So as I try to better myself as a person, I am paying attention to things that I do, in order to decide whether they are good, bad, helpful, hurtful, or inconsequential. Here’s something weird that I noticed. If I am eating something with my hands, like say a cheeseburger, or a slice of pizza, I don’t ever put it back down until I am done with it. I will pick up said slice of pizza, take some bites, then stop, have some conversation, get a drink with my other hand, do whatever, all while holding in my hand the pizza, or burger, or sandwich, or other food item.
I don’t know why this is. Does anyone else have this problem? Is it even a problem? Is it just more of my weird OCD? Perhaps. I did an experiment just now, in which I ate a sandwich, but put it down in between bites. It didn’t bother me. It was fine. So why don’t I put food down on a regular basis? Maybe I am conserving previous hand and arm energy, by not having to pick my food back up for every bite? Well, basically I just want to know if this is a common thing for people, or if it’s just me. So tell me…can you put it down?
I’ve notice that about myself. I tend to think it’s because I’m too concerned about touching other things with pizza-fied or burger-juicified fingers. I do also consider that I’m too unwilling to let the food go, as if, subconsciously, I’m securing it within “the claws of my grip”.
I think it has to do with living with very clever and quick cats (or dogs).