Counting compulsion…

I can be a compulsive counter. 

Not just to go to sleep where I’ve been known to count to one hundred in Spanish, but when walking. 

Anywhere. 

Anytime. 

Just to pass the steps. 

I count. 

No real reason. 

I just count. 

I also count while waiting for the microwave to finish, or the toaster to pop (back when I used one), or the coffee to drip, or the ice/water to fill my tumbler.

I just count.

I also divide words into equal segments in my head. I try to make it even. For example, SEGM ENTS. Two sets of four letters. Or SE GM EN TS. Four sets of two letters. Of course, this doesn’t always work. Like when the word is LE TT ER S – oops. I try another word.

I do this after someone has said something to me and for whatever reason, a word clicks and I can’t turn it off.

Yup, compulsive counter. What about you?