What Makes Me Tick

People who walk close behind me.

Now, I understand that is "Pet Peeve" of mine is quite...odd...to say the least.

And don't get me wrong, there are plenty of things I despise: open-mouthed chewing, clicking pens and the smell of bananas just to name a few.

But people, more specifically strangers, walking behind me is what really gets my blood boiling.

I'm always quite tense when someone is right behind me. I can feel the hairs on my neck stand up and suddenly I'm hyper-aware of every movement the other person is making until I'm so distracted by their presence, I crash into a wall or lose my balance on the stairs, both of which have happened just in this past week.

I've been hit in the back of my head more times than I can count. It's usually just with harmless items, like a ball gone astray or a friend's joking hand, but despite that, it still manages to put me on edge.

But I guess that's nothing in comparison to my pure, adultered rage when I'm walking behind someone slow.