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From The Simple Dollar – Frugality and Accumulation
The other night, I watched a couple episodes of the A&E documentary series Hoarders. For those of you who haven’t seen it, Hoarders is a documentary series that focuses on the struggles of people who suffer from compulsive hoarding. One thing that struck me over and over again was that people were saying things along [...]
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2 Responses to “Frugality and Accumulation [LINK]”
I watched it as well, it’s quite interesting to say the least. My perspective is that people that hoard have separation anxiety issues and a lot of their security is placed on the objects they own.
I haven’t seen the program you are talking about, but I have had some contact with people who tend to hoard. In fact, I tend to do it a little myself, but not to a high degree.
A trick I found that worked with one person I know was to get them to donate the items to a charity shop. It really made a difference knowing that the items were going to be appreciated by someone else, and not simply dumped. He still hoards a bit, but I can encourage a periodic clear-out : )
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