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Anyone else do weird stuff they wouldn't admit to in real life?

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Lorddenning1 · 15/10/2020 13:20

Go easy on me, I know MN can be a hostile time at the minute,,,,
I am currently obsessed with The Handmaids Tale, cant stop watching the series on Prime, and I was lying in the bath having a soak and I started to mimic the lead characters facial movements, and then I though since I have been watching it, I pretend I'm in it, pretending that I am also an oppressed woman and answer to men only etc, is this weird?

I do this with other things like books or other series, it doesn't affect my life, in a crazy way but more like a day dream sort of way and when the kids ask for a snack, i snap out of it. Am I the only weirdo around here, or do have weird things you do that you would never admit to in real life or do I need some professional help :)

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myotherface · 28/10/2020 20:40

Am I the only person who thinks these are all really sweet and funny ways to daydream and escape reality but not strange at all?

PeskyRooks · 28/10/2020 20:50

Hey I do that eating thing @whistlesandbells to me it makes perfect sense so the last mouthful is the best!

uglyface · 28/10/2020 20:52

I have an absurdly good long term memory. I can lose hours in bed at night reliving memories. I can only allow myself to do it occasionally though, or a make myself ill with sadness about the passing of time (like to the point of depression, not eating etc). I remember details like what people were wearing.

HopeWaits · 28/10/2020 21:18

@LagneyandCasey

When I'm alone in the house I watch those crappy Hallmark type movies, particularly the Christmas ones.

They're all the same really. Woman with perfectly curled hair and unsuitable winter coat returns to hometown after 10 years making it big in the city to care for elderly family member. Bumps into high school sweetheart who broke her heart. Falls in love again. Big misunderstanding ensues. Woman goes back to the city. Bf follows her to explain misunderstanding and declare love. Happy ending.

I'd be mortified if anyone found out I watch this stuff. It's sheer easy escapism in a 90 minute package!

Oh my god, I do this too! I thought I was the only one. They are very easy to watch and no one gets hacked to death. This year more than ever I need something easy. I call it "watchable crap". There are millions of them too so I don't have to make any decisions, I just pick the next one.
Theatrically · 28/10/2020 21:33

I get weirdly invested in other people's lives on social media - sometimes they're celebrities but more often they're just acquaintances or people I found through mutual friends. I check in on their profiles regularly, just to see what they've been up to. They're not even particularly interesting people either, but I just like to try and figure out things about them e.g. I spent ages combing through an acquaintance's photos to try and figure out if she had gotten divorced or not. I'm creepy, I know.

I also do that escape planning thing. In university I always tried to sit in the seat closest to the walkway because I wanted to be able to make a quick getaway if something went wrong. I also imagine scenarios disintegrating like in Lord of the Flies or a more orchestrated fight like the Hunger Games and how I'd react and who I think would be untrustworthy.

PodgeBod · 28/10/2020 21:37

When I cook at home alone, I talk out loud like I'm presenting a cookery show. I am far from a chef Blush

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Lorddenning1 · 28/10/2020 22:54

@PeskyRooks but what if you are full and can't finish the best bit?

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APJ1 · 29/10/2020 00:00

I get weirdly invested in other people's lives on social media - sometimes they're celebrities but more often they're just acquaintances or people I found through mutual friends. I check in on their profiles regularly, just to see what they've been up to. They're not even particularly interesting people either, but I just like to try and figure out things about them e.g. I spent ages combing through an acquaintance's photos to try and figure out if she had gotten divorced or not. I'm creepy, I know.

Ha, I could have written all that.

wanderings · 29/10/2020 07:59

@uglyface I too have really good long term memory, especially for childhood: I too remember what people were wearing, and whole conversations. I can't remember what I was doing a week or a month ago, though!

But I do remember that last week, my DH cheered me up with my favourite thing, referenced earlier in this thread: he wrapped some of my Christmas presents, while I kept him company. I still have no idea what he was wrapping: my eyes were safely tucked away behind a funny mask from Claire's Accessories, and I couldn't see a thing.

Lincslady53 · 29/10/2020 08:18

Having just read the thread on Bob Dylan before this one, he has a perfect quote.
'And if my thought-dreams could be seen,
They’d probably put my head in a guillotine'

PeskyRooks · 29/10/2020 08:23

[quote Lorddenning1]@PeskyRooks but what if you are full and can't finish the best bit?[/quote]
I know, this does happen especially when eating a roast dinner! Sometimes I have to make an executive decision to leave a bit of the vegetables but it does irk me to be honest.

PoloNeckKnickers · 29/10/2020 08:33

Whenever I see anyone with prominent or buck teeth, I have to pull my mouth into a weird grin and press my upper teeth onto my lower lip. Wearing masks comes in handy for this quirk of mine.

PoltergeistsOnParade · 29/10/2020 20:11

I just remembered another one. I make up random silly songs about anything. It's usually about the dog when I'm playing with him but I also sing to my food as I prepare it etc. I don't even realise I'm doing it most of the time.

DH is used to the silly songs with the dog but only discovered about me singing to my food when he walked into the kitchen last week to find me singing "bagel, bagel, bagel, I'm toasting you today" to the tune of the Dreidel Song. Blush

(I'm also not Jewish and have no idea how I even know the Dreidel Song, I guess it must have been on a TV show at some point? I can't remember hearing it on anything though.)

Croissantio · 29/10/2020 20:28

@Imissmoominmama

I make escape plans in my head. I used to do it when I worked in school; I’d work out where to take my class if someone came into school to try to harm them.

I do it on walks too; I imagine a big cat stalking me and how I’d deal with it.

I plan disaster strategies all the time.

I’m really weird (but surprisingly cheerful considering all the terrible things I’m imagining).

I do this...its part of my anxiety disorder haha. I know exactly where I will hide in an active shooter situation at my work place and I know exactly how I will save my cat id my house is on fire...
Croissantio · 29/10/2020 20:33

@fluffygreenmonsterhoody

I’m strangely reassured in a way I never thought I’d need to be that I’m not the only one who makes escape plans for every occasion. Also do survival plans in case escape isn’t an / the best option.
Yep! I have come so close to seeing if I fit in the corner cupboard of the kitchen at work in case I need to hide 😅 Also, I mastered opening the window safety latches within a week of working there so I could jump if needed (90% of the people there didn't even know they opened further)
Croissantio · 29/10/2020 20:36

@SnackRussell

I sometimes gallop up the stairs on all fours, like a pony.
Same Grin
1FootInTheRave · 29/10/2020 20:40

I often think about throwing myself off high buildings/crashing the car intentionally/punching someone in the face as they are talking/pushing people down the stairs etc.

I never would. I am not a mean person. I just can't help thinking about it sometimes.

I also do routine checking and certain rituals. And occasionally think that certain thoughts will come true because I thought it. I do have, and am medicated for, OCD.

Croissantio · 29/10/2020 20:43

@Wiredforsound

I like to pull out a few loose hairs on my head when I go anywhere new in case I’m murdered. I think it will help the police track my movements beforehand.
I don't do this but I will probably start doing it because it sounds genius.
EssentialHummus · 29/10/2020 20:44

I’m obsessed with someone on the periphery of my life, and tend to fixate on one person like this for a few years before losing interest and moving on to the next person. Not anyone famous or anything, have never met them, but know everything there is to know about them. I have no idea why I do this but I find it incredibly calming and enjoyable.

Croissantio · 29/10/2020 20:47

I am obsessed with missing people. I am always looking on the Missing People website. I look at who is missing and try to memorise their face just in case I come across them. No idea why or even when I started doing it but I look at each area of the country and see who is "new" since the last time I checked.

Croissantio · 29/10/2020 20:59

Also, I scream as loud as I can sometimes when I'm in the car. Not usually for any reason other than that I like the feeling of being able to do it and my ears ringing afterwards. I just hope no one ever sees it on my dashcam hahaha

CurlsandCurves · 29/10/2020 21:24

In my head I’ve been on a couple of reality tv shows.

I’ve a couple of alternate realities going on as well. As happy as I am, they both require DH to have left me or died, I’m not happy with either possibility.

First reality is I’m in my life as it is now, but also an amazing singer, which is how I’m now making ends meet, given DH is no longer there. Obviously however he’s left, he’s done so leaving me with plenty of cash. I perform on a night to friends who had no idea I had the talent that I do.

Second one, I’m living in my dream country abroad. Which in reality would be way to hot for me but we’ll overlook that. I’m super fit and a lady of leisure who has a gorgeous local man in her life but won’t let him in too much, i value my freedom.

And in everyday life I’m an instagrammer, doing talking stories about my daily routines, cleaning, cooking and my fabulously interesting life.

Callcat · 29/10/2020 21:28

I talk to myself A LOT when my kids are at their dad's. I have all these bit characters that I pretend to be, including a Russian accented moon (inspired by a sketch I saw online aaaages ago). I 'answer' people on the TV, podcasts and YouTube in various accents and personas. I'm fairly awkward and smiley/people pleasing IRL, but as soon as I'm on my own I go full weird comedy. I do it about 40% when the kids are here and they crack up at my other personalities. I'd love to bring my bizzareness more to real life as I know I can be quite funny when I'm relaxed and in flow, but I just can't lean into it!!! Although DP of 3 years is starting to enter my zone of comfort now and I occasionally forget to be 'regular human me' and I do the occasional bit around him. Bless. He has no idea I'm a complete loon yet 😂

Callcat · 29/10/2020 21:35

Oh god and I've just remembered that I have whole imaginary stuck in a cabin in a storm scenes I play out in my head when I can't sleep. They're honed and elaborate.

Callcat · 29/10/2020 21:38

And every time I say someone's name, and certain words, the spelling just appears in my mind. And if I'm walking a long way and it's hard work I repeat the mantra 'I'm going to get to my tubes and loops' based off something I started when I was about 9. I need to leave this thread now 😂