* I have to tuck the duvet up past my ears, because a monster might bite them
* I can't sleep with a foot dangling out the bed in case a monster is under the bed
* Not so much with carpets, but we only have laminate and lino, and I will not go barefoot; I have to wear shoes in the house because I hate lint sticking to my feet. Socks aren't even enough because I tuck my feet up onto the sofa and I don't want the lint around me when I'm sitting down
* I cannot sit on a public toilet seat, or in the home of someone I don't know very well. I have perfected peeing (and pooping) whilst squatting
* If I pee in a public toilet, before I lower my trousers (if wearing trousers) I have to tuck the bottoms into my socks so that they don't trail on the wee-soaked floors
* I can't use the first piece of loo paper on the roll in a public loo, in case the person before me tore it with dirty hands. I toss that piece into the loo then use the next pieces.
* I cannot sit in a bathtub if people I don't know have been in it. Even if I've cleaned it a million times since.
* One of my brother's friends came to eat at our house once, and he was a total skank. We had soup. Since then I haven't been able to use my mum's soup spoons because I'm obsessed that his germs are still there.
* I have to have a towel over the top of my pillow case, even if it's freshly changed, because I hate the smell of them when they're not new anymore. No matter how much you wash them they still smell of head
* I have to get into bed before my OH because I'm scared of being the last one to bed in case something attacks me. His side is currently against the wall, so he has to climb over me to get to his side, but I don't care; I WILL be in bed before him!
* I also refuse to buy the item at the front of the shelf, and opt for the one behind. I worry that people have played around with the one at the front, so it's not "new"
* I can't sleep in the dark unless my OH is there. If he works a night shift I have to have the lamp on
* I eat food one thing at a time; like if I have a roast dinner I will eat the meat, then carrots, then mash, then the yorkshire pud. I never mix them all in one mouthful, and don't comprehend why anyone would
* I hate bones - I hate people touching my breastbone, my shoulderblade, my knee, my shin. I just hate the feeling of it. I also hate people sticking their finger in my belly button. Makes me feel sick. Unfortunately OH thinks it's hilarious and has taught LO how to do it
* I cannot sleep in the car, in case the driver falls asleep and I need to wake them up. I'm paranoid of people falling asleep at the wheel (my dad did when I was young), so if other people are sleeping, I force myself to stay awake so there is always someone to keep them company.
Damn it, I've looked through a load of comments already, so they've reminded me of my own weird things, and now I look like a right mental case