriel 5 years ago

I do exactly same which always confuses my bf :D

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Priyanka Sivanesan 5 years ago

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!:)

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Reilly Beryll 5 years ago

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Foxxy 5 years ago

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Stormapotamus 5 years ago

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Reilly Beryll 5 years ago

Bonus: I avoid mirrors at night because I feel like if I look in, I’ll see some kind of demonic creature. I lived with my grandfather for a while. He had seven mirrors in his restroom.

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Jill 5 years ago

Some of these are kind of quirky while others feel like people should see a psychiatrist for OCD or anxiety.

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Rebecca Owens 5 years ago

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.

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Linouchka 99 5 years ago

Sounds like she would be fun to hang out with ! :-p

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Atlasheld 5 years ago

I check the news to make sure zombies aren't running rampant before taking the dogs on a walk.

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Marky Mark And The Funky Bunch 5 years ago

most of the items here are the compulsions associated with OCD

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Adam Francis 5 years ago

I rehearse conversations and scenarios out loud and with physical mannerisms when I'm on the toilet.

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Stille20 5 years ago

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.

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Anna Wentz 5 years ago

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Zoe's Mom 5 years ago (edited)

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Alusair Alustriel 5 years ago

I do exactly same with less that 6 items I need to get! You're not the only one :D

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Matt 5 years ago

A lot of people live in their heads. Totally caught up in fearful thinking

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Linouchka 99 5 years ago

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Wesley Liford 5 years ago

Sometimes, I tell objects that keep falling over to stay still.

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Merlyn Emrys 5 years ago

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Barry Allen The Flash 5 years ago

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?"

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Gabixa Kellermann 5 years ago

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?

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Tamerah Long 5 years ago

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Sergio Bicerra Descalzi 5 years ago

I count tiles in bathrooms while I pee, and pisses me off if they arent an even number smh

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NotMe 5 years ago

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Adam Francis 5 years ago

I always have a kill order of people in a given space. (former Marine)

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Skure 5 years ago (edited)

Well, I am familiar with most of these confessions... Not so weird after all. Plenty of people, with the same habits.

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Priyanka Sivanesan 5 years ago

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!

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Stormapotamus 5 years ago

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."

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Reilly Beryll 5 years ago

I feel this deep in my heart. This isn’t uncommon. I do similar things.

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MammaG 5 years ago

Ghosts aren't real.

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Laura Habermehl 5 years ago

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88906946 ANTASIA.CARY 5 years ago

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RaroaRaroa 5 years ago

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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Luna 5 years ago

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Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago

This sounds like something a Gen Z kid would do.

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Rosesinmyhair 5 years ago

I can't go to sleep without washing my feet.

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boredkitten 5 years ago

I can't go to sleep without washing my theets.

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happyplants28 1 year ago

This really helps me feel like I'm not weird.. haha thank goodness

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James Murcott 2 years ago

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.

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Lydia Sarrou 3 years ago

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Willa june Bonaparte 4 years ago

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

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la rana 5 years ago

I reply to kiskadees. Every. Single. Time.

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the Lemon Queen 5 years ago

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Karina Andersen 5 years ago

withnail, I use to

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Kamryn McNamara 5 years ago

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"

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未周陸 5 years ago

Humans & Their Feelings are, sometimes, complicated, you know?!

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Candy Sheppard 5 years ago

I must be off my rocker cause I do almost everything listed

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Mary Jaye 5 years ago

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.

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Deborah Bee 5 years ago

My cousin heard my mom say someone was "half black, half white". My cousin assumed the same thing as you.

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Gracie Mae 5 years ago

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Llamadrama 5 years ago

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.

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Ross Hamilton 5 years ago

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Sasy 5 years ago

If I am making up a percentage number to validate a point ... like at least 97.3 % of pandas are less likely to be truly bored after reading this post....it has to be an odd percentage - Sasy law.

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OI Loi 5 years ago (edited)

I think this is fairly common, but everytime I leave my house to go somewhere, I think I'm forgetting something, but it's already too late to walk/drive back to my house.

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Pamela24 5 years ago

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Kerry Strong 5 years ago

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Alusair Alustriel 5 years ago

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Bob Beltcher 5 years ago

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.

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Joanne 5 years ago

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Char Char 5 years ago

I absolutely CANNOT drive off in my car unless the time is on 5 minute increments. After 22 years on my job people look at me in the parking lot and wait and laugh.

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Oscar Guerrero 5 years ago

WHY ARE ALL OF THESE ME

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StealTheFruit 5 years ago

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

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Stormapotamus 5 years ago

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Shonna White 5 years ago

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 ...

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Tamerah Long 5 years ago

That's very thoughtful :)

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better version of alex 5 years ago

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.

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Brandon Ruiz 5 years ago

When I am by myself and get tired while driving, I talk gibberish and make weird faces to keep myself alert.

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Michael Wright 5 years ago

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Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago

Lmao! Okay Michael Scott.

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3ke 5 years ago

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.

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Tiny Dynamine 5 years ago

That's hardly unusual. I'm sure most people do that.

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First.time.in.Space 5 years ago

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Mimi 5 years ago

These are great. We're all so human.

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Biljana Malesevic 5 years ago

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.

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Priyanka Sivanesan 5 years ago

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

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Paola Martz 5 years ago

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Synnika S 5 years ago

Whenever I read a book or watch a tv show I want to make my life like my favorite character's

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Foxyloxylou 5 years ago

I will sit and have convos with characters from my fave TV shows in my head

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glowworm2 5 years ago

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Maryen Kelly 5 years ago

I forget to blink. I know its weird. I just have to think about blinking in order to do it.

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SHYLAH CAFFERY 5 years ago

actually, everyone blinks, just sometimes we don't notice it

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FABULOUS1 5 years ago

Is it bad that I do a lot of these, I didnt realize how f****d up I am.

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Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago

Most of these are super bland and normal, and aren’t true to the intention of the post.

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