Hey Pandas, What Is A Unique Habit You Have? (Closed)

I can twist things to make them less negative. My husband once said: "if the cat's sick on the carpet Caro will say "Oh good, no splatter" and if the cat is sick on the parquet Caro will say "Great, at least it's not on the carpet". And it's true, I can turn negativity away from me. I just think it's a survival thing or I might be nuts, .... or possibly both ;).

There is ALWAYS music in my head. Even songs I hate or haven't heard in years, it repeats until I think of a similar song to change it to.

Periodically, I'll shiver for a second or two. I've done it as long as I can remember, but I have no clue why I do it. I'm never cold when it happens either.

Find a quiet spot and play my didgeridoo

I have quite a few little habits, but after a while of wracking my brains I can't think of any of them that would likely be unique. After all, this is the internet... even if I posted some weird s**t like that every morning I woke up at 05:43Hrs, juggled 3 small kittens for 8 minutes whilst the kettle was boiling and then settled down to a nice cup of mud tea you can bet your a**e that half an hour later at least three people would have replied with 'oh, I do that too' and before you know it you're starting an early morning kitten juggling group cause it's a lot more common than you think. xd

I call myself an emotional thermostat. I can change the mood of a person or persons very easily. In my younger years, I used this ability to manipulate people, especially my boyfriends.
(*cringes* I have deep regrets behind my past behaviours)
as a grown adult I use this ability in my life for good. I work in the ICU/critical care. I am known for my ability to cheer up, put people at ease, reduce anxiety, and reduce fear.
I am also very good at being able to pick up nonverbal cues from my sick patients (or anyone really, including animals) I consider these things to be my super powers/gifts.

I count dots and crosses in every sentence I hear or speak as part of my mental health quirks. T and F are crosses, I and J are dots. Here's an example.

'If I fits, I sits.'

This would be: Triple dot cross, dot dot cross.

My apparently "unique" habit is actually stopping at "STOP" signs. I say it's unique because I seldom see ANYBODY, including most Police cars, stop at "STOP" signs. Everybody seems to roll on through at speeds varying from "slow walk" to "hell, nobody's coming so I'm BLASTIING through"! So stopping at these signs is a unique characteristic to me and, judging by the two times I was actually "bumped" from behind, a startling discovery for many of those with whom I, shudder, "share the road".

I like to play with my dog acting like a dog. my friends think it weird

I am not a superstitious person at all, but when boarding a plane I have to touch the outside of the plane, just to the right of the open door. I prefer to hold my hand there for a few seconds, but if necessary just a touch will do. I have been in situations where I didn't get to do that, and I didn't like it one bit. I know it is just a thing, so I don't freak out about not doing it, but I think about it and plan on doing it all the way down the jetway.

I eat the food off of my plate from right to left. I mean, when I am halfway finished with a meal, the right side of the plate has no food on it and the left side hasn't been touched. I don't know why I do this or remember when it started, but it's a habit now. Yes, I know it's weird.

I count; my steps as I walk, ceiling tiles in whatever room I'm in, letters on signs as i pass them, carks in a parking lot, people standing in line ahead of me.

This is another habit I've been trying to get out of recently, but as I'm literally trying to sleep, the last song I was listening to, and it's usually just that one annoying section in the middle, will replay over and over and over again. My mind will do other annoying "replay" moments as well. I once went to bed replaying that one annoying part on a Beatsaber song. More commonly, I will envision a giant keyboard in front of me and literally type out all of my thoughts while verbally spelling them out, as well. I just can't stand it.

I always have to blow through a straw before using it. When I was a kid there was an earwig in my straw and it bit me on my tongue, was numb for a few hours. Even if the straw is wrapped in paper or plastic I still do it.

I'm not sure if it's unique or just annoying, but if anybody, and I mean anybody, makes a grammatically incorrect statement (whether through text or verbal) I will stop myself and correct them, even if it's just in my head. My friends find it annoying and I've been trying to stop since it can come off as rude, but I just can't help myself sometimes.

I remodel people's houses in my head for fun.

I grind my teeth side to side to the beat of songs, either a simple drum pattern or to the rhythm of the vocals. Done it for years, happens multiple times daily without me even realizing I've begun.

I count road kill.

I can write and read backwards and upside down, and can do it differently with each hand. Those things where it says "hold this up to a mirror to read it"? I don't need to.

I'm a slouchy, but I'm very well organized. i won't let any mess, but fine with dirt