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Hoarding vs Collecting: What's the Difference?

aevyn

550d

For anyone with hoarding issues, what do you hoarding? This is NOT the same as "what do you collect" !!!

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    • Belleromeo

      445d

      Scraps of fabric, cardboard, paper, any containers or crafting stuff bc I obsessively tell myself "i might use it or need it one day" my partner is always exhausted by the clutter but I don't know how to help him and also myself:(

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    • Belleromeo

      445d

      Scraps of fabric, cardboard, paper, any containers or crafting stuff bc I obsessively tell myself "i might use it or need it one day" my partner is always exhausted by the clutter but I don't know how to help him and also myself:(

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    • BrokenPotato

      452d

      I don’t know if this is hoarding but I have ocd and I have to keep any object that has a significant memory or meaning attached to it

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    • tigershark98

      452d

      Animals. Our (my & the animals’) living conditions are being monitored to ensure their safety. I love them very much. I buy 160 lbs of dry and 200 cans of wet food each month. I make $700 per month. I have $80,000 in debt.

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      • Sunshineseeker90

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        @tigershark98 How many pets do you have? What is the thought that leads you to adopting pets?

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        • tigershark98

          452d

          @Sunshineseeker90 I originally typed a longer response which I think was oversharing… I’m sorry if that was too much to read. But it would be 21, and after some very traumatic events in my life, I started taking in a few stray cats and then couldn’t stop because I feel like it’s my responsibility to help all of them. And some had babies and I don’t like splitting up families.

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    • Deszy

      453d

      I’m opposite of hoarding I hate having to much around but I’ll let stuff build up till I’m like omg I can’t do this anymore and I have to get rid of a lot

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    • Eren2273

      455d

      I'm not sure if it counts but stuffed animals. I have way too many but just can't get rid of them. They mean too much to me and I get extreme anxiety if anyone suggests getting rid of some of them

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      • Eren2273

        455d

        @Eren2273 They're taking over my room at this point, I have no room for anything

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        • BrokenPotato

          452d

          @Eren2273 I do this too, but I’m not allowed to buy anymore so it stops them from getting overflowing

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    • Sunshineseeker90

      547d

      It causes me anxiety every time I throw something away. Its good when I'm in public because I'm forced to do it. At home I will put it off. I'm 32 and moved in with my Mom two years ago. She helps a lot with throwing away things, it used to be a full time job after my full time job to keep up with slowly throwing away garbage. Mine is mostly food packaging, and fast food bags and wrappers.

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    • ArdenIris

      548d

      Sentimental things that mean nothing to me anymore. I still have a drawing that the person who gave me trauma's daughter gave me nearly 5 years ago. The mom is dead now and I feel bad throwing it out, even though I don't know her daughter.

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      • ArdenIris

        548d

        @ArdenIris I also hoard things in my phone, like I still have the phone number of my ex-best friend who gave me trauma for 2 years.

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        • aevyn

          548d

          @ArdenIris I do that too. I have the number of my friend's mom who forbade me from seeing my friend after I came out.

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    • Soskae

      548d

      Old school papers especially from elementary school. Still working on “Rarity ≠ Worth”

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    • milked_rice

      548d

      honestly trash and little "fun" things

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    • nymz

      550d

      I used to hoard packages of food (bottle caps and wrappers and things like that), broken appliances and technology, beanie babies, tiny silverware

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