What are your idiosyncracies?

[baronessvon]

Personally, I just keep plans for the zombie apocalypse written and ready, even though I wouldn't want to be alive during it.

What "weird" things do you guys do?

 

[FuneralCry]

People I know in real life think of me as weird. I do like visiting cemeteries and people say it is odd going there all the time as nobody I know is buried there. I also over analyse everything, and constantly think about the past which is pointless as those times will never come back. I also hoard lots of items that I do not need. I cannot let go of any of the stuff for some reason. I stay up too late even know I know it makes me feel worse.

 

[Darkmoon Queen]

Is disordered eating an idiosyncrasy? I have a fixation with numbers, have done since forever. And patterns of behaviour. I suffer analysis paralysis, I have vivid nightmares, I sometimes fixate on words or phrases and use them repeatedly. I'm nocturnal. I have a lot of things that put me in the 'weird' box.

 

[DepressedSloth]

I don't believe in free will, inherently existing morality, or inherently existing meaning, value, or purpose, or god. So you could say the lack of belief in such things is a bit of an anomaly.

Is disordered eating an idiosyncrasy? I have a fixation with numbers, have done since forever. And patterns of behaviour. I suffer analysis paralysis, I have vivid nightmares, I sometimes fixate on words or phrases and use them repeatedly. I'm nocturnal. I have a lot of things that put me in the 'weird' box.

analysis paralysis, i relate and also recently have overcome it somewhat. Learn about epistemology, heuristics, and decision making. Learn to set a limit on how much info you attain for decisions and how much time you spend. Save your energy for the important things. Learn to trust your intuition and instincts at least some of the time as it pertains to situations in which such a thing can be trusted. Idk if this helps you, but it helped me quite a bit!

 

[motel rooms]

I'm indifferent to candy. I really like nibbling on guys' earlobes. I hate bread and rice. I hate knick-knacks. Sex with socks on is stupid. Sucking on toes is stupid. I'll suck every part of a guy except his toes & nose.

 

[Darkmoon Queen]

analysis paralysis, i relate and also recently have overcome it somewhat. Learn about epistemology, heuristics, and decision making. Learn to set a limit on how much info you attain for decisions and how much time you spend. Save your energy for the important things. Learn to trust your intuition and instincts at least some of the time as it pertains to situations in which such a thing can be trusted. Idk if this helps you, but it helped me quite a bit!

Huh, thank you, I'll give it a look! I think mine comes from the fact I was only ever seen as valuable for doing things well.. so I developed a fear of messing things up because then there'd be no reason for anyone to be around me. I also used to get closely scrutinised by family and any small error would be massively blown up.

 

[TheHatedOne]

Idk if it's idiosyncrACY but I laugh at r/okbuddyretard or r/skamtebord stuff more than at actual jokes. My worst laughing fit ever was when I laughed at a drawn jar of jam. I also like to watch memes without any sense on repeat, like the one with the average fan guy (hence my username )

 

[DepressedSloth]

Huh, thank you, I'll give it a look! I think mine comes from the fact I was only ever seen as valuable for doing things well.. so I developed a fear of messing things up because then there'd be no reason for anyone to be around me. I also used to get closely scrutinised by family and any small error would be massively blown up.

I just want to hug you.. :/ Damn, that wasn't fair to you. I'm sorry to hear; also have you read about cptsd? Therapy might help you to reajust your self-perception so that you aren't so hard on yourself and so that you can recover from the damage to your self-esteem. I have gone through the exact same shit, parents and family can be cruel.

 

[Shadowplay]

I talk to myself - A LOT. I love working from home - can waffle on.

I have a weird laugh - maybe even more than one. Sometimes I startle myself.

 

[Tamz]

People I know in real life think of me as weird. I do like visiting cemeteries and people say it is odd going there all the time as nobody I know is buried there. I also over analyse everything, and constantly think about the past which is pointless as those times will never come back. I also hoard lots of items that I do not need. I cannot let go of any of the stuff for some reason. I stay up too late even know I know it makes me feel worse.

I could have written this, except the hoarding of things.
I've been told the same regarding going to cemeteries. I find them so peaceful. Nice to just sit and contemplate all things. I don't see anything wrong with it mate.

 

[again_noidea]

I'm indifferent to candy. I really like nibbling on guys' earlobes. I hate bread and rice. I hate knick-knacks. Sex with socks on is stupid. Sucking on toes is stupid. I'll suck every part of a guy except his toes & nose.

but the nose and the toes are good things to suck on, that is, if you are in love with that person. That might be my idiosyncrasy.

 

[Tamz]

I'm indifferent to candy. I really like nibbling on guys' earlobes. I hate bread and rice. I hate knick-knacks. Sex with socks on is stupid. Sucking on toes is stupid. I'll suck every part of a guy except his toes & nose.

Yes, sex with socks on is stupid. Can be quite slippery depending on surface. Lol

 

[OrcWitch]

I have a strong avoidance towards macaroni and cheese. I don't want to be in the same room as it, to smell it or hear it squirming in the bowl, let alone eat it. I think this is more misophonia than idiosyncrasy, but I consider a pot or sauce pan tainted if mac n cheese gets cooked in it. I really just hate the stuff and hate that it exists. It's just rancid and offputting.

 

[xLosthopex]

I guess doing the same thing/routine every single day… even simple things like going to the same cafes every day, sitting in the same spot, ordering the exact same thing… even the staff at a lot of these places have been like to me "how come you're here every day?!"(probably implying: don't you have a life or a job??!") like yeah I do have a job but I need to do the same thing every day to at least give me SOME feeling of control and comfort in my miserable, torturous existence…
Also I guess binging and purging all day every day could be considered an idiosyncrasy

 

[Anxieyote]

I make up movies and tv shows in my head. I even created an elaborate meta-narrative about the reception of my tv shows and movies in an alternate reality, and the reactions I receive from the general public—down to the opinions of my loyal fan base, and unbiased (and biased) critics who weigh in on my works.

I also have an imaginary Twitter profile where my eccentric director persona gets into trouble by being too vocal about his opinions regarding politics, and the critical reception to his works.

 

[motel rooms]

I've been told the same regarding going to cemeteries. I find them so peaceful. Nice to just sit and contemplate all things. I don't see anything wrong with it mate.

Cemeteries are so much fun. Junkies, ghosts, Satanists, cruising... You haven't lived till you've boinked a Satanist against a tombstone, my friend

 

[BottomlessPit]

Sometimes I can spend hours being lost in extremely intense daydreams, much like Fernando Pessoa.

 

[Tamz]

Cemeteries are so much fun. Junkies, ghosts, Satanists, cruising... You haven't lived till you've boinked a Satanist against a tombstone, my friend

Now that would be a brilliant bucket list item.

 

[motel rooms]

Yes, sex with socks on is stupid. Can be quite slippery depending on surface. Lol

Indeed. I almost hurt myself while I was doing a guy in a museum once. Stupid marble floors! All the visitors laughed & laughed, it was so embarrassing.

 

[Tamz]

Indeed. I almost hurt myself while I was doing a guy in a museum once. Stupid marble floors! All the visitors laughed & laughed, it was so embarrassing.

Wow that takes some skill! What a bunch of inconsiderate people. They clearly don't understand such difficulties.

 

[Makko]

My weirdness is mostly in the non-doing of small things that normal people do, rather than doing things they don't.

 

[shy]

I like to open my windows and let my room cool down till I'm freezing during the winter, makes my tea taste better.

 

[KuriGohan&Kamehameha]

Idk if it's idiosyncrACY but I laugh at r/okbuddyretard or r/skamtebord stuff more than at actual jokes. My worst laughing fit ever was when I laughed at a drawn jar of jam. I also like to watch memes without any sense on repeat, like the one with the average fan guy (hence my username )

 

[Angst Filled Fuck Up]

I suppose the fact that I don't really do anything. There is zero structure or routine in my life. I feel like normal people get up, shower, have breakfast/coffee, go to work, go to the gym, socialize, see family, etc.

I do none of that. I get up, drink diet Coke, smoke cigarettes, watch movies/play games, eat pizza and cookies, j/o, drink alcohol, shower when I have energy, and that's about it. I go for a drive or go to the store occasionally, which is like a big outing for me. I don't have friends and my family lives on another continent. So that's my life.

 

[stygal]

I make up movies and tv shows in my head. I even created an elaborate meta-narrative about the reception of my tv shows and movies in an alternate reality, and the reactions I receive from the general public—down to the opinions of my loyal fan base, and unbiased (and biased) critics who weigh in on my works.

I also have an imaginary Twitter profile where my eccentric director persona gets into trouble by being too vocal about his opinions regarding politics, and the critical reception to his works.

I used to do that in a way...when I was young I had an even more vivid imagination - thinking about being in a movie where I was staring as a human child but actually being an alien sent here to fight off an evil force (a relative) and then being able to return to my home planet.
I imagined that in my daily life there were cameras everywhere and were always watching me and I had to pretend to act normal for the "scenes". When others would criticize me they were actually just criticizing my acting. lol - somewhat confusing but for me it made sense.
Later on I spun it further - just in my head - and imagined epic fights between other "human aliens" and my relatives whereas I slowly became just the observer.
Until I just was the director and looked at everything from the outside as you will - by then my movie had many parts and was kinda evolving with time as everyone was getting older.
It was an interesting dynamic for sure.
Just like you I imagined peoples reactions to it as well - because at some point I was satisfied with the result and even had a literal "premier" in my head where I would attend and finally show the first part after many years of production. lol.

So, I can definitely relate to your "daydream" even if mine was a little less in-depth.

 

[Darkmoon Queen]

I just want to hug you.. :/ Damn, that wasn't fair to you. I'm sorry to hear; also have you read about cptsd? Therapy might help you to reajust your self-perception so that you aren't so hard on yourself and so that you can recover from the damage to your self-esteem. I have gone through the exact same shit, parents and family can be cruel.

I've had some therapy, cptsd was never mentioned but we discussed lowering the bar for myself. But whenever I go into new social situations, the damaging belief just gets reinforced. I think I need to convince myself that it doesn't matter either way. :/

 

[aBLEACHyindividual]

Dunno tbh my life is boring

 

[UseItOrLoseIt]

I'm a righty, but fap lefty.
Need right hand for operating the phone. I developed this technique through time and I can't imagine going righty again. I achieved a level of indipendence that permits me to simultaneously do it along with minor house chores, playing melodies on the piano and typing whole messages and posts on various groups and forums.

 

[Bedrock48]

I genuinely like liquorice and I'm scared of mirrors

 

[littlelungs]

Idk if it's idiosyncrACY but I laugh at r/okbuddyretard or r/skamtebord stuff more than at actual jokes. My worst laughing fit ever was when I laughed at a drawn jar of jam. I also like to watch memes without any sense on repeat, like the one with the average fan guy (hence my username )

r/okaybuddyretard makes me laugh, too, and the idea of you laughing at a drawn jar of jam is also a hilarious thought to me.

My sense of humour has also always been a bit "off" in comparison to what generally seems to make people laugh, like people who have fucked up while cooking, a picture of two paper towel rolls in a blue dumpster that looked like Cookie Monster, people drawing pictures of cats while their eyes are closed, a random stack of birdhouses... one time I was in line at the grocery store (back when I could still somewhat manage that) and a glass of some preserved food rolled off the belt and onto the floor and smashed, and a baby in a stroller pointed at it and I couldn't stop laughing no matter how hard I tried. Stuff like that really gets to me, and I find it way funnier than (most) jokes, puns or popular comedy shows. I don't know why, but that's the way it is.

Another thing I can think of off the top of my head is, I absolutely fucking HATE when people lick their finger before touching paper/turning a page. This generally doesn't seem to bother people, but for me, just thinking about it makes me cringe. It's so gross, it leaves a spit dot on the paper and it pisses me off to even see it happening, but it happens so quickly that I can't look away in time. Fuck's sake.

Also, styrofoam peanuts and cotton balls give me the creeps, big-time.