Me? I've recently quit smoking on July 1st, after 8 years. Wanted to know who else has something they've overcome recently/previously and want to share.
I tried to warn you, numerology has a nasty habit of becoming nearly a mental illness of obsession.
I once came across a somewhat disturbing almost cult like community dedicated to numerology.
Some peoples brains just enjoy the sense and order that describing things in numbers and creating patterns can render. It can be almost seductive in a certain way. (Not like a sexy way, but like addictive)
I tried to warn you, numerology has a nasty habit of becoming nearly a mental illness of obsession.
I once came across a somewhat disturbing almost cult like community dedicated to numerology.
Some peoples brains just enjoy the sense and order that describing things in numbers and creating patterns can render. It can be almost seductive in a certain way. (Not like a sexy way, but like addictive)
I think a really bad habit (thats similar to this ) for me, was when I would count EVERYTHING.
I could hear a word like 'tree' and it would be equated to the number 3.
(t = 20th letter in alphabet (2 simplified), R = 18th (9 simplified [8+1]), E = 5th letter, x2 = 10 (1+0=1))
therefore, 2 + 9 + 1 = 3, because 9+any other letter just reverts BACK to the original simplification, so i just ignore it, or i add up the letters that would make 9 (or 18, 27, 36, etc.) together, and simplify it that way.
it fucked me up, but I can do it with ANY word, and i can find mathematical patterns alot easier now. I took the military exam today, and I finished in 15minutes.
I can also do sentences, and some paragraphs.
It's 100% involuntary and I dont know anybody else in my family who does it.
I just really. really. REALLY wish this would end. (Really = 1, try calculating that)