Hoarding

[pacman24740]

I think I'm the opposite of a hoarder as well. Having all that stuff is just too much work, I like minimalism. It takes almost no time to clean, plus it looks nicer if you buy a few really nice things instead of a bunch of average stuff.

 

[xbox]

Thank you for sharing this. I am fascinated with hoarders because I am a "packrat", which is an underdeveloped hoarder. My saving grace is that I hate clutter, so about twice a year I go through the house and tidy up. Tidying up is usually an attempt to stash the clutter away from sight so that my garage and any unused rooms are cluttered. After this project ends the clutter starts to build again lather, rinse, repeat. I have searched for ways to maintain the order but I can't seem to motivate myself when it isn't intrusive.

I watch hoarder shows quite a bit and it appears that actual hoarding is a mental disorder. It is easy to see how attachments are made to 'stuff' with a purpose but I have yet to understand keeping garbage. I hate clutter but I hate foul odors more than almost anything. I routinely toss perfectly good food containers in lieu of discovering the foul substance within.

Oh. My. God.

My sister has called me a "packrat" for years. Obviously I don't live in filth, but I have a tendency to collect things, and put them away somewhere safe. Lol, preferably shiny/new things. (Shells, handbags, shiny stuff). But honestly, its not noticeable to outsiders, just family or anyone living with me for a long time that would tend to notice such habits. I also go on cleaning binges as well, something an actual hoarder wouldn't do. (That's when OCD kicks in, and I become a sanitary robot freak until the batteries run out of charge).

Boondockbabe, that is terrible & sad...

 

[snafupants]

Over the last several months, I have piecemeal been selling all of my possessions online; the swanky electronic stuff seems to get people going somehow. Didn't do much for me. I realized how much these items were weighing me down, literally, when I moved and, more abstractly, how crummy owning stuff and having to see to its upkeep feels. I encourage other people to sell off some things, as an experiment, and see how it feels. Extra points for hawking that item that you just can't live without.

 

[Roboman]

As others have said. I'm opposite of a hoarder as well. I try to get rid of so much crap as possible, I only keep what I need. My home is very.. neat and empty of things.