I have a few minor yet strong mental quirks, and I& #39;m curious if there& #39;s a term for these patterns or if anyone else has something similar. THREAD:

Example 1 - I love taking walks in the rain. I have been sitting gazing longly out my rainy window. I cannot make myself go outside without a goal. The goal has to be independent of the walk (e.g., no "go to this random corner"). It can be tiny, like "deposit money in ATM".

I tried getting totally ready to go outside, hoping that I could actually take a walk if maybe I didn& #39;t have to overcome any barriers like getting dressed, but it didn& #39;t work - I& #39;m currently sitting in warm clothes, still not walking around in the beautiful rain.

Example 2 - conversations at parties. I& #39;m better at this if I& #39;m a bit drunk, but typically I want a goal of conversation explicitly defined at parties. I& #39;ll often respond to opening small talk with "why are we talking" or "what are you doing here" or "what do you want?"

Example 3 - meetings. Any time I have a meeting with a project, I literally cannot function unless the goal is defined. If the goal is brainstorming, I can do that - but if it isn& #39;t defined, then I cannot brainstorm, 100% of my mental effort is going into figuring out the goal.

These needs in me don& #39;t affect my life too much, but they are *extremely strong*; as in I just stop being able to process what& #39;s happening and get extremely confused if I don& #39;t understand what& #39;s going on or why I& #39;m doing a thing. I literally cannot make myself go take a walk rn.