Why do you do that? or The Strange Behavioral Quirks or Unusual Habits Thread

[Hellion]

I regularly have conversations and argue with myself.

I frequently wash my hands.

My doors in my house are always locked, no matter if I am awake and/or near the door. I constantly check them to make sure they are lock throughout the day and before I leave.

cosign on the above.

One other thing is I'm a bit OCD when handling DVDs/Blus/Game Disc...I have to have showered/washed my hands before handling them (something about feeling/being clean when handling them)...and it took a while to do, but for my consoles/players--in my room, I finally can leave the discs in the machines, since I'll be the only one able to use them--again in my room where nobody else will be able to handle them. I think it comes from having people in the house who don't know how to care for anything--whether theirs or anyone elses...

 

[uniqueweasel]

cosign on the above.

One other thing is I'm a bit OCD when handling DVDs/Blus/Game Disc...I have to have showered/washed my hands before handling them (something about feeling/being clean when handling them)...and it took a while to do, but for my consoles/players--in my room, I finally can leave the discs in the machines, since I'll be the only one able to use them--again in my room where nobody else will be able to handle them. I think it comes from having people in the house who don't know how to care for anything--whether theirs or anyone elses...

I'm exactly the same, also there is a certain place for everything I have, it's a right pain if i'm in a rush in the morning and have to put stuff away, etc.

 

[Hawkingbird]

I have so many obsessive habits I've lost count. They go in and out too. The ones that have stayed are:
-The order and time in which I eat my food.
- Liking to stick to the same routine everyday.
-Not being able to sit down after my evening meal.
-Having to turn the kitchen light off all the time.
-Having to turn open plugs off.

 

[Brain Damage]

Sudden bursts of cold make me have to poop.

 

[Holiday]

I have so many obsessive habits I've lost count. They go in and out too. The ones that have stayed are:
-The order and time in which I eat my food.
- Liking to stick to the same routine everyday.
-Not being able to sit down after my evening meal.
-Having to turn the kitchen light off all the time.
-Having to turn open plugs off.

I don't see anything quirky about that, unless your still in the kitchen at the time, heh. I try to cut off any light when I'm leaving the room, even if just for a minute.

 

[knowsbleed]

Sudden bursts of cold make me have to poop.

I'm sorry to laugh at your, umm, condition... but I did and I enjoyed it.

 

[Kable24]

I can't make small talk with people.

 

[DarbyD53]

Not in public but if I'm home I must be reading when I eat or I wont eat. I've had food go from right out of oven hot to room temp because I was having trouble finding articles to read while eating. This also has caused me to drink from the side of my mouth so I can continue to read with one eye on ipad/pc/book.

I'll put a candle out before bed, I'll be 100% sure of it but I still must get up and check it or else I wont sleep good.

I must sleep on left side of bed (if you were laying in it)

I own Christmas Story on DVD and blu-ray but refuse to watch them. I'll only watch it on TBS during the 24 hours Christmas Eve/Night marathon showing of it.

I will google street view my entire trip before I go so that I'm for sure to know where I'm going if I've never been to that place before. This mainly is for vacations or out of town trip. It works though. Saved me from getting confused/lost/shot in New Orleans.

I have issues pooping in public unless it's private. I don't mind a public bathroom if I can go in there alone, lock the door and do the business that needs to be handled. But if it's not like that I'd rather just go in my pants or stop what I'm doing and go home.

 

[Erzengel]

What about bathroom stalls that are walled and goes from floor to ceiling?

 

[Kane52630]

I eat cereal dry
Nachos with ketchup (but every now and then regular sauce)
Wash my hands even if they are clean
Bite my nails
Bite the skin around my nails
Always mark out/rip apart my home address whenever I throw away mail
Organize my computer files/movies/games/ect

 

[DarbyD53]

What about bathroom stalls that are walled and goes from floor to ceiling?

That would be much better but there can't be cracks in the door. I just have a weird feeling about making eye contact with strangers while sitting on the toilet. I think this all comes from when I was little I'd run off to poop my pants behind stuff, because I would get in trouble for still going in my pants, so it became an act of shame I guess. So now I still feel that way. Like it's embarrasing.

 

[Hawkingbird]

I don't see anything quirky about that, unless your still in the kitchen at the time, heh. I try to cut off any light when I'm leaving the room, even if just for a minute.

My parents think it weird. I agree, it's common sense.

 

[ComicChick]

i color coordinated my closet today.

my movie collection (which finally hit 400+ yay) is overly organized lol
digibooks, steelbooks, disneys, slipcovers, without slips, collector editions

 

[Fading]

Not in public but if I'm home I must be reading when I eat or I wont eat. I've had food go from right out of oven hot to room temp because I was having trouble finding articles to read while eating. This also has caused me to drink from the side of my mouth so I can continue to read with one eye on ipad/pc/book.

I'll put a candle out before bed, I'll be 100% sure of it but I still must get up and check it or else I wont sleep good.

I must sleep on left side of bed (if you were laying in it)

I own Christmas Story on DVD and blu-ray but refuse to watch them. I'll only watch it on TBS during the 24 hours Christmas Eve/Night marathon showing of it.

I will google street view my entire trip before I go so that I'm for sure to know where I'm going if I've never been to that place before. This mainly is for vacations or out of town trip. It works though. Saved me from getting confused/lost/shot in New Orleans.

I have issues pooping in public unless it's private. I don't mind a public bathroom if I can go in there alone, lock the door and do the business that needs to be handled. But if it's not like that I'd rather just go in my pants or stop what I'm doing and go home.

The putting the candle out thing, I do that with electronics sometimes. I know I turned my PS3, Computer, whatever off, but I still occasionally set up once in bed and look at them again just to make sure they're off.

Also don't blame you on the bathroom stuff. I'm not fond of eating in really crowded restaurants, and have caught strangers peeking over at me using a urinal before. I don't mind if others are using it, and I can use a stall with a door. However, I'm not fond of using the urinals if every other urinal is in use, and you're shoulder to shoulder. Though I still will as I'm not going to stand in the background like a creep waiting for the bathroom to clear out, or keep the others I came with waiting.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

When I read comics at home, I start doing the voices of characters out loud.

 

[Duke]

I eat french fries without ketchup.

 

[SpideyForPrez]

I eat certain foods with my hands when I'm alone or around family. Particularly roast chicken and mashed potatoes. You know my place at the table because my mom stooped putting silverware at my spot.

It's just easier to rip things apart and scoop with my hands. I'll use silverware when I'm in public or around people I might want to impress. And yes, I wash my hands thoroughly before each hand-eaten meal.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

I eat french fries without ketchup.

Sick son of--

 

[Godzilla2000]

I don't know why but piercings make me feel like vomiting. it doesn't matter where the piercing is, don't expect me to help put your earring in your ears. I can't even touch earrings without being grossed out by them. It's odd for me because I own cats and I've subjected myself to much grosser experiences trying to keep their cat pans clean and hygienic. I also have the same reaction to nail polish. I feel like retching whenever I smell it let alone try to place that goop on my own nails. And speaking of nails I'm grossed out by fake nails as well.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

I don't know why but piercings make me feel like vomiting. it doesn't matter where the piercing is, don't expect me to help put your earring in your ears. I can't even touch earrings without being grossed out by them. It's odd for me because I own cats and I've subjected myself to much grosser experiences trying to keep their cat pans clean and hygienic. I also have the same reaction to nail polish. I feel like retching whenever I smell it let alone try to place that goop on my own nails. And speaking of nails I'm grossed out by fake nails as well.

I use my cat as a pillow.

 

[Godzilla2000]

I use my cat as a pillow.

Hehe...if my big, black long haired cat wasn't so rough and was more careful with his claws I'd use him for a pillow too because his fur is so soft.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

My ginger cat demands it. He'll walk up and start pushing his nose off my cheek.

 

[Godzilla2000]

My ginger cat demands it. He'll walk up and start pushing his nose off my cheek.

Aw, that's cute. My black cat does like to snuggle with me like a teddy bear sometimes. He'll nudge his nose on my face and just hunker in. The others just like to sleep on top of me for some odd reason. At certain times I will be covered in cats.

 

[Anubis]

I poke myself in the stomach.

 

[POWdER-man]

I poke myself in the stomach.

...and do a Pillsbury Doughboy laugh?