"Why do I keep doing this?" Small mannerisms of yourself that annoy you

[Lord Mountbatten Reborn]

I must press controller buttons in certain order.
My playing order games must not be disturbed without my express consent, or I am angry.
Whenever someone says "hello" to me I keep doing a politician hand-raise.
I have to complain about someone instantly to whoever I'm with.
And yes, the instant reload.

 

[Madcat555]

I love The Escapist, I don't feel so weird anymore!
I do the reloading thing too, although I always saw It as better than being out, so I intend to keep it.

I am also plagued with acne (probably in no small part due to the fact that I can't help touching my face, I just don't even notice myself doing it, either I'm picking at something or scratching or rubbing or... you get the idea.

I can't sleep without pitch darkness unless I'm really wiped, and no matter how much I love my music I can't play it while I sleep or I wake up in the middle of the night and its just sounds awful to me and I turn it off.

I look at my watch and then wonder what time it is, and sometimes after I look at my watch again it occurs to me that at neither time did I actually mentally register the bloody TIME.

I have no fear of any insect or animal with poison or bites and such because I rationally know to treat them with respect and I'll be fine.... yet earwigs scare the bejeezus out of me.

 

[Jim Grim]

Sometimes I say hello to inanimate objects or characters on screen.
Sometimes when I blink at things I have to blink 4 times at the same spot.

 

[Ren3004]

Licking my lips. It's annoying because my new Genetics teacher does the same and I don't want him to think I'm mocking him. Last year I had a teacher who was always raising his eyebrow's and I couldn't help doing the same. It's annoying.

 

[Dapsen]

I crack my knuckles.
I do the thinking chin rub when i get nervous.
I always have to tap things, and this is the part that i hate the most.
When i for example tap my feet against the floor, the amount of taps on each foot has to be symetrical, thus i will go on tapping the subtitles on tv, and evrything said around until i catch myself, and bring it to a stop next time the symmetry is right.
and i really hate that one

 

[metalmmaniac]

nail biting, i like having things symmetrical, and round numbers (ie my tv volume always has to be at some interval of 5..)

its standard healthy practice, but I wash my hands excessivly while cooking. mainly after touching any kind of meat, even if its fully cooked

and i have this weird thing where I'll lick my lips, then wipe off excess saliva with my fingers, but if i wipe off too much or too little i'll do it again and again and again until its perfect

 

[LockHeart]

I have this habit of thinking back over my day and then worrying about stupid trivial things that I think might annoy people. It's really annoying. There's also a 50% chance of my brain moving faster than my mouth and spewing out unintelligible gibberish.

 

[lizards]

i go into stages of deep thought when im thinking about something and i mean deep stuff to the point where im thinking about its effect 5 years from now

 

[Fruitloops89]

Lately I have been stoking my beard, but that is only because this is my first time growing one so big and it has to go soon.

 

[Jaywebbs]

I am a perfectionist bordering on OCD with everything... Except my room

 

[Arschelon]

I'm always snapping my fingers, whistling, or daydreaming, I just can't help thinking about all the possibilities. I bother myself with what I could have done and what might happen all the time.
Nail biting, reloading after every kill, and a need for symmetry here too.

 

[cloudywolf13]

I'm always back-seat gaming, and it makes me a hypocrite because I can't stand when other people do that.