Word counting

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When I'm watching a DVD or TV I always count the words and for some reason I feel more comfortable when the movie or TV program ends with an even number of words spoken in total. Is this normal?

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  • Jen118584
    13 years ago | pl

    I did the same thing when I was younger. Not so much anymore, but I still lapse back into it now and then. I felt really satisfied when it ended in multiples of 5 or even better, multiples of 10! I count syllables, though, not just words. So if the syllables in a sentence come out to multiples of 5, I feel much better. I don't know if it's "normal" but you're definitely not alone.

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    • drizzy43
      12 years ago | pl

      Thats crazy Jen118584 (30020) I used to do the exact same thing and count every syllable of anything i heard and had to count it on my fingers until it ended on my thumb (which is always 5 times unless its exactly 5 syllables)

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  • PiAnt
    13 years ago | pl

    I don't know how you could keep count for so long.

    Borderline Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?

    I think many people have similar little quirks, I always have to have the volume set at an even numbered setting.

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  • Winter.Finale
    11 years ago | pl

    OMG I LOVE YOU! I do this ALL THE TIME I thought I was a freak or something :') im glad im not alone in this. I do have OCD and if they dont end in an even number I have my own weird set of rules to make em even. xD

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  • eRli
    12 years ago | pl

    Autism?

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  • ruralfrights
    13 years ago | pl

    OCD FOR SURE.

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  • Iku_Nagae
    13 years ago | pl

    I am almost like you. Sometimes when I watch TV with subtitles, I almost have to count the letters/words.

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