Post ONE thing about you that no one here would have known..

[redrol]

I like women

I don't really know you dude but this made me laugh pretty good.

[edit] I barefoot hike the mountains around here:

man that's some weird shit right there. Why do you do this? it must hurt LIKE HELL!

Dude, last fall in India I went 15 km barefoot around a mountain with a million of my closest new friends...but there it's a ceremony of rebirth and the mountain is the embodiment of SHiva.

Whoa man, kick ass. Did your feet die and become reborn too?

I have 4 pairs of the vibram fivefingers as well. Love them to death.

 

[Laura]

I have no testicles.

 

[Joeytpg]

I have OCD. I check lights, Taps, Doors, Cooking appliances are off by touching the switch 7 times. I have no idea why, it's a real drain on my time. I only tend to do it when leaving the house and going to sleep, but i spend about an hour out of my day checking stuff. The same applies when writing emails or txt messages. I will have read this numerous times before posting to check for errors and very often I still miss them lol. The worst part is I'm starting to wash my hands too often to the point of getting cracked skin, affecting my playing.

Anybody else got OCD? Cool thread by the way

I saw a documentary on this, it gets pretty bad so watch out.

on a lighter note, I'm sure you read that multiple times before hittinh the "submit" button

 

[sandman]

I've had to put my job on hold...I'm a respiratory therapist but I've become Mr. Mom due to my wife's job. Her job is demanding and requires a good bit of call. So, I take care of our kids and have very little time for guitar, golf, hunting, fishing or any of the other things that I enjoy. I've learned to deal with it but a lot of people scoff at me for being Mr. Mom. They think i'm lazy and just don't want to work, or that I have it easy by staying home with the kids. Stay at home Moms and Dads actually have the hardest job of all. Work 24/7/365. No Pay. No time off. I have few friends. Most of my friends are people i've never met in person. Rigtalkers !! But i'm not complaining at all. I love my family and realize i'm doing the most important thing in life. Being there for my family and having them know that I love them and they can always depend on me. I do keep my respiratory license and continuing education credits current. In case I ever snap and need to go back to work for my sanity, lol...only so many cars/trucks you can crash and so much sesame street before one goes loopy !!

 

[BeZo]

As for the nearly dying 6 years ago - let's just say I'm clean and sober, now into my 6th year

V.

Congrats on that, man. I'm coming up on 6 years sober myself.

 

[RedB4Black]

I was a state champion wrestler in high school


I don't actually play guitar I just like hanging out on gear forums.

 

[HeimBrent]

I drove an 18 wheeler for 14 years, now an IT manager
was an active model railroader for 25 years

I actually knew two of the three. The model railroading was new to me, but I'm pretty sure I read a post where you stated that you had been driving 18-wheelers for 14 years and now is an IT manager. I think it was a thread where you had bought something expensive and people were bashing you abit...

Wierd what the brain decides to remember, isn't it? If it only would start remembering important stuff instead...

 

[HeimBrent]

lady gaga is a guilty pleasure. there, i said it.

Your not alone, mate.

 

[Heritage Softail]

I am an adrenaline junkie a bit. In the navy I was a helmsman and had the extremely intense experience of driving the ship thru 2 hurricanes. No rollercoaster, motorcycle racing, or bungie jumping has ever topped that.

 

[shredi knight]

I have OCD. I check lights, Taps, Doors, Cooking appliances are off by touching the switch 7 times. I have no idea why, it's a real drain on my time. I only tend to do it when leaving the house and going to sleep, but i spend about an hour out of my day checking stuff. The same applies when writing emails or txt messages. I will have read this numerous times before posting to check for errors and very often I still miss them lol. The worst part is I'm starting to wash my hands too often to the point of getting cracked skin, affecting my playing.

Anybody else got OCD? Cool thread by the way

I used to have OCD when I was in my late teens to early 20's (my signature isn't just a joke), but cured myself of it many years ago. This was back in the late 80's/early 90's when you never heard about OCD, so I had no idea WTF was wrong with me. I didn't really have a lot of set rituals, but rather had to do random things that popped into my head at any given time. These usually involved counting and tapping ("Ok, you have to tap both your legs evenly twice with your right hand before you sit down or else something bad is going to happen." - shit like that).

My one set thing I would have to do over and over was turning off knobs, like on a faucet. When I turned the knob off and let it go, if I saw it move back any (or thought I saw it), I would have to turn it again until I was sure it was all the way off. If I didn't, it would drive me nuts. I actually broke the bathroom faucet at my mom & dad's house once because I turned the knob too much and it cracked.

One night I was at work and about to do one of my improvisational tapping/counting routines and I thought to myself, "I'm sick of this. If I do these taps right the first time, I can't do any of this stupid shit ever again. If I do, THAT will mean something bad is going to happen.". I did them "right" and that was it- the OCD was gone. I turned it on itself and cured my OCD with OCD.

 

[degenaro]

I like women

I don't really know you dude but this made me laugh pretty good.

[edit] I barefoot hike the mountains around here:

man that's some weird shit right there. Why do you do this? it must hurt LIKE HELL!

Dude, last fall in India I went 15 km barefoot around a mountain with a million of my closest new friends...but there it's a ceremony of rebirth and the mountain is the embodiment of SHiva.

Whoa man, kick ass. Did your feet die and become reborn too?

I have 4 pairs of the vibram fivefingers as well. Love them to death.

Rebirth of my feet's skin...hell yeah. My feet hurt pretty bad after that but it wasn't unbearable.
I'm glad to hear that about the VFF I actually just had ordered a pair of their KSO.

 

[MiKeGTR]

I have OCD. I check lights, Taps, Doors, Cooking appliances are off by touching the switch 7 times. I have no idea why, it's a real drain on my time. I only tend to do it when leaving the house and going to sleep, but i spend about an hour out of my day checking stuff. The same applies when writing emails or txt messages. I will have read this numerous times before posting to check for errors and very often I still miss them lol. The worst part is I'm starting to wash my hands too often to the point of getting cracked skin, affecting my playing.

Anybody else got OCD? Cool thread by the way

I used to have OCD when I was in my late teens to early 20's (my signature isn't just a joke), but cured myself of it many years ago. This was back in the late 80's/early 90's when you never heard about OCD, so I had no idea WTF was wrong with me. I didn't really have a lot of set rituals, but rather had to do random things that popped into my head at any given time. These usually involved counting and tapping ("Ok, you have to tap both your legs evenly twice with your right hand before you sit down or else something bad is going to happen." - shit like that).

My one set thing I would have to do over and over was turning off knobs, like on a faucet. When I turned the knob off and let it go, if I saw it move back any (or thought I saw it), I would have to turn it again until I was sure it was all the way off. If I didn't, it would drive me nuts. I actually broke the bathroom faucet at my mom & dad's house once because I turned the knob too much and it cracked.

One night I was at work and about to do one of my improvisational tapping/counting routines and I thought to myself, "I'm sick of this. If I do these taps right the first time, I can't do any of this stupid shit ever again. If I do, THAT will mean something bad is going to happen.". I did them "right" and that was it- the OCD was gone. I turned it on itself and cured my OCD with OCD.

Thanks for the insight, glad to see i'm not the only one lol. I get what you mean with the faucets, If it doesn't 'FEEL' right when i turn it off i keep checking, even if I can see there is NO water flowing lol. Its such a drag and becoming unbelievably stressful. It all kinda started when I came home from College and my Mother had left the Gas running on the Stove, My Dog was High as a Kite haha :-D Even so, I've allowed it to get worse, I Have to stop, it's only from talking about it on here I've realized how bad it's become.

 

[TeleBlaster]

I have no testicles.

 

[Beyond Black]

I have no testicles.

 

[Ventura]

I have OCD. I check lights, Taps, Doors, Cooking appliances are off by touching the switch 7 times. I have no idea why, it's a real drain on my time. I only tend to do it when leaving the house and going to sleep, but i spend about an hour out of my day checking stuff. The same applies when writing emails or txt messages. I will have read this numerous times before posting to check for errors and very often I still miss them lol. The worst part is I'm starting to wash my hands too often to the point of getting cracked skin, affecting my playing.

Anybody else got OCD? Cool thread by the way

I used to have OCD when I was in my late teens to early 20's (my signature isn't just a joke), but cured myself of it many years ago. This was back in the late 80's/early 90's when you never heard about OCD, so I had no idea WTF was wrong with me. I didn't really have a lot of set rituals, but rather had to do random things that popped into my head at any given time. These usually involved counting and tapping ("Ok, you have to tap both your legs evenly twice with your right hand before you sit down or else something bad is going to happen." - shit like that).

My one set thing I would have to do over and over was turning off knobs, like on a faucet. When I turned the knob off and let it go, if I saw it move back any (or thought I saw it), I would have to turn it again until I was sure it was all the way off. If I didn't, it would drive me nuts. I actually broke the bathroom faucet at my mom & dad's house once because I turned the knob too much and it cracked.

One night I was at work and about to do one of my improvisational tapping/counting routines and I thought to myself, "I'm sick of this. If I do these taps right the first time, I can't do any of this stupid shit ever again. If I do, THAT will mean something bad is going to happen.". I did them "right" and that was it- the OCD was gone. I turned it on itself and cured my OCD with OCD.

Thanks for the insight, glad to see i'm not the only one lol. I get what you mean with the faucets, If it doesn't 'FEEL' right when i turn it off i keep checking, even if I can see there is NO water flowing lol. Its such a drag and becoming unbelievably stressful. It all kinda started when I came home from College and my Mother had left the Gas running on the Stove, My Dog was High as a Kite haha :-D Even so, I've allowed it to get worse, I Have to stop, it's only from talking about it on here I've realized how bad it's become.

I had what would be considered OCD back in the day, and much of it - in retrospect - was due to my own intoxications and insecurities. I had a broken nut, and didn't really get that at that time in my life. I used to have to go to the underground parkade, like, 4 times to make sure my car was armed; have to lock the door to my home 5 or 6 times; had to dust, rearrange the magazines, dust again, and rearrange again. It was incredible when I think about it - I mean, I was super uber neat and tidy, but it was all this 'control' thing that I had no idea was actually going on. There've been times in my life where underlying circumstances have created this intangible and sometimes unconscious stress or inner-friction. It's during these times, my propensity to clean like a maniac went sky high. As did the checking of the door locks, the lights, the everything; washing my hands dozens of times, wrong towel, good towel, wash again, check car alarm, lock patio door....!! A lot has changed since then, most certainly the fact that I'm not gobbling back oodles of toxins thinking I ain't got a problem. Secondly, I'm straight up now, I don't fuck around when it comes to the truth being the truth - no bullshitting. I think even white lies get under our unconscious self and start to eat us alive. Maybe it's just me, but I have a very honest approach to life now, and I don't give a shit if someone gets offended when asking my input or opinion.

I've surrendered to many, if not ALL things, out of my control. And with that has come immense freedom.

Mo

 

[Beyond Black]

I am a lesbian trapped in a man's body.

 

[base341]

I was a professional skydiver for 6+ years in Hawaii, 94-2000.
I'm a Tandem master, Aff instructor, Videographer, and Parachute rigger. I have logged over 5200 skydives as well as about 50 Base jumps.

 

[vultures]

I have no real friends, my life is literally the movie I Love You Man

Same here. Must be a personality flaw on my part. I get along with most everyone but I always manage to keep a good bit of space. Always have. I have acquaintances, people I share common interests with. As far as "friends" maybe 1, lives about 4 states away and I talk to him 4-5 times year. Thing is, I've always known it, and it doesn't really bother me. But I guess it does, or I wouldn't be posting it on a forum for everyone to read

Bothers me, but what the hell, I get along with people on xbox better than I do people in person. I need a match.com for bromance.

 

[Tawlks]

I've NEVER done drugs.... not even pot.

Same.

 

[Tawlks]

I have no real friends, my life is literally the movie I Love You Man

Same here. Must be a personality flaw on my part. I get along with most everyone but I always manage to keep a good bit of space. Always have. I have acquaintances, people I share common interests with. As far as "friends" maybe 1, lives about 4 states away and I talk to him 4-5 times year. Thing is, I've always known it, and it doesn't really bother me. But I guess it does, or I wouldn't be posting it on a forum for everyone to read

I'm exactly the same.. I find it really easy to meet people. I'm really friendly and easily aproachable, but I feel uncomfortable in crowded places like parties and I have a hard time trusting people enough to be real 'friends'. I have lots of 'mates' but onely a handful of real friends, I like my personal space.

I've never been on a 'real date' (Dinner, etc, you know what I mean)

I hate valentines day. I openly told my girlfriend this year that I didn't want to celebrate it. My gift to her was a packet of her favourite cigarettes and we didn't see eachother for more than an hour on that day.

I was single for 2 years (from 15-17, that's a long time at my age) before going out with my current girlfriend, and honestly, I won't say this to her but the fact that she lets me have my space and that she doesn't have to really know anything about me beyond the surface is probably the main reason why we're together.