Sunday, February 02, 2003

 

Seven on Sunday: Seven habits/quirky things/compulsive behavioral acts/mild insanities you'd like to free yourself of:

1. Having to do things in twos, like if I have one sweet, I need two.
2. Similarly, having to do things on both sides of my body, so if I tap the fingers of my left hand on something, I have to do it in the exact same way, only with my right hand.
3. Having to turn off wall sockets that are left on when there is no plug in them. I think one of my friends set me off on this, with no idea of what she was starting!
4. Having to eat my breakfast in the morning with a particular spoon, so if it's in the wash, I can't just have another spoon, I have to wash it up, or else "bad things will happen"
5. My night-time ritual, which isn't as bad as it used to be when I was younger. Back then I used to have to make sure that all the dining room chairs were aligned, as well as the cushions on the sofa. I also had to line up all the remote controls, and do something with the lamps, though I don't remember what. These days I just have to make sure that the lights are off in rooms no-one else is going to go in for the night.
6. The way me and my mother say goodbye, we have to kiss once on one cheek, then the other, then back to the first. Then we have to blow a kiss goodbye. We've done it ever since I was little, and it's one that's held on. It gets a bit embarassing sometimes, like if she's dropping me off at work, but mostly I don't mind it so much.
7. I would also like to just generally stop having panic attacks. I don't get them that often, but they're still awful things. I hate the loss of control they bring with them, and they always come up unexpectedly.

I'm sure there are some I've forgotten. Although, thinking about it, I'm definitely better than when I was younger, I used to have a lot of little "quirks" back then. At least now I don't turn every little thing into some kind of ritual.

posted by Happy Amnesiac 9:01 PM