Is it normal that i count my steps to 16?

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For as long as I can remember, I’ve counted my steps. Specifically, I count my steps to the number 16. At my childhood home, there were 16 steps to the second floor. I came up with this way of counting and spelling numbers and their syllables so I would end at 16. It goes “one, two, three, four, five, six, se-ven, eight, n-i-n-e, t-e-n”. I still use it and am particularly (secretly) happy when I move into a new house with the same number of stairs. If anyone else says they do this also, I’ll just shit myself. It seems so bizarre and I’ve never shared it with anyone. Started in elementary school and I’m now in my late 30s.

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  • ellnell
    3 years ago

    Sounds like an OCD-thing.

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  • clitoriajustice
    3 years ago

    i voted not normal because i've never heard of this specific thing, but it's ok that you do it

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  • RoseIsabella
    3 years ago

    https://youtu.be/nGHF2P_USE4

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  • dirtybirdy
    3 years ago

    I count a lot of things. Always have. I count steps as I go up or down, I add the numbers on digital clocks, stuff like that. I used to lock, unlock, lock my door. I stopped doing that though, and light switches...on, off, on. I prefer odd numbers, so I'd never purposely count to 16. 15 or 17 would be better.

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  • dappled
    3 years ago

    It could be a hexadecimal thing. I have a mobile phone contract that's still active despite me not using the number in many years, simply because the number ends 016.

    This is in no way because I'm hopeful that an old girlfriend will leave her husband, suddenly remember me (and my phone number) and ring me out of the blue and say, "Hi - do you want to do that thing we used to do? If so, I'll get the swans, and you get the lube and the sausages".

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  • Tommythecaty
    3 years ago

    Not normal, but is adorable

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  • libertybell
    3 years ago

    Sounds cute!

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  • thepuppet
    3 years ago

    uhhhh i mean we all have quirks. don't think that's "normal" but it's harmless. i think i still have a few habits i kept from when i was young- can't remember them off the top of my head tho.

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