Odd facts about you!

I love reading "odd" or "unusual" things about people, because I love seeing how people are so different and have unique traits. So please go ahead and share!

One odd thing about me: I have misophonia (literally: hatred of sound) - a disorder that basically means that certain things trigger a very aggressive reaction. For example: when somebody taps their foot or pen repetitively or twirls their hair, I get really anxious, then aggressive and basically want to get violent with them (I never do though :P).

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sockoholic

<~~~was just twirling my hair while tapping a pen on the desk

TheBeerRunner

I obsessively tap or click my pens. I sometimes do it and don't even realize I'm doing it until someone asks me to stop.

*Come at me bro* :laugh:

NoelleS85

I obsessively tap or click my pens. I sometimes do it and don't even realize I'm doing it until someone asks me to stop.

*Come at me bro* :laugh:

OH, stay away from me! :explode:

:laugh:

karylee46

I can shoot a recurve, I used to brew my own beer, I like to line all my clothing and fabric by color.

shellma00

I have 2 toes on my right foot webbed together.

elledeery

- I hang my clothes in order by sleeve length starting at sleeveless and working up to long sleeves and casual graphic tees get folded and stacked by brand name.

- I have a really bad fear of clowns and porcelain dolls

- My hair is 100% my natural color

- I'm not a big talker, I could go on forever in text/message format but I hate the phone and I can be painfully shy

- In high school I was made fun of for being 5'8, to this day I still feel like a butch and not feminine because of it.

- I have 12 years of piano training

NadineSabbagh

One odd thing about me: I have misophonia (literally: hatred of sound) - a disorder that basically means that certain things trigger a very aggressive reaction. For example: when somebody taps their foot or pen repetitively or twirls their hair, I get really anxious, then aggressive and basically want to get violent with them (I never do though :P).

Oh my God, me too! I didn't realise it was a disorder with a name and everything though, I just thought i was weird! I actually want to/feel like I'm going to explode when people make repetitive irritating noises. I have a specific hatred of noises at meal times - chewing, or scraping the plate too many times with the cutlery drives me mad! Loud chopping on chopping boards gets me too... And, like you, foot tapping, pen tapping etc can sometimes make me so angry! Even someone talking to me can make me frustrated if I'm just wanting silence.

Some other odd facts about me -

I have a phobia of butterflies.

I have to take the webcam off the computer every time I use it because I'm so paranoid people can see me!

Everything on my desk, vanity cabinet, bookcase etc is exactly evenly spaced. My room can get quite messy, but anything that's on a surface of something has to be in perfect position.

I have a huge hatred of burping, and I actually can't burp myself!

I get really freaked out whenever I think about the fact that I have a skeleton inside me!

Oh, and my party trick is saying the alphabet backwards in 3 seconds.

:P

Parmcat

I like to vacuum nekkid

I was invited to try out for the Olympic baseball team in 1984, at 14, for the 1988 Olympics. I tore my rotator cuff, and that ended my dream.

I am a published amateur photographer, but have not touched a camera for over a year

rebbylicious

Hmm

I am a numerologist and empath - I do readings at psychic fairs and have one coming up this weekend. I have Never had someone tell me my reading was wrong. Thank goodness wherever I am getting this information isn't giving me false information because my biggest fear is someone standing up and telling me the reading sucked. lol

quirky habits? I say "you know" alot when I am nervous. I live in wisconsin so I am sure you can guess how lovely that sounds.

I check under mattresses and in corners of hotel rooms for pests before I stay in them, I won't travel to new orleans just because of the roach problem and I have family there.

I get obsessed with unsolved murder cases, I research them and try to figure it out. My grandpa was a detective so it's probably a family thing. I already plan to scratch the hell out of any attacker so I can trap lots of dna under my nails. HA ha

Parmcat

- I hang my clothes in order by sleeve length starting at sleeveless and working up to long sleeves and casual graphic tees get folded and stacked by brand name.

- I have a really bad fear of clowns and porcelain dolls

- My hair is 100% my natural color

- I'm not a big talker, I could go on forever in text/message format but I hate the phone and I can be painfully shy

- In high school I was made fun of for being 5'8, to this day I still feel like a butch and not feminine because of it.

- I have 12 years of piano training

5'8 is bang on....no need to worry. And there is more to feeling feminine then height. You have nothing to worry about!

RaineMarie

I can't sleep in an unmade bed. If the bed wasnt made in the morning and it's now bed time, I have to make the bed first before I can go to sleep.

can52398

Rebbylicious...........its a good idea to check for pests when staying someplace else. we once discovered our cruise ship cabin had bed bugs and ever since then we take nothing into a hotel room without checking for bed bugs first.

MyseriMapleleaf

I wear mis-matched socks - on purpose.

My radio/TV volume (assuming it has a digital read) can only be on certain #s: 2, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20... you see the pattern..

I love sex but will not initiate. (Not sure if it's a "fear of rejection" thing or an 'old fashioned' thing..)

I am proud of my big feet. No one asks to borrow my shoes!!

I don't eat meat that in any way resembles it's living form. (Bone in chicken, mostly..)

Saliva is my kryptonite. It hasn't gotten any better. Kissing, slobbering babies, sharing a straw/lollipop with my kids/SOS. And I've worked in child care for 12 years and been a mother for 8 years.

Legs_McGee

- In high school I was made fun of for being 5'8, to this day I still feel like a butch and not feminine because of it.

You were made fun of for being 5'8?! Did you go to a freakishly short school or something? I'm 5'10 and wasn't made fun of for it (maybe I went to a freakishly tall school ..?) At any rate, you certainly shouldn't feel butch about it. Tall girls have long legs .... and those are very nice things to have.

NoelleS85

One odd thing about me: I have misophonia (literally: hatred of sound) - a disorder that basically means that certain things trigger a very aggressive reaction. For example: when somebody taps their foot or pen repetitively or twirls their hair, I get really anxious, then aggressive and basically want to get violent with them (I never do though :P).

Oh my God, me too! I didn't realise it was a disorder with a name and everything though, I just thought i was weird! I actually want to/feel like I'm going to explode when people make repetitive irritating noises. I have a specific hatred of noises at meal times - chewing, or scraping the plate too many times with the cutlery drives me mad! Loud chopping on chopping boards gets me too... And, like you, foot tapping, pen tapping etc can sometimes make me so angry! Even someone talking to me can make me frustrated if I'm just wanting silence.

Some other odd facts about me -

I have a phobia of butterflies.

Yeah, I only just found out about this disorder not too long ago! So nice knowing we're not weird or exaggerating! And OMG, I have a terrible butterfly phobia as well! People think it is funny, me - not so much.

rebbylicious

Rebbylicious...........its a good idea to check for pests when staying someplace else. we once discovered our cruise ship cabin had bed bugs and ever since then we take nothing into a hotel room without checking for bed bugs first.

luckily i never had that happen to me but I watch enough hoarders to be freaked out by it. I read hotel reviews and scan them for pest complaints. I cruise a lot- would you mind telling me what ship that was? Did they move you? I know a lady who discovered bed bugs in her hotel room (it was a high end hotel too) they did nothing except offer her a free drink at starbucks for her lack of sleep. I would have been PISSSED!!

lindsyrox

I don't brush my hair and no one can tell. I bought a hairbrush once but don't know where it is. When I highlight my hair using the cap method I borrow my daughters brush to make sure every little tangle is out first but other than that I never ever brush it.

I also like to smell different peoples body odor, its intriguing.

Never tried tomato (other than ketchup and spaghetti sauce) until the age of 29, and loved it. Had never tried broccoli until the age of 30 and loved it.

MissSharon2013

I am 5'10"...never got made fun of for that.
•I'm married to a black man
•I love to eat raw lemons
•I will turn the dryer back on if I don't feel like getting the clothes out right away
•I worked for NASA (and it was boring)
•Sometimes my right leg shakes and I have to make a conscience effort to stop it

NoelleS85

Rebbylicious...........its a good idea to check for pests when staying someplace else. we once discovered our cruise ship cabin had bed bugs and ever since then we take nothing into a hotel room without checking for bed bugs first.

luckily i never had that happen to me but I watch enough hoarders to be freaked out by it. I read hotel reviews and scan them for pest complaints. I cruise a lot- would you mind telling me what ship that was? Did they move you? I know a lady who discovered bed bugs in her hotel room (it was a high end hotel too) they did nothing except offer her a free drink at starbucks for her lack of sleep. I would have been PISSSED!!

I used to never check. Until I got bed bugs in a hostel room in LA - I was COVERED in bites and took them home - had to go through the process of exterminating them. Ever since, I've been checking every bed thoroughly when I stay at a hotel.

ACepero79

I can shoot a recurve, I used to brew my own beer, I like to line all my clothing and fabric by color.

Nice! I shoot a compound.

ACepero79

I am 5'10"...never got made fun of for that.
•I'm married to a black man
•I love to eat raw lemons
•I will turn the dryer back on if I don't feel like getting the clothes out right away
•I worked for NASA (and it was boring)
•Sometimes my right leg shakes and I have to make a conscience effort to stop it

WOW! I thought I was the only one that did that with the dryer!

elledeery

- In high school I was made fun of for being 5'8, to this day I still feel like a butch and not feminine because of it.

You were made fun of for being 5'8?! Did you go to a freakishly short school or something? I'm 5'10 and wasn't made fun of for it (maybe I went to a freakishly tall school ..?) At any rate, you certainly shouldn't feel butch about it. Tall girls have long legs .... and those are very nice things to have.

Not a school full of freakishly short people, just a school that was 90% jocks and if you weren't 5'5 and shorter or a cheerleader then you were an ugly nobody to those people and were visciously bullied, it was a small town, even the teachers favored jocks over other students and if you didn't talk hockey or rugby you weren't spoken to at all. Thankfully I have nothing to do with any of these people anymore, I haven't even bumped into them since I graduated 8 years ago and I have a wonderful group of friends who aren't stuck up their own behinds and who are all different shapes and sizes so it's all good

CrazyTrackLady

I am the only left handed person in my entire, extended family.

I have an irrational fear of going over bridges if I can see the water below

I am afraid of platforms or any place where I can fall off -- along with a fear that someone will come up and push me from behind.

I have amblyopia -- which means my left eye does not work when both eyes are open. I have had monovision all my life, making it hard to parallel park or do anything that requires depth perception.

I hit the bullseyes in darts often because, due to my eye issue, I barely register the right side of the board when I see it, but can aim well for the center mark.

I sense earthquakes and have a high accuracy rate of the big ones -- where they will hit and how strong they will be.

My most interesting fact:

I have synesthesia. I see and think colors when I hear music. If the colors are in my desired color range, I will enjoy them. If they aren't, I will never, ever, learn to like them. I also get taste sensations from certain songs. Crosby, Stills and Nash's "Change Partners" is always a soft, fuzzy shade of pink and tastes like bubble gum or cotton candy. Nasally country music tastes like metal and comes in as puky, greenish, yellow mustard. Always. The 3/4 time signature (think waltz) is my favorite, favorite time signature because it always puts me in instant relaxation mode.

NoelleS85

My most interesting fact:

I have synesthesia. I see and think colors when I hear music. If the colors are in my desired color range, I will enjoy them. If they aren't, I will never, ever, learn to like them. I also get taste sensations from certain songs. Crosby, Stills and Nash's "Change Partners" is always a soft, fuzzy shade of pink and tastes like bubble gum or cotton candy. Nasally country music tastes like metal and comes in as puky, greenish, yellow mustard. Always. The 3/4 time signature (think waltz) is my favorite, favorite time signature because it always puts me in instant relaxation mode.

This is SO cool (and quite funny also)!! I have never heard of this before, so interesting!

These types of facts are the reason I started this thread, thanks for sharing!

rich347

I have a big behind, I wear baggy pants at the gym and I stand against the wall every chance I get to conceal it

Beckyloo80

I like big butts and I can not lie... No seriously though.... I love Sardines....... LOVE THEM......

her4g63

- Without a car in my garage to work on, I feel empty inside. I have no idea how else to describe it other than something is seriously missing and if I go to long without one, I go into a depressive state

- Regardless of where I am and how many times I've been there, the first thing I do is find all exits and make a mental note of how long it would take me to escape from each of them, if need be

- I have a fear of huge rooms

- Eating ketchup makes my hair feel weird. Don't ask 'cause I can't explain it nor will I try, haha

ShellyBell999

I can shoot a recurve, I used to brew my own beer, I like to line all my clothing and fabric by color.

Nice! I shoot a compound.

Awesome to both of you!

I've had the opportunity to use both years ago.

Now I just shoot squirrels :happy:

CrazyTrackLady

My most interesting fact:

I have synesthesia. I see and think colors when I hear music. If the colors are in my desired color range, I will enjoy them. If they aren't, I will never, ever, learn to like them. I also get taste sensations from certain songs. Crosby, Stills and Nash's "Change Partners" is always a soft, fuzzy shade of pink and tastes like bubble gum or cotton candy. Nasally country music tastes like metal and comes in as puky, greenish, yellow mustard. Always. The 3/4 time signature (think waltz) is my favorite, favorite time signature because it always puts me in instant relaxation mode.

This is SO cool (and quite funny also)!! I have never heard of this before, so interesting!

These types of facts are the reason I started this thread, thanks for sharing!

Thanks! I discovered this entirely by accident one day while teaching poetry. I had asked my students to choose a color of construction paper that matched the "moods" of their poetry they were writing. After 2 minutes of blank stares, I asked "Hold on a sec, doesn't anybody else put moods and colors together like I do?" "Uh, noooooo. Then, as I was playing music for them, I kept saying "this song is soooo purple!". Again, blank stares.

I did a little research and discovered I have sound to color synesthesia. I have actual colors attached to the keys on a piano. Middle C is forest green. It goes up from forest green to red to orange to yellow to white, with varying shades of all in between. Down the scale it goes forest green to blue to purple to maroon to brown to black, again with various shades in between. I have a kaleidoscope of colors swirling around whenever I hear music.

Songs that are in the purple to orange/yellow range are good ones, anything outside of those ranges will either irritate me or hurt my ears. There are also color shades that work and don't work. The country music is a muddled mess of yellows, tans, browns and greens. Together the color shade is a disgusting mess. I also register colors with the vocals. If the singer has a clear, melodic voice (think Steve Perry of Journey), then his color comes in as red to orange all the way to tips of white, depending on the song. The singer in the band Yes or Rush comes in as bright, bright yellowish white and sends ice picks through my brain. I cringe when I hear them. I don't like Steely Dan, because some of their music is so convoluted and has so many things going on at once with it, that I just see this cacophonous mix of colors assaulting my brain.

I also have two siblings with other forms of synesthesia. One of my sisters assigns numbers to letters of the alphabet that are NOT the actual number. For example, L is 8 to her, not the actual number in the sequence. She sees L as 8. One of my brothers has the ability to cook anything he wants, out of "thin air", because the recipes come to him in 3D triangles, with each ingredient filed neatly into its own place and structure. He just sees the ingredient hanging there in thin air and goes and gets it and mixes it in to whatever pot he has grabbed.

BrittBrat1787

-I can lick my elbow. I heard that it was impossible so of course I had to try!

- I tend to think in pictures. I'm always that annoying person with a camera trying to document life.

- When I was little I told my mom that I didn't like to eat raisins because they made my teeth tickle - still do! But oatmeal raisin is one of my favs.

- I like to go to 'my' stores ( like MY Trader Joe's and MY Ralphs) and I seriously dislike to deviate from that and go to the same store in a different location.

- I could eat strawberries all day everyday.