Strange habits you have

[MisterM2402]

Well just a few moments ago I was doing my daily ritual of cleaning the dirt and filth out of my Xbox controller and realised how wierd it was that I do it to every thing I can get my hands on. I usually get a toothpick and clean dirt out of the cracks and semes on my computer, controller etc. but I never actually clean anyhting else just the dirt that gets clogged up. I get excited out how joyous it is.

I know that feel I usually use a drawing pin though. Seeing the grime pile up as you run the sharp point down the seams of a controller or mouse is just so satisfying. However, I only do it after a while of having not done it - I couldn't imagine doing it every day because there would be no filth built up to remove haha. Oh, I also do it with my headphones too.

OT: I'm constantly changing my seating position, or cracking my knuckles, or tapping my feet, or looking around, or scratching, or rolling my head or... basically, I'm never able to sit still for too long. Watching people around me in a programming exam recently, I was amazed at how they can just *sit* there, in the one position for so long. Might be why I'm so skinny - fidgeting isn't exactly strenuous exercise, but when you do it for hours on end each day, it probably adds up

 

[smithy_2045]

I'm almost always bouncing my knee, if that makes sense.

 

[Relish in Chaos]

My OCD in general.

 

[Redingold]

I count in German, despite not speaking the language and having nothing to do with the country.

I also compulsively click my mouse while browsing websites.

 

[MammothBlade]

I randomly highlight text on a website when I'm reading... over and over again.

If my fingers smell even a tiny bit "off" I HAVE to wash them till they smell good.

I love fiddling with metal things next to my computer. Keychains, pens, scissors, anything which has that nice metallic feel.

 

[teqrevisited]

When I'm not using the mouse for anything I throw the cursor across the screen randomly.

When I eat I will eat everything on the plate separately and always in the same order and when I get a single piece of cutlery from the draw (doesn't happen with multiple pieces) I will purposefully pick it up the wrong way and then spin it round.

Another one: When I'm finished eating a packet of crisps I always fold it up lengthways and tie it into a knot.

 

[Total LOLige]

My weirdest habit is eating the bits of bacon fat that are sometimes in the frying pan, nice and crispy.

 

[Jedamethis]

Volume, hell any value I can change must be either a multiple of 5 or 2. But preferably 5. So, 5, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20...

I occasionally do idle animations. And I've caught myself walking like Ezio or John Marston after playing Assassin's Creed and RDR. >.>

Oh, and I talk in accents. Because I can. Mostly while counting or reading something aloud to other people. My German and Russian accents are the best, though I admit it's mostly just copying Richtofen and Nikolei from COD Zombies. >.>

 

[Dango]

I constantly highlight text when I'm on the internet, as well as think in Japanese, getting irritated when I can't remember how to say a word.

 

[Bongrips]

Obsessive organizing in my day to day life. I find that shit oddly therapeutic.

 

[MetalMagpie]

I'm a twitcher.

I assumed you meant birdwatcher at first.

I'm almost always bouncing my knee, if that makes sense.

I know a couple of guys who do that. People claim it's a sign of sexual tension.

 

[DrGhost]

When I'm drinking a Arizona sweet tea or any soda can I always crush in the top part with my fingers while I drink it.

 

[Quesa]

I didn't realize how frequently I stick my tongue out until a budding photographer started taking pictures of my softball games and every action shot of me fielding, jumping, throwing or swinging a bat has my tongue desperately trying to escape my mouth. Ever since I've been aware of it in an intense scene when, say, I'm trying to land three headshots as rapidly as I can with no margin for error.

I also squish my eyeballs by rubbing them with the palm of my hand on my closed eyelids. Like cracking my neck, now that I'm married I don't do it nearly as much as I've been made aware of how disturbing it is. I can't remember the last time I've cracked my neck unless it was because of someone babbling loudly on their cell phone while standing behind me in line at the grocery store, or squished my eye unless it was really itchy (I just finished installing fiberglass insulation, sorry honey).

I'm OCD over the number 4. My brother's OCD over the number 3. My wife's OCD over the number 5. When we were dating, we always kissed 4 or 5 times, but never 3.

 

[requisitename]

I count. People, steps, things. I can't stand to see something go by without counting it. I also count to go to sleep.. not sheep, just counting. It's a little game I play with myself to trick me into going to sleep.

I pre-have conversations, at least my side of them. If I want to say something to someone/talk to someone about something, I have the conversation with myself several times, usually sort of aloud, before I actually say anything to them. It's a way of getting my words straight since I have horrible social skills and anxiety about interacting with people.

Also, I full-on talk to myself. Especially when I'm in public (like a store). I walk around, talking to myself about what I'm looking for or where I'm going or something/ANYTHING because it distracts me from the previously mentioned anxiety/panic. I often get so lost in talking to myself that I completely miss it if someone else talks to me.

Oh, there's lots more. I'm pretty much made of weird. :-/ But, that's enough. Haha.

 

[Ddgafd]

I talk to myself when I'm playing games or alone watching cartoons in the morning. It helps me overcome my loneliness...*sniff* ;_;

I have this red screwdriver I mess around with when I'm using the computer.

Lastly, I walk back and forth when I'm waiting for something. I can never stand still. If I have to, it makes me feel uncomfortable. Which is why, during class, I'm always swinging my legs or fiddling with my pen or something like that.

 

[liquidsolid]

I talk to myself. Not in public like mumbling like a crazy person but I have full blown conversations with myself when I'm alone.

It helps me gather my thoughts together, verbalizing my thoughts seems to help me come to grips with either what I have to do or what I really want to do. It also helps me practice talking which has resulted in me being rather articulate.

I read a study last year that said that people who talk to themselves are more intelligent. Made me feel less crazy and more unique. No regrets.

 

[Brutal Peanut]

I pull on my earlobe when I am truly nervous, or feel like I am in a vulnerable situation. Not sure how it started.

And I speak out loud a lot. To no one in particular.

 

[Palademon]

I pace around slowly when I think to myself. People find it weird, and apparently it makes them dizzy.

I usually eat food on a plate in a certain order.

When I drink I usually drink the whole glass at once, because I'm either thirsty or being forced to drink by my mother and therefore want to get through with it as fast as possible to not deal with it later.

I never pee standing up.

All the pens in my pencilcase face the same way.

I always have certain tabs open on my browser and always in a certain order.

When I accidentally turn the wrong way when travelling around the house I do my exact movement in opposite to counter act it.

That's all I can think of right now. I don't appear as weird as this sounds, honest.

 

[Marter]

I write a review for about 99% of the movies I watch.

Anyone else do that? ;p

 

[theevilgenius60]

I double check EVERYTHING. Part of it is the paranoia of having thought I did something while not having done it in the past. The other part is my mild OCD forcing me to into twos of everything. It sucks, but it is what it is. Plus I hardly ever miss doing something I'm trying to do anymore.