Personal Oddities

[conflictofinterests]

I talk to myself. All the time. Seriously. People think I'm crazy. I've been approached by people who think I'm talking to inanimate objects. But no, when my mind gets to running, my mouth gets going too, and not always when I'm alone.

 

[MasterOfWorlds]

I can shut out almost all pain, which comes in handy sometimes. I'm double jointed, which can either help or hurt in fights depending on what's going on. I also pace when I'm on the phone or thinking deeply when I'm not in class. Sometimes I do it IN class if my professors will let me. If I don't pace on the phone, or at least walk, the conversation from my end comes to a grinding halt. Sometimes I pace when I'm having a discussion in person too. I have a tendency to sort of comb my bangs to the right with my hand and sometimes pull them when I'm thinking, which, for the most part, I don't realize I'm doing until I catch myself doing it.

When I paint, I always ALWAYS put my right hand behind my back (I'm left handed). I have a little bit of OCD about things being symmetrical, but it's a little selective, so I guess it's not true OCD. I also put a scope on just about every gun I use if the gun allows for it in both real life and games. I have swords and learned how to use them and other melee weapons when I learned Aikido. I can't spell, but can tell if something is spelled wrong, unless I'm just typing fast.

That's all I can think of at the moment. XD

 

[Denamic]

I'm ambidextrous and my left eye is more light-sensitive than my right one.
Speaking of eyes, I also have partial heterochromia in my right eye.
Which means my right eye is multi-coloured.
Brown, blue, green and yellow, all in one eye.

 

[Demongeneral109]

I'm extremely uncomfortable with my posture. Diagnosed in high school with kyphosis (only correctable treatment was wearing a Milwaukee brace 24/7 for at least a year), I grew into about a 55 degree curvature in my lumbar spine as 3 of my vertebra grew into a triangular shape, with the dorsal portion wedging together (this is the typical "hunchback" condition, NOT scoliosis, which is an 'S' curvature visible looking directly at the back). Normal curvature in the lumbar region is around 25 degrees, so while mine isn't enough to warrant dangerous back surgery (70+), it's rather noticeable when I'm shirtless or not consciously standing up rigidly. My neck tends to dip forward somewhat as well, similar to when guys are talking to a girl they're attracted to and they "box" their head down.

However, I'm pretty athletic (very good at explosive movements and leaping due to playing basketball), and though I'm skinny I have pretty damn good muscle tone. And not to sound boastful, but I think I have pleasing facial features as well. Quite a few girls and friends of girls I've dated have commented on me being attractive. Then again, I was also once called a "rat face." I'm also EXTREMELY inflexible, which sucks. My tendons/ligaments just don't stretch easily.

I do suffer bouts of pain/numbness in my left shoulder and elbow, probably because in addition to the kyphosis I also have a nominal degree of scoliosis, so my left shoulder appears more "rounded" on close examination. My back "went out" once in college--a very scary experience, as you can barely expand your chest to breathe.

Skinny guys and girls tend to have higher rates of these diseases, and genetic factors contribute (both of my parents have somewhat shitty posture as a trait in their families). Eventually, I might want to get surgery. The result is beautiful posture and rods in your back, and a portion of your lumbar spine becomes fused into a single bone as a result. This doesn't really decrease one's ability to move, however, as the lumbar spine has almost no flexibility anyway.

That, and sometimes I lament some of the places my body chooses to grow hair...not on my back/shoulders/upper chest, luckily.

EDIT: I too, fail to gain weight no matter what I eat. Lifting weights in conjunction with eating a shit-ton is the only way I gain. I'm 5'10" with the ectomorph body type (short torso/long legs/greater wingspan than height), and right now I probably weigh about 135 lbs (the most I've ever been is 141). People always assume I'm about 145-150 because I have muscle tone, but nope. Girls have wrinkled their nose at me, ostensibly in disgust, when I throw out that number (jealousy? or they don't want to date a guy who weighs the same as they do).

*JEWS CAN PLAY BASKETBALL.*

are you L?

 

[Demongeneral109]

I sing to myself in public, and have several features that would look 5000x better on the opposite sex. the rest of my (many) neurosis's aren't worth mentioning.

 

[Quicksilver_Phoenix]

i have tmj (temporo-mandibular jaw disorder) so my jaw clicks when i chew, which really bugs some people; so i'm always nervous when i eat around people. also, i have restless legs. i'm always tapping my foot or just generally moving my legs, even when i'm otherwise completely still.

Hey! I have that jaw problem too. Just never knew that it had it's own name/wasn't just affecting me. Nice to know i'm not the only one.

I have to keep my hands busy all the time, so I find sitting still difficult. Oh, and I talk to myself a lot if i'm alone....

 

[Not-here-anymore]

I personally used to have a dip in my chest for a long time that was so deep I could use it as a cup holder me and my friends used to joke about all the stuff we could put in it I ended up having to get surgery for it because it was to the point where it effected my physical health.

I have a hole in my chest (or so people refer to it), too! Although it isn't affecting my day to day life, or anything...

Hmm... My eyes cycle between dark blue and deep grey on a fairly regular basis, I regularly talk to myself and various inanimate objects, next to no weight gain regardless of diet, ridiculous immune system... This would be a long list. I'm slightly odd, and more than a little proud of it!

 

[RileyFaux]

*Snip*.

Do you realize that walking on your toes and strange hand motions are ASD symptoms? Try talking to a professional about that...

Shit, I might have that :O

 

[TheWwwizard]

I personally used to have a dip in my chest for a long time that was so deep I could use it as a cup holder me and my friends used to joke about all the stuff we could put in it I ended up having to get surgery for it because it was to the point where it effected my physical health.

I have a hole in my chest (or so people refer to it), too! Although it isn't affecting my day to day life, or anything...

Hmm... My eyes cycle between dark blue and deep grey on a fairly regular basis, I regularly talk to myself and various inanimate objects, next to no weight gain regardless of diet, ridiculous immune system... This would be a long list. I'm slightly odd, and more than a little proud of it!

Yea I always called it a hole too, and apparently it's really common for people who have it to be crazy skinny with the whole no weight gain thing.

 

[Mr Montmorency]

I talk to myself and inanimate objects.

BUT THEY DON'T TALK BACK SO IT'S OK!

Hah, clever! Another insanity joke. How original. It's only been the 4000th time, right?

OT: I'm a complete bastard who everyone hates. I like to call it "being blunt".

I also don't comb my hair because I find it unnatural. That isn't to imply I don't wash it or cut it, I just don't comb it.

 

[Polaris19]

I can't sit still if I'm bored. I move around a lot, pacing mostly. Drives people crazy...lol.

 

[tjcross]

slouched posture, beard at the before the age of 15, look at the ground whil walking i also tend to start walking wierd every once in a while like jumping up stairs of stumbling for no reason my middle and ring fingers are double jointed and i tend to pick my ears teeth and nose(though only when my nose is really bothering) i am always playing with things when sitting or pace if i'm standing and if i'm holding something i can easily tap the ground with i will tap out any tune in my head. i also talk very quietly when not angry or talking to my friends and can sometimes drift off in the middle of a conversation

 

[tjcross]

I can't sit still if I'm bored. I move around a lot, pacing mostly. Drives people crazy...lol.

do i know how you feel my dad constantly yells at me to stop pacing since to him pacing = somethings wrong

 

[DuctTapeJedi]

I never make eye contact. I've been told that it's a symptom of ADHD Inattentive Type, which I have.

As a result I'm incredibly bad at recognizing faces, I only go off of voices. One of my best friends was sitting right next to me at a school event, and I didn't even realize it was him because he didn't say anything. Although, I'm really good at recognizing cartoon voice actors.

 

[EeveeElectro]

Spoiler

I was born with it, it's a bit of a pain sometimes.

 

[Croix Sinistre]

I usually will stare right into the eyes of people who are telling me what to do. Not out of disrespect or anything, hell usually I'm completely fine with what they are telling me but I love making my supervisors and some who think they are high and mighty lose their train of thought or divert their own eyes. Try it sometime, I'm sure many of you have discovered how unnerving eye-stares can be.

also, I have a PA, but that's nothing out of the ordinary.

 

[OptimisticPessimist]

The one that comes to mind is that I'm... well, tiny.

I'm not really short, but I have a tiny body type. My ribcage is rather small, but my breasts are a little bigger than average, so I have a real pain shopping for bras. My size isn't even on the charts. And when I do find bras that fit, they're usually very expensive. :/

Also I have a tendency to forget to breathe when distracted and I forget to relax so I'm sometimes tense without realising it.

So essentially you're every anime geek's dream girl?

 

[OptimisticPessimist]

I was extremely pigeon-toed when I was younger, and even though I've straightened it out, I still have to concentrate on keeping my feet in the right position when I walk. Because of that, I got in the habit looking down at my feet when I walk, which often gives people the impression that I have low self-esteem. It's also given my shoulders a kind of permanent slump, and resulted in frequent back pain.

 

[loc978]

I have hours-long conversations with myself while performing repetitive tasks.

 

[tikalal]

I talk to myself a lot.

I always drum with my hands.

My neutral face looks really sad to some people, to the point that they'll ask if I'm ok when I'm deep in thought. That one is kind of annoying because I'm perfectly happy most of the time!