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Have you ever developed a habit that people think you are weird for? Maybe even borderline creepy? If not, I hope you enjoy my embarrassing story of how I discovered my new "pastime."
A few months ago, I was being trained to teach people with injuries or physical deficiencies how to properly walk again, known as "gait training." We spent almost 10 full days on this topic before we finally tested and moved on. Our instructors told us that for the rest of our lives, we would be observing the way people walk everywhere we go for the rest of our lives. Doesn't seem that bad, right?
Fast forward to this morning. I was told I dont need to come in on time, because we postponing morning treatments due to some meetings for the big boss peoples. I decided it was a perfect morning to grab a coffee and relax on a bench for a little while before I show up for work. 
I'm sitting for maybe 10ish minutes, just getting lost in thought, when a coworker I pass by every now and then asks," Hey! What do you think you're doing?!" I'm super confused, since I was relaxing with my coffee. She proceeds to say," I've been watching you stare at everyone that walks by. It's not very polite to stare, and honestly, you kinda look creepy."
That's when it hit me... I FRIGGIN STARE AT EVERYONES HIPS, KNEES, ANKLES, AND FEET ALL THE FRIGGIN TIME!!! It's now an ingrained habit to watch the way people walk, and act out in my head how I would make an adjustment, or what exercises I could give if they were my patient. I realized that while it's normal for my peers and I to people watch on the job, it looks like we are just staring at everyone like we are thirsty outside of work 😭
I've never had an issue staring at ANYONE inappropriately at any given time! So I explained all this to my coworker, and she just started laughing at me, and now calls me Watchdog 😂

Moral of the story is, I PROMISE I'M NOT STARING AT YOU OUT OF LUST OR ENJOYMENT 😭😭😭

Jay Rose · Accepted Answer

I zone out constantly. But it wasn't until I went to a restuarant with my friends a few years back that I found out I'm voice activated when I'm not paying attention. I was looking down at my plate when I stopped paying attention but I was sort of aware of where I was looking. Friend 1 started talking and I felt myself look up at her, then friend 2 said something and I looked at him, 1 continued and I looked back at her. When I tuned back into the conversation, I asked if I had looked at each of them as they talked and they said yea. My guess is I developed this habit while daydreaming in school to look like I'm paying attention

Lindsay · Answer

Don't lie, you're lusting over my sexy ankles AS WE SPEAK 🤣 but seriously, I think that's super interesting, not weird at all.

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Don't lie, you're lusting over my sexy ankles AS WE SPEAK 🤣 but seriously, I think that's super interesting, not weird at all.

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