Personality Type: THINKER
Myers-Briggs: INTJ
I have many, but here are some:
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Quote from Rainman:
If I am eating a cereal with raisins in it, I eat it in such a way that I will always have a proportionate cereal to raisin ratio at all times.
Similarly, if I am eating a dinner with meat, a vegetable and side dish, I eat the vegetables first, then I eat the rest in such a way that I have a 1:1 ratio of meat to side dish. If the meal is really good (especially if I am eating bread or a roll), I will eat the last bit of meat, side dish, and bread in one fell swoop to savor the diverse cornucopia tapestry of flavors.
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--Me Too! I do EXACTLY that!
* I don't like ice in my drinks. The ONLY exception when I allow ice is if the drink is a Coke and it is from the 2-Liter bottle. I do not drink coke from the fountain nor can - doesn't taste the same.
* I cannot drink water in the morning, nor eat breakfast right away. I have to wait AT LEAST an hour and a half before my stomach wakes up (I am NOT a morning person).
* I count my books by two's at work every morning before I sit down in my chair (I have 12 books)...(mild case of OCD, lol). I think I do it to make sure they are all there. Well, one day they moved me to a new office and I only counted 11 - a book was missing! Til this day it bothers me that one of my books is missing. I may have to buy it again just to keep the count even in the morning. I count all types of things, ceiling tiles, words on signs, etc. I try to figure out the reason WHY people made things a certain way, etc. My brain is always thinking, lol.
* I have to sleep on my stomach with one knee bent like up to my stomach. I find this relieves lower back pressure from an entire day of work and exercise. I am sure I dream in this position, but cannot recall the dream very well in the morning.
* If I want to dream and remember it the next day, I sleep on my back...but sometimes these are NIGHTMARES!
* I systematically brush my teeth. Lower teeth, each side, inside and out, top teeth, each side, inside and out, and brush the tongue last. Repeat.
* Before going to sleep, must check all doors to the outside and make sure they're locked. Blinds must be completely shut - even the slightest crack bothers me and I have to fix it. All doors in every room must be closed. My bedroom door must be closed and locked. If any of these are not done, I will not be able to sleep and have to get up to fix it. This ritual is repeated every night.
* I cannot eat the combination of sunny-side-up eggs and white rice. The combination's taste and smell makes me nauseous.
* I can't sleep without my feet being covered. In the winter, I have to sleep with socks on or my feet will be frozen and I can't sleep.
* The toilet paper roll MUST have the flap facing you - NOT against the wall or cabinet. If I see it the wrong way, I HAVE TO fix it.
* My pillow can only be a MEDIUM 100% cotton one. Anything fluffier, I'll suffocate with my head burried in it, and anything harder, gives me a neck and headache during the night and the morning.
* If it's nighttime and a TV or computer is on, I have to have some background light or I'll get a headache.
* I cannot stand anything with MINT or MINTY. The exception is toothpaste - you spit it out anyway.
* When I was younger, I used to eat ketchup sandwiches - two slices of bread and ketchup in between - that's it! Another thing I used to do is put sugar on my oranges. I HAD to have the sugar evenly made on the orange, or else I would complain that it doesn't have enough and won't eat it! Here's another one when I was younger: Before taking a bath, I would INVESTIGATE the water in the tub and if I found ONE little thing floating in the water, there was NO WAY I was getting in there! I would go tell my mom so she can take it out!
* I MUST take a HOT shower regardless of the weather.
* The objects on my desks must be aligned and organized. Stacking of post-it notes must be perfect and anything "crooked" needs to be repositioned.
* I am right-handed, but eat with my left, i.e. fork in left hand and knife in right. When I ran track, my lead leg in hurdles was left leg. FYI - my dad is a lefty, mom is righty.
* I CANNOT have a ceiling fan or any fan blowing before going to sleep or I will wake up in the morning with a cold, regardless of weather.
* My body temperature MUST stay constant. Any exposure to sudden breeze or change of temperature, i.e. wrist touched a corner of a cold metal table, causes me to sneeze three times in a row. The number of sneezes are proportional to the amount of temperature change.
* After a tough work out, I sneeze. (I think it's because of the change of body temperature).
* When using a public restroom, I DO NOT use the first 4 or 5 squares of tissue. Stall MUST be clean, or I'll find another or hold it. After washing my hands, I cannot touch anything related to the bathroom or I'll go back and wash my hands again..grrr..
* I DETEST dark chocolate. Anything with this flavor, I will throw away (don't care if it's good for you or not).
* Before I buy anything, I MUST research it, compare it, learn about it, etc. on the Internet.
* I have to wash my hands several times a day between different activities.
* When driving and I see a license plate from a different state, I have to think about what brought that person/family to my state and what/how they got here.
* My Gatorade needs to be room temperature, my water needs to be slightly colder than room temperature, but never super cold.
* I have a thing about touching stairway/ escalator rails, doorknobs, pressing buttons that are public, handles, etc. I MUST wash my hands as soon as I can get to water and soap. Whenever possible I use tissue or napkin to touch the thing.
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Quote from lostnfound117:
I'm REALLY embarrassed to admit this one. I've been doing it since I was a little girl. If I have a question about something, like for example, "Does Mike like me?", I'll look at a digitial clock or anything where I see numbers (but usually it's a clock). If the "minutes" are an EVEN number (like 10:06), that means "yes", Mike likes me, and if the minutes are on an ODD number (10:17), that means "no", Mike doesn't like me. I think when I was little, I used to do it b/c I was always so curious and asked myself so many questions.
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--Me too! I did this EXACT thing. Another variation that I would do is try to guess the time, if I was correct then this, if I was wrong then that! Also, I used to guess what color the traffic light was. If it was green-Yes, if red-no.
*When getting in the car and out, I have the same ritual of locking door, start car, put seatbelt on, press brake pedal, take off emergency break, turn on radio, turn on A/C. All this is done super fast. The process is repeated in reverse order when getting out of the car.
*After purchasing more of something, or stocking up on stuff, for example, more soap or toothpaste, I MUST use up all of what I am currently using before opening the new one.
* I am NOT interested in soap operas - there is never any closure. I need closure before I move on to something else, lol.
*I am afraid of heights to a certain degree...when standing on anything higher than three stories high and there is no barrier in front of me, my body beings to sway back and forth, and I begin to lose my balance. For example, if there is a small window, I can look outside and down regardless of how high I am located. But if you make that one of those tall windows that are from ceiling to floor, I cannot get within 3 feet of the window or else I will freak out! And no one better try to "play" and push me a little forward! It seems it's only with standing still with no barrier in front of me by my lower body and higher than three stories that makes me afraid of heights. But I ride rollercoasters though!
*When I request Sweet Tea at a restaurant, I MUST add 4 to 8 packets of sugar to it depending on the level of sweetness it is.
*At a restaurant, I have to request a straw for most of my drinks. If no straw, I have to wipe the edge of the glass all around several times before I drink from it. Same thing for silverware - I MUST clean it several times before eating with it (even if it's already clean).
*At a restaurant, I tear napkins in half. Use one half first and then the other. With each half, I have a systematic way of wiping my mouth. Tap/press both sides of my mouth, folder napkin, repeat and continue this way through the course of the meal until the napkin looks like a little square. If I'm still eating, repeat with other half of napkin. This drives my bf crazy and he says "Why do you tear the napkin in half? There are plenty of napkins if you run out!" LoL!
*If I watch a movie and don't like its ending, I have to close my eyes and finish it the way I want it to be - for closure, lol.