In This Thread We Write About Things We Think We Only Do

[DuB]

I agree that would be an inapropriate use of you're mod powers

[Solarflare]

I have to constantly stop myself from abusing my mod powers to edit other people's posts for spelling/grammar/punctuation errors. Maybe other mods do this too, but I doubt it. i DOnt' mIned, spleing\gRamar/p.uncuaion oin the computer?! I only 'nly crae wnah im editing sutffz

[ElizaLS]

Erible, the same thing happens to me with both things! I see the words people say, too, and when I read, I see a movie!

[Erii]

Erible, the same thing happens to me with both things! I see the words people say, too, and when I read, I see a movie! *highfive* I didn't think many people did those things

[♥Mark]

I have to constantly stop myself from abusing my mod powers to edit other people's posts for spelling/grammar/punctuation errors. Maybe other mods do this too, but I doubt it. Every day of my life.

[Arra]

While listening to my ipod, I have to have a hand on the volume constantly, because I'm always turning it up and down without noticing. It will be too loud and someone's walking by me and I'm afraid they'll hear, so I turn it down, but then it feels too quiet and I like the part of the song, so I turn it up... I don't notice myself because it's half subconscious, until I need to take my hand away and get an overwhelming urge to adjust the volume within seconds.

[Erii]

While listening to my ipod, I have to have a hand on the volume constantly, because I'm always turning it up and down without noticing. It will be too loud and someone's walking by me and I'm afraid they'll hear, so I turn it down, but then it feels too quiet and I like the part of the song, so I turn it up... I don't notice myself because it's half subconscious, until I need to take my hand away and get an overwhelming urge to adjust the volume within seconds. I do the exact thing! I always think people can hear it so I fiddle with it

[khh]

I also do several things "no one else does". Firstly, when I try to sleep I always feel most comfortable with having my arm over/above/on/next to my head, with a slight bend in the elbow to follow the shape of my head. Secondly I will reasonably often have "conversations" with others in my mind, though these more closely resemble monologues as I only think up answers if I'm preparing for an argument or the like. These "conversations" are almost always directed at friends. I never speak out loud though. You know, except for that one time. Lastly I will talk aloud to myself when performing tasks. But it's never directed at anyone, and mostly contains phrases such as "and then we do this with that. and that goes there... " etc (with all the this, there and thats as written). Edit: I guess I should also clearify this "we" I use when talking to myself. Though I am by no means certain, I believe it stems from the mental distinction between "me the one talking" and "me the one listening".

[DeletePlease]

I check this thread to remind myself I'm not that weird after all. At least when compared to the rest of you. :] While listening to my ipod, I have to have a hand on the volume constantly, because I'm always turning it up and down without noticing. It will be too loud and someone's walking by me and I'm afraid they'll hear, so I turn it down, but then it feels too quiet and I like the part of the song, so I turn it up... I don't notice myself because it's half subconscious, until I need to take my hand away and get an overwhelming urge to adjust the volume within seconds. I do that with the tv remote.

[Erii]

hmmm theres some stuff I posted in the "what are your phobias" thread that I could post in here, I just might do that xD I also am extremely OCD, I could go on about that, such as, there has to be odd numbers of exclamation marks, tv volume has to be on an odd number, I have to do things a certain amount of times until it feels right, i have to feel balanced (e.g. getting a highfive with one hand, and not the other, I have to even it out) etc, etc. [edit] here are the things from the phobia thread that fit here. I have to sleep with my feet under the covers not matter what; I fgel like someone will grab them if I don't. I also have to build a barricade of pillows around me to feel safe. I can't stand having a mirror by me when I sleep. I can have a mirror in the room but it has to be in a certain location where I can't see myself while in my bed. It is a fear I have. Once when I stayed at my aunts, I was staying in the extra room on an air mattress on the floor, the room wasn't finished and there was a mirror leaning against the wall, parallel to me. I had to cover it with a blanket because I get so freaked out...seriously, waking up in the middle of the night and seeing a glimpse of yourself in the darkness...it makes me feel like someone else is there. Lastly I will talk aloud to myself when performing tasks. But it's never directed at anyone, and mostly contains phrases such as "and then we do this with that. and that goes there... " etc (with all the this, there and thats as written). Edit: I guess I should also clearify this "we" I use when talking to myself. Though I am by no means certain, I believe it stems from the mental distinction between "me the one talking" and "me the one listening". i posted earlier about how I also do this

[tommo]

I agree that would be an inapropriate use of you're mod powers Do it, Xaq.... i posted earlier about how I also do this That's the point of this thread, I believe; so we can see how other people do things that we think only we do.

[Erii]

I also leave cabinets open,habitually. And people always give me shit about it. And I put down remotes and phones button side down. People get mad at me about that too That's the point of this thread, I believe; so we can see how other people do things that we think only we do. yeah, i was just making a statement on how be both did a similar thing Dx I didn't mean it negatively

[HeavySleeper]

I like to walk when I think. I'm always walking back and forth in my room, thinking about things. I'm sure if anyone walked in and saw me, they'd think I was crazy.

[Philosopher8659]

I like to walk when I think. I'm always walking back and forth in my room, thinking about things. I'm sure if anyone walked in and saw me, they'd think I was crazy. Peripetetic

[tommo]

Peripetetic pery patetic indeed....

[Philosopher8659]

ON Guard!

[HeavySleeper]

Peripetetic Interesting.

[Artelis]

The OP hasn't come back since he started this thread. It leads me to believe he just gave us a silly task and left us here to talk shit and make fools of ourselves. This is my favorite thing to do in IRC - then I come back and read the shit I ignited. It's how I get through my work day. except 75% of the time this results in a minute of discussion before the topic naturally shifts. NOT AS FUN. Edit: More things - I don't get worked up about grammar/spelling/punctuation I USED to spell words out in my head as I read them or had an internal dialog with myself. Finally got rid of that annoying habit.

[Erii]

@heavysleeper I also do the pacing thing Oh this might have been mentioned but if I intend on telling someone something, I always say it to myself like I'm talkin to them, usually in the mirror and re enact it. I always catch myself doing this

[Savy]

Hmm I have to have all the closets and doors shut before I go to sleep, I habitually eat my food one type at a time (ex. peas -> carrots -> steak) and I also fiddle with my iPod volume, but I do it because I get worried I may be breathing too loudly. Yea. >.>

[sloth]

Whenever I have made a sand castle on a random car in a parking lot I always pretend that the ketchup has been activated with centralized harmonic variables.

[greenhavoc]

I've never read a whole thread all the way through to see if what i'm saying has already been said. I poke fun at people who can't spell even though I can't spell either. When I go for a walk and listen to my mp3 I fantasize about being more important/cool than I really am. I secretly wish the like option on this site made that *ploop sound an achievement makes when you unlock it. Also, I know everything except what the hell sloth ^ is talking about.

[sloth]

I have to limit how far my thoughts go, because once I did not, and developed psychosis.

[Philosopher8659]

I have to limit how far my thoughts go, because once I did not, and developed psychosis. One can cure psychosis by a simple denial of reality.

[Tara]

There are very few things in this thread I haven't done. - I fantasize about specific ghosts and boogeymen to make them less frightening, if I happen to be in some creepy place, that is. Either that, or I at least imagine holding hands with them and going bug hunting or flower picking or just having a really fun conversation. Sometimes I imagine obscure things like fixing a car together. - I have an OCD tick where I rub/push the the cuticle of each thumb with its adjacent index finger, then I use the thumb to rub/push the cuticle of each finger one at a time in a synchronized fashion. Then I slide each thumb along the inside base of the fingers in their respective hands. Then I push my thumbs down between each finger. Then I sometimes do a combination of two or all of these, sometimes I switch up the order, but I do it a lot. Almost every time I'm done typing and I do it almost constantly without realizing it when I'm walking around. It sounds like a lot but the main ritual is over in less than 5 seconds, I just repeat it for a long time. - I clench my butt cheeks as hard as I can and then punch them with all of my strength. I do this mostly while cooking. - I clench my butt cheeks together or individually to music that I'm listening to or making up in my head. - I have abstract imaginings of physical analogies for how my thoughts work in a particular situation. For example, when I was writing out some stream of consciousness blabber in my thread, "writing in a yellow hilroy", I was picking and choosing the "loudest" things in my mind (kind of takes away from stream of consciousness). I imagined a tube going through a slightly bigger tube. The small tube was my conscious train of thought/me choosing words while the bigger tube was my mind and stream of consciousness. The "loud" words in my head appeared as bumps or irregularities on the inside of the big tube, and when the smaller tube whizzed by, it would scrape those bumps off and collect them and I would write them down. This unfortunately happens a lot when I'm trying to portray a thought or opinion or theory on how the world/people/etc work(s). I often have a hard time putting my visual thoughts into words and articulating myself well.