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What's something you do that nobody really knows about?

Asked by poofandmook (17320points) March 17th, 2009

It’s not a big secret… but it’s not really ever brought up…?

I write children’s poems.

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SpatzieLover's avatar

I’m on Fluther. ;D

TenaciousDenny's avatar

I cuddle the crap out of my cat on a daily basis.

TitsMcGhee's avatar

Masturbate.

And rub off all my makeup instead of using makeup removers, methodically eat Cadbury eggs, walk in time with the music I’m listening to on my iPod, and categorize who I would want to sit next to me on the subway or bus (in a non-discriminatory way, more like “I WANT THAT HOTTIE NEXT TO ME :D way.)

aviona's avatar

Fluther.

Although, I did let my parents in on the fact that I was researching meds and such on a “forum.”

I used to have a lot more weird hidden habits as a kid.

My boyfriend pretty much knew everything. So now there is someone out there that unfortunately knows my secrets. Of course it was good while we were dating. That’s intimacy.

Foolaholic's avatar

I meditate infrequently. I can’t always find time to do it in the day, but if I need to blow steam off, or ponder something, I like to meditate to the band Ragni.

LouisianaGirl's avatar

use my cellphone during class to text my friends that are in my class, my lovely Mama, and my step-mom.

nebule's avatar

I get cranky when given a tall thin mug rather than a fat big one for tea
I get a thrill out of getting regular certificates from my local library for getting books out for my son
I’ve laughed more today than I have in the last month it feels aMAZing
I hardly ever brush my teeth before bed…but always in the morning and my teeth are fine
I love single malt whiskey but it gives me terrible heartburn
I used to get up a 5am to exercise before going to school as a 12 year old and was still fat
Chopin is my favourite composer
I dance on my own on a friday night in my own living room for about two hours – this is my new religion
My biggest fear is being put in a pitch-black room on my own, with nothing or anyone else until the end of time

peyton_farquhar's avatar

nothing I do will ever make my feelings of personal failure go away.

nebule's avatar

@peyton_farquhar fwiw i truly believe that those feelings can go away in time

tiffyandthewall's avatar

fluther.
i write, sometimes. but i usually rip it up later anyhow.
oh, and i totally sing along to she & him songs really loudly when no one’s home.

aviona's avatar

:) I love She & Him.

SuperMouse's avatar

I cannot drink cold drinks out of coffee mugs and I count stairs whenever I am walking up or down them.

sdeutsch's avatar

I eat HoHos in layers (peel off the frosting first, then unroll the cake bit by bit…)
I sing along with the radio in my car (never when someone else is there).
I do pirouettes in the kitchen while I’m waiting for the tea kettle to boil.
I take coloring books and crayons with me on long plane/car trips.
I still sleep with my stuffed moose that I got when I was 8.

I’m pretty sure my husband knows all of these things, but I don’t think anyone else does…

essieness's avatar

I was pregnant once, when I was married, but I miscarried (thank GOD).

It takes me a really long time to get going in the mornings because of Addison’s.

I’m not a Christian but nobody in my family really knows that, or they choose to ignore it.

I am repulsed by men who drive huge trucks, wax their eyebrows, or are generally prettier than me.

I’m flattered when the younger guys at work flirt with me ;)

I’ve never met my birth father, or my half sister.

I hate small talk and generally avoid talking to strangers for that reason. I hate getting to know new people.

MacBean's avatar

@TenaciousDenny Ew. Isn’t that messy?

casheroo's avatar

Definitely how much I masturbate. My husband knows, I’m worse than him about it! lol

Bluefreedom's avatar

A friend of mine taught me how to do Counted Cross Stitching when I was younger and I’ve been doing it on and off for about 20 years now.

aviona's avatar

Ditto @casheroo (except for the husband part)

asmonet's avatar

I always fold bologna in strategic places and have three bites to make two eyes and a shocked mouth.

(:O)

Then I devour my creation whole.

If no one is home, I sometimes laugh maniacally.

Blondesjon's avatar

didn’t you see my answer to this?

asmonet's avatar

Those poor bindlestiffs.

adreamofautumn's avatar

When I eat m&m’s, reese’s pieces, etc. etc. I always break off the all the shell with my teeth before I finish the rest of it. I don’t know why I do it, I just do.

asmonet's avatar

I do that too!

I also push on mild bruises constantly without even thinking about it.
I arrange the push pins on my cork board to look like constellations I’m particularly fond of that week.

asmonet's avatar

I still have a collection of soda can tabs….and since I see the most awesome avatar ever… I should mention I regularly forgo new shows to watch old Little Lulu, Casper, Popeye, and Looney Tunes episodes. :)

TitsMcGhee's avatar

I also have a specific order in which I eat multi colored candies (ie M&Ms, skittles, etc), by color.

Blondesjon's avatar

@adreamofautumn…You do it because it’s awesome in the same way that eating the orange off of a Creamcicle or the root beer off a Root Beer Popsicle is awesome.

asmonet's avatar

With shell candy, I pit them against each other in an epic battle. You push two of them together between your index finger and thumb, whichever has a crack in the shell first is the loser and is eaten. You put the winner off to the side. Repeat through entire bag. When finished. Repeat the process through the winner pile. And continue repeating until you are down to one. You can choose to eat this pic candy, or place it in a jar and continue to collect epic candies until you can have The Great Candy War.

adri027's avatar

Hmm…I have this OCD with door handles.
If I touch water in a bathroom I freak out.
I hate any meat on bone.
I’m kind of crazy.
When I’m high I always think that I’m going to get kid Napped.I don’t tell anyone I’m freaking out though ha
I don’t shave unless I have to I’m trying to keep my skin looking niiiiiicee!

aviona's avatar

I have some mild OCD tendencies as well:
I have to wash my hands after using the bathroom. I’ve tried leaving without washing my hands and I can’t. I guess that’s not such a bad habit, though.
Also, when I’m running and I accidentally scuff one foot on the ground or against my other leg I have to do it with the other one. It’s a balance/symmetry thing.

adreamofautumn's avatar

@Blondesjon I do that too! Something about it is just so satisfying!

Blondesjon's avatar

@adreamofautumnduh, you have effectively, for once in your life, saved the best for last.

skwerl88's avatar

Everything I write I completely rewrite multiple times. But always an even square.
(4, for this, if you were wondering.)

Strauss's avatar

I think about my daughter I have only seen shortly after her birth 23 years ago.

Kayak8's avatar

Well, after reading some of the other OCD selections, I must say I feel a lot better all of a sudden. I count steps. I can only eat M&Ms by equal numbers of the same colors (½ on each side of my mouth), same with peanuts (I can’t have a whole peanut on one side and a ½ on the other). The scuffing thing (same here). Symmetry and balance are the areas in which my OCD screams.

I also watch funerals on You Tube for some reason . . .

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