Strange rituals?

Question

"I sometimes have the urge to continue to gently pick between my teeth even after there is no more food stuck in them."

found this on www.vinecrawler.com and it gave me chills.

Does anyone else have these types of bizzare rituals?

Answer 1

We may subconsciously revert to a repetitive motion or activity in order to focus more intently on our primary thought process.

Or, we may be so consumed by one thought that we don't dedicate enough brain cycles to completing a mundane task.