No, if I see the light on I do not do that.
this post was submitted on 28 Jan 2026
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My parents have a bathroom with an (opaque) window, so during the day you don't need to turn the light on. Which is how I discovered I only turn lights on when I need it, but I always turn the bathroom light back off going out.. and then off again because it was never on.
I'm more likely to spend an hour in an uncomfortably dim room before I realize I should turn on a light.
Not an always thing, but often for me. I've turned the lights out at work on people more tines than I'm comfortable admitting here.
No but I will flip it repeatedly if we have lost power in the house.
I've done the same thing on accident many times. Turn off lights when I need them on or vice versa. Sometimes I'll go to turn off the light in the kitchen and accidentally flip the switch for the garbage disposal and promptly shit myself. Or I'll go to switch on the light in the hallway and flip the switch for our bedroom instead and piss off the wife who's trying to sleep. I think I have a faulty autopilot mode.
Faulty autopilot mode is a great way to describe it
No. I have germophobia so I rather avoid touching stuff unless necessary.
That's the most annoying thing about it for me. Light switches at work gross me out and I'm touching them for no reason.
Not a doctor, but that sounds like an OCD-type thing to me. I suspect most people do not feel the need to touch a control if it is already set as they want. Also, this might be in violation of rule 3 as a result.
Consider consulting with a doctor or psychologist or (cheaper) trying to get yourself out of this habit before it diversifies into a family of them (assuming it hasn't already).
That's a good point, thank you. I guess I'm not so much looking for a diagnosis just a temperature reading on the need to explore further for what it's worth.
I've developed and gotten over a lot of behavior that could be described that way, but it's never felt like a harm to myself until I think about the germs on the light switch. Kinda minor still, but this one got more of my attention as a result.
Appreciate the sincere advice
Maybe if I just woke up and am hella tired to the point I don't even register the light already being on. 🤷♂️
No. There's something wrong with you.