Do you have any weird "ticks?"

ZR388 said:

Ticks, habits, things you do without realizing it.

As an example, when I get bored and I'm in a good mood I start to sing, usually to myself and only when I'm alone, but it's something I just noticed a couple days ago.

You guys?

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whenever i get water, i open the fridge and peek inside.

Whenever i get shy/nervous,i stutter my words and i blink fast, nothing serious though.

I have loads. I'm a ball of weird tics tbh. The ones that come to mind first though...

When I'm talking to someone online and I'm particularly anxious, I HAVE to make noise. Doesn't have to be actual words, and volume increases with anxiety, usually. If I'm especially nervous about their reply and I can see them typing back, that's when it's just the absolute worst and I have to take my hands off the keyboard and shake it out while making tons of noise. (I might as well just throw on a record and start singing/dancing tbh, it would be a lot less weird looking than what I normally do)

I wiggle a lot also. Like the people who constantly jiggle their leg, but I'm usually on a couch or in a bed (and I'm short af so my legs don't quite reach the ground most of the time anyway if I'm sitting properly in a chair, lol) I just wiggle back and forth a little. I've started bringing earbuds out with me so it looks like I'm bopping my head to music or something. I just need to move around a LOT, even if it's slight little movements like tapping my fingers or whatever.

...This makes me sound like a really antsy five year old omg

Also expressly anxiety-related: If I'm talking to someone I will drink until I'm sick. It gives me something to do with my hands (though I have a spinner ring for this purpose also) and an excuse to pause when I'm talking / cover my face and the like. My partner often has to actually take soda cans away from me because I don't realize it until I've already had waaay too much.

Not at all anxiety related (one of the rare ones haha) would be the fact that I bite my lower lip a ton. Dunno why, just always been something that I do.

I always check the cupboard and the fridge when I go past them. No reason, I barely even really eat anything so it's not to see if there's anything to eat. I just do and always have. It used to drive my mum crazy because she thought I was trying to be the food police or something.

TV volume always has to be on a multiple of 5 as well. It just irritates me for it to be anything else. No real reason for this, it just does. I dunno, anything that's not a multiple of 5 always seems louder or quieter than I want it to be.

I also bit the skin off my lips a lot...And I play with my lips a lot with my hands, generally covering my mouth.

infinikitten said:

It gives me something to do with my hands (though I have a spinner ring for this purpose also)

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I have spinner rings for the same reason. I get really awkward speaking to people and being able to spin 'em and do something with my hands makes me feel better.

I have a bunch of weird ones while waiting on tables

I go through phases of saying certain catchphrases... whether its no worries, no problem, etc... I will probably say this 20 times to you if you are at my table
I click my pen rapidly when I'm standing around, super obnoxious
and I hunch over when I'm putting in a really long and complex order...

I'm sure people think i'm the most awkward thing ever hahaha

i tend to stutter and i talk to myself quite a lot. it's really embarassing, esp. at work...
i also need to have my hands busy somehow, if i'm not holding something or doing something it feels so weird.

Tao said:

I always check the cupboard and the fridge when I go past them. No reason, I barely even really eat anything so it's not to see if there's anything to eat. I just do and always have. It used to drive my mum crazy because she thought I was trying to be the food police or something.

TV volume always has to be on a multiple of 5 as well. It just irritates me for it to be anything else. No real reason for this, it just does. I dunno, anything that's not a multiple of 5 always seems louder or quieter than I want it to be.

I also bit the skin off my lips a lot...And I play with my lips a lot with my hands, generally covering my mouth.





I have spinner rings for the same reason. I get really awkward speaking to people and being able to spin 'em and do something with my hands makes me feel better.

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I do that with the TV volume too!

And yeah, spinner rings are a life saver. Sometimes people look at them like "What the hell are you playing with?" but others think they're pretty cool, and then it's a conversation piece too so it works out on multiple levels

I pinch myself and/or look in the mirror a lot. The reason behind it is called depersonalization disorder. Anyone who doesn't know I have it just thinks I'm strange and/or vain.

I've been legitimately diagnosed with tics.

I've got a vocal tic, a facial tic, and sometimes a breathing tic.

I rub my dead skin off... it happens more when I am nervous, but it's kind of gross and I hate that I do it so much... =[

ok here are a few. i know this is a thread for things you dont really realize but if i dint realize them then how can i post them? so these are just ones ive adopted over the years

- tv volume on multiple of 5
- earphone labelled L goes in left ear, R goes in right ear, and they cant be tangled
- i used to grab tweezers and just pull out my facial hair whilst watching videos/listening to music (dont do it as much now)
- i cbf cleaning (atm anyway) so the stuff on my desk goes on my bed in the day so i can use my desk, and the stuff on my bed goes back to my desk at night so i can sleep. when it goes on my desk it has to be in a specific order/placement or else i can't sleep
- i have a very structured morning routine and if i dont follow it properly, or someone does something so i cant complete all the steps, it takes me longer to become awake
- if someone uses the microwave and doesnt let the timer run out and then dont reset the timer it makes me so mad i literally wanna pick my microwave up and throw it at the person who didnt reset the timer

if i think of more i will post

Jake. said:

- if someone uses the microwave and doesnt let the timer run out and then dont reset the timer it makes me so mad i literally wanna pick my microwave up and throw it at the person who didnt reset the timer

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My roommate does this every single time she uses the microwave and it makes me so friggin angry. I feel your pain.

I always stop the microwave at 0:01 to stop it from beeping.

Saylor said:

I do this too! Even when it's just someone who I really like talking to and they talk to me, I'll get so happy and I'll usually get up and start smiling and pace around a bit.

I also tend to play with my hair when I don't have anything else to do with my hands so by the end of the day it probably usually looks sort of messy, and in the rare instances when I actually wear glasses I always try to push them up with my fingers even when they're already on.

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I forgot to mention that I do this one when I get inspired or someone says something nice to me. Whenever I get excited about something on my laptop, I stand up, do a random speed walk loop of my bedroom, and then sit down and continue what I was doing like nothing happened.

Weird stuff you don't need to know... and when I am thinking, I read and take other people's ideas without noticing

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Jake. said:

ok here are a few. i know this is a thread for things you dont really realize but if i dint realize them then how can i post them? so these are just ones ive adopted over the years

- tv volume on multiple of 5, my mum needs it on an even number
- earphone labelled L goes in left ear, R goes in right ear, and they cant be tangled, yep
- i used to grab tweezers and just pull out my facial hair whilst watching videos/listening to music (dont do it as much now), when I was 7, I pulled out my eyebrow hairs for fun
- i cbf cleaning (atm anyway) so the stuff on my desk goes on my bed in the day so i can use my desk, and the stuff on my bed goes back to my desk at night so i can sleep. when it goes on my desk it has to be in a specific order/placement or else i can't sleep, yep
- i have a very structured morning routine and if i dont follow it properly, or someone does something so i cant complete all the steps, it takes me longer to become awake, not really, well....a tiny bit
- if someone uses the microwave and doesnt let the timer run out and then dont reset the timer it makes me so mad i literally wanna pick my microwave up and throw it at the person who didnt reset the timer, I don't care, unless it's my bro or mum who did it

if i think of more i will post

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Okay

Major problems:
-When everybody acts overly sensitive about everything. Like, relax.
-People shoving their opinions down others' throats. You can argue your point a bit, but don't force it onto others.
-Specifically trying to annoy somebody. Nobody likes that, it's not necessary, and we all have better things to do.
-Jumping to conclusions. I've gotten into this situation countless times with teachers, and it's not right.
-Gossip. The things I've heard about other people could fill a Mean Girls burn book.
-Just because somebody goes through a tough time doesn't make them any less of a jerk.

Pet peeves:
-Overdoing selfies. I'm fine with like one or two selfies per day, but they're JUST SELFIES. They DON'T have a deeper meaning, so don't act like they do.
-Vacation pictures. The best way to get people jealous online.
-STOP TALKING. What part of it do you not understand? (I'm not even a teacher and this gives me hell.)

I always feel the need to lock a door every time I leave. Even if it's for 30 seconds.

I unconsciously fiddle with everything I'm holding, suppose it helps me concentrate or distracts from nerves? If you hand me a bus ticket, within 10 seconds it'll be crinkled up >.<
Whenever I have to look in the mirror to do my hair or what have you, I have to have my arms covered, and a pillow covering my legs bc I'm so grossed out by myself :c
I also touch my earlobes/mess with my inner ear piercings a lot.

I tend to puff up my cheeks when I'm trying to solve a problem.

FoxWolf64 said:

Major problems:
-When everybody acts overly sensitive about everything. Like, relax.
-People shoving their opinions down others' throats. You can argue your point a bit, but don't force it onto others.
-Specifically trying to annoy somebody. Nobody likes that, it's not necessary, and we all have better things to do.
-Jumping to conclusions. I've gotten into this situation countless times with teachers, and it's not right.
-Gossip. The things I've heard about other people could fill a Mean Girls burn book.
-Just because somebody goes through a tough time doesn't make them any less of a jerk.

Pet peeves:
-Overdoing selfies. I'm fine with like one or two selfies per day, but they're JUST SELFIES. They DON'T have a deeper meaning, so don't act like they do.
-Vacation pictures. The best way to get people jealous online.
-STOP TALKING. What part of it do you not understand? (I'm not even a teacher and this gives me hell.)

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I think you misunderstood the thread topic. Annoyances aren't quirks that you have.