Reading this website IAmNeurotic.com where people can anonymously submit their various neuroses makes me feel positively normal. Here are a few that made me laugh:
- i refuse to capitalize “i” when referring to myself. It seems pretentious to me. i use AbiWord because it doesn’t automatically capitalize “i” for me. When i use Word it takes me forever to type anything because i have to go back and turn all the “I”s into “i”s.
- Every day, I have to touch someone I do not know, like a quick pat on the shoulder or a tap on the back. I try not to make it obvious, like I act like I accidentally bump into someone in the mall. I have no idea why I do this at all. I cannot stay home all day because I have to find someone to touch. Some days I get in my car telling myself I want fast food but actually just have the urge to lightly tap a stranger…
- When he goes to sit on the toilet, one of my housemates removes all of his clothing except his socks and boxers. He does this at varying times of day. He says it’s “a matter of cleanliness.”
Read more here (with a healthy dose of skepticism). I'm sure my exes and close friends can recall my neurotic tendencies, but I'm having a hard time thinking of any... OH! I have one: I have to ALWAYS sleep on the side of the bed nearest to the door. Oh my god... I AM A FREAK.