I am..

I am a critical person. For those people who know me, they know I notice everything. I notice the things that most people wouldn't usually catch, but that's just how I am. It started when I was in 4Th grade and I had a friend that chewed her food so loud! Ridiculously loud was what it was; I couldn't stand it! From then on, I have noticed every little thing that people do that annoys me. My boyfriend tells me I'm freakishly in tune to people's habits, and my mom tells me to stop being so critical. But I cannot help it, honestly. It happens so quickly that I don't have time to process in my mind that the things a person does is their own habit and I should leave it alone. Often times, I'll say something out loud and I don't necessarily mean to, and it ends up hurting the person's feeling.

Its the things like chewing too loud, breathing too loud, clicking a pen, humming constantly, and other little things I can't think of right now. They're ridiculous and I shouldn't let them bother me, but I can't help it. Most of the time I wish the constant noticing of things that I shouldn't really even be noticing is annoying to not only the person I am "criticizing" but it is annoying to me, as well. I hate that I'm so critical... I wish I wasn't.

So I am a critical person. I don't think I have ever admitted it out loud. I do apologize to people when I ask them to stop doing something because it bothers me, but I don't think I have ever said "I am a critical person". Maybe as I get older I'll grow out of this bothersome habit of my own. There are some people who probably are critical of me for being so critical, and I guess that's what I deserve.