Daily prompt: Which quirky habit annoys you the most, and what quirky habit do you love — in yourself, or others.
Having had OCD for many, many years now I find it difficult to determine which of my habits are related to the OCD and which are just merely habits. I suppose those that cause me anguish, which have to be done again and gain until it is right are probably related to the OCD. The other more trivial habits I assume then are just merely habits.
For me though, the line is thin. I would say the habit/compulsion that I absolutely abhor the most is showering. It is not the actual showering that I dislike so much, but the mind control and how I have to concentrate so early in the morning. If I do not tell myself that I will only be in the shower for not more than 10 minutes, and If I don’t plan that I will first wash my hair etc, then I will get stuck in the shower, and I will be scrubbing my skin, because somehow in the back of my mind I sometimes just cannot get clean enough and will end up not being able to get myself out of there. I will understand if you think this is really silly, if you think it’s totally ridiculous, well then I don’t really care to explain.
My funniest quirk which I like is doodling. It is impossible for me to talk on the phone or just be idle without doodling. I don’t think you will find a diary or notebook which I own that does not have doodles on them 🙂 Above are some random doodles lying on my desk.
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Bottom line are we not entitled to funny habits without these habits being subjected to some ¨educated ¨ analysis.
Quite so Newsy 🙂
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That’s not doodles. That’s art…
Thank you for saying so, Amos.
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I’m a doodler too 🙂
Doodlers are good people 🙂
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I knew immediately you meant to talk about doodling. Lovely doodling at that! It’s neat and has a pattern. 😉
Thanks Tess, glad you like it 🙂
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You have a nice doddle hand. 😀
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I have a weird quirk of using unusual numbers on the microwave and clock. For instance, I never heat stuff up for 1:00. I might choose 58 seconds, or 1:03. And my clock is set for 6:22 am. 🙂
I totally understand that, I also have a number and letters thing.
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This is creepy as it sounds a lot like me – I’m not sure if I have very mild OCD but I also have routines/habits. Getting the order of things correct in the shower is one of them. If I go out of order I stand there confused.
Also with the doodling – once I’ve finished a phone call there will be a work of art I don’t even remember drawing sitting there in front of me!
We are very similar in those ways then DrAli 🙂
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First of all, I think your doodling is quite artistic! 🙂 As for your OCD, you have acknowledged it and that is a step forward in helping yourself. 😉
Thank you so much about the doodling, as far as the OCD goes it is something I have learnt to live with in a way 🙂
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Love your doodles. They show how artistic you are. As for showering, I know quite a few people who spend much longer than fifteen minutes under the water!
Thanks Colline 🙂
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I love your doodles. Can we see more of them? 😀
Thanks, I will post more 🙂
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Just don’t doodle in the shower lol 🙂
Hehehehehe, I’ll try not to 🙂
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I have a friend who did some like 10 thousand doodles while talking on the phone, she presented to a publisher and now she has a book used for some type of psychological studies. How fun is that? I can see yours can become tile designs.
Now that sounds like fun, Valentina 🙂
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So glad I am not the only one Michelle. I think that is why I prefer my bubblebath. 😆
That is one stunning shot Michelle. Your doodles are just awesome and just like Raewyn I would love to see more! Great post and thanks for sharing hon. 😀 *big hugs*
Thanks so much Sonel. I will use them as post pictures, now and then in the future 🙂
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I would love that. Thanks! 😀
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But your doodles are so damn good you could publish them… mine end as a solid block of ink…
I should keep then and make some sort d collage. Thanks Bulldog 🙂
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I too am a doodler when on the phone and in meetings. Another habit I’ve found is when I’m on the phone at work I instinctively go onto the internet and randomly view the news!
I also do te news thing. There seem to be lost od doodlers around 🙂
Doodling is nice and sometimes beautiful pictures emerge. I don’t aactually do it, I am not good with pencils or pens. I love seeing others though!
It is a nice thing to do, thanks Ute 🙂
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Doodling is good for you! And yours are beautiful as others have said.
You are not alone in the shower thing…if I don’t do things in the right order I don’t remember if I washed my hair or not…
Doodling is a good thing, I agree. Sorry you also battle with the shower.
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I would love to be able to doodle like that. For me, even a stick-figure is a challenge, though.
Thanks Col 🙂
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