1.) I chew my fingernails with all of the single-minded fervor of a fat redneck going after BBQ’d ribs. I do not do it constantly, and sometimes I will go a day or two without doing it, but when I do, it’s for hours at a time.
2.) I wear Boxers as opposed to Briefs, but I almost always wear two pairs of boxers at a time.
3.) I do a spot-on impersonation of Julia Child, but nobody except for my Wife and my Mother is allowed to hear it, too embarassing. This is especially true because I have a somewhat deep voice.
4.) I make multiple trips for food at dinnertime to avoid over-eating, because if I put something on my plate, I must eat it.
5.) The syllables of the words of my accessories (ex. wedding ring, earrings) and the stuff I am carrying in my pockets, (ex. keys, wallet) must always add up to an even number. If they do not add up to an even number, I’ll grab a one or three syllable item that I don’t particularly need.
When I go out, I try to carry everything on my person because otherwise I will lose them, thinks like keys, billfold, cellphone, tissue. That’s why I always make sure that the clothes I buy have pockets.
I am orthorexic, very concerned about eating right. I follow two diets: The Zone and Eat Right for Your Type, and I take some ER4YT supplements.
I enjoy it when the chickens get out of their fenced area and roam around the yards here. The assistant manager was talking about clipping one wing on each chicken, but they never did. I thought it seemed cruel.
I like to do my own housecleaning because it helps me figure out where things are and how to deal with clutter. Whenever I think about hiring a maid, I find that I can’t imagine another person dealing with stuff that has to be organized. Anyway, I spend two days to a week on each room, and I only clean every three to six months. The last time I cleaned I found stuff that had been lost for three years. Lol. I have tried to downsize and simplify, but I have this pattern of just creating more stuff to organize. Is this the opposite of entropy I wonder?
A lot of these “confession” are idiosyncracies. In fifth grade our teacher taught us that word, and her example was that she always put her hose on her left foot first. Another teacher always hung socks on the clothesline by the heel instead of the toe. I like to cover walls with furniture and shelves on the floor, but I like to leave space between pictures and wall hangings higher up. I have a predilection for natural woods, earth colors, and eclectic or various kinds of furniture which make a room interesting and aesthetically pleasing. However, the furniture also has to be sturdy and functional. Luckily, there’s a great antique warehouse nearby where I’ve been able to get exactly what I want. Life is good.
I have to have the volume of my TV / stereo / iPod / etc at an even number.
I organise my records and cd’s in alphabetical order first, then chronological. However I also store relevant artists next to each other, for instance John Lennon gets kept next to the Beatles, rather than in his own section within ‘J’.
I don’t like cream.
If I start watching a film, I HAVE to watch it all. Doesn’t matter if I’ve seen it 20 times before or if I have it on DVD, I need to watch it all the way through.
I wonder what’s with the penchant for even numbers. I’m more of an oddie myself, though I can favor evens sometimes, lol. I remember when I was a child that I decided to make one and four my favorite numbers, which was very convenient for walking steps without favoring one foot over the other. It was kind of weird later on when my job number came out to be 104, though. I used to count the steps that way to make sure I landed on the right number, which sounds pretty OC come to think of it. For some reason, I lost that habit after awhile.
I count my steps everywhere I go. Most of the time I don’t even realize I’m doing it, but then I’ll gradually become aware - suddenly hear myself going, “Seven-hundred-and-forty-two, seven-hundred-and-forty-three…”
Most of the responses here are tinged with some form of OC behavior. I’ve tried to think of somethingI do that might be called wierd, but didn’t come up with anything. Does stupid count? I do lots of stupid shit.
One time when I was taking a bath the lights went out. I thought about getting out, but I was way too comfortable so I stayed in. It was actually quite nice. Now I sometimes take baths in the dark.
I once took a squat in the curl rack, now I’m no longer allowed at any YMCA in America.
Blurred,
I eat Skittles one at a time after first dividing them into colors. I also eat the colors one at a time. The funny thing is, I have no problem just dumping any other similar candy into my hand and eating it.
HumeGotItRight,
I also have to have the volume at an even number.
I do the same thing with CD’s, except I’m strictly alphabetical order first by name, then title of the album.
I love Cream, Eric Clapton is one of the greatest guitarists to ever live.
XZC (Again),
I like to shower in the dark. I do it whenever I can.
Tentative,
A previous thread has established that most of the posters on here are INTJ’s, maybe this is a good basis for a study as to whether INTJ’s, in general, or Philosophers, specifically, are more prone to have a touch of the OCD.
Blurred,
Forty-Seven, Sixty-Two, One-Hundred and Eighty-Three. I hope that I happen to run into you one day so I can throw you off your count. LOL
Tab,
Well-played, as always.
Jonquil,
I’ve never counted my steps, maybe I should start…
Okay, another weird confession - or maybe a guilty pleasure? I think Tenacious D is amazing. I know they’re goofy…downright stupid sometimes, really…their lyrics are ridiculous most of the time…but is it just me, or can Jack Black sing like a mofo, and Kyle Gass play the shit out of acoustic guitar? C’mon…
Their self-titled album kills me, it is too funny. LMAO my friend Dionne and I can both quote the entire JB flip-out moment, and enjoy doing so loudly, in public…yeah, we’re stupid like that. But oh god, it’s funny…
The flip-out begins at, “SHUT UP! Fuck you! You fuckin’ dick!”
I like to squat in the curl rack
