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37 small confessions, sorted by flavour of awkward. Pick one and vote.

Do you rehearse conversations in your head before making a phone call?
Do you check whether the door is locked, then immediately doubt yourself?
Do you imagine winning arguments that happened years ago?
Do you need a recovery period after socialising?
Do you get a jolt of panic when your manager asks if you've “got a minute”?
Do you read a message, mentally reply, and then forget to actually reply?
Do you practise what you are going to say before ordering food?
Do you sometimes walk into a room and completely forget why?
Do you make up elaborate stories about strangers you see in public?
Do you say “no worries” when there are, in fact, worries?
Do you ever pretend not to see someone because you are not ready to talk?
Do you feel relieved when plans get cancelled, even if you like the people?
Do you open the fridge, stare into it, close it, then open it again a minute later?
Does a cringe memory from years ago ever ambush you at a completely random moment?
Do you rewrite a two-line email five times before sending it?
Do you say “you too” when it makes no sense, like when a waiter says “enjoy your meal”?
Do you have a chair for clothes that are not clean, but not quite dirty either?
Do you type a message, delete it, and retype it several times before sending?
Do you narrate your own life in your head like a nature documentary?
Do you have a “work voice” that sounds nothing like your normal one?
Do you check your phone after walking the wrong way, so it looks like you meant to turn around?
Do you put something somewhere safe, then never find it again?
Do you say “we should get coffee sometime” knowing it will never happen?
Do you plan exactly what you’d do if you won the lottery, down to the last detail?
Do you reread an email straight after sending it, only to spot the typo?
Do you say goodbye to someone, then realise you’re both walking the same way?
Do you turn the music down in the car so you can see better while parking?
Do you analyse the punctuation in a text to work out if someone is annoyed with you?
Do you wonder whether everyone else sees colours the same way you do?
Do you feel the Sunday evening dread before the week has even started?
Do you wave back at people who turn out to be waving at someone behind you?
Do you set several alarms five minutes apart, knowing you’ll snooze every one?
Do you secretly watch ahead on a show you promised to watch together?
Do you avoid stepping on the cracks in the pavement, just in case?
Do you only feel the urge to tidy when there is something more important to do?
Do you nudge your mouse just to stop your status from going idle?
Do you leave a voicemail, then replay how strange you sounded for the rest of the day?