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tapping my feet. am i normal or nuts? you re not nuts. you could have attention deficit problems or an anxiety disorder because those are the things that lead people to start moving around in order to what? to comfort themselves. the way to get comfortable is to get treatment. and there is treatment for this. so the only crazy part is not going to see somebody. okay. number two from slav. i live alone and i am a real slob. i don t have the motivation to clean up except when i have guests over. but once they leave, i revert back to my normal ways. nor or nuts? look, this is a little nuts because after all, what is this person saying? this person is saying that he or she feels it s more important to get things in order for other people than for herself or himself. so consider yourself a guest in your own home and get ready for your own arrival because the bottom line is why keep up appearances for others rather than indulging yourself? again, get to the bottom of it.