This morning on my way to work, I was thinking of all the odd little hang-ups that I have. I am sure that they end up effecting my social life in some ways. My husband thinks that they are funny. I find them annoying. These are the ones that I have identified:
1) I hate people eating with their mouth open, especially if it is crunching something
2) I hate people cracking their knuckles (this comes from having arthritis)
3) Having something obscure my line of sight. (people who eat lunch with me know this, and I am the only person I know who freaks outs about it.) So, don't stand your lunch bag up in front of you and think that I will still be able to talk to you.
4) Details drive me insane. My husband has broken small things in the house (like a door casing, removed a couple screws from a side light) and it drives me insane. Big things don't typically bother me too much, but small things do. (Desk is a mess and I'm OK..... lose my favorite pen and all hell breaks loose)
5) Feet. I don't like them. I have come to terms with my own. However, the only time that they see the light of day is if they have had a pedicure. Men wearing sandals with long toenails just creeps me out. Luckily, my husband hates sandals and wears socks when he doesn't have shoes on. Otherwise, it's dark when his feet are free.
6) I can't eat meat if it's still on the bone. I really don't eat much meat, anyway, but having it on the bone bothers me. I typically can pick most of the chicken off the bone and be alright, but watching people pull meat off the bone with their teeth makes me ill.
7) I can't walk through a dark room. I have to turn the lights on. Not being able to see drives me nuts.
Then, there is my obsessive compulsive side:
1) I check a curling iron 3 times to make sure that it is off. Not once or twice, but three times. (No reason why)
2) I do the same with the coffee maker
3) My Mom watches my daughter while I work. Since I typically leave early, she sleeps in the spare bedroom until my daughter wakes up. One morning she wasn't there. We didn't realize it until we were pulling out of the garage. I now check for her coat and car 3 times before leaving. I have pulled back into the drive to check again in the past.
4) My fingernails are a big issue. I pick at them. I don't even know that I do it. The only way I can stop is my having fake nails applied.
5) Before I leave the house, I have to make two trips around to make sure that all lights are off and all doors are locked.
OK, so I think that I am working on insanity here (I'm a psychologists dream, I'm sure). Anyone else have any hang-ups like that?