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| teck:
--- Quote from: atarileaf on May 25, 2014, 09:54:11 am ---The problem with calling excessive game collecting "hoarding" is that you're pigeonholing one particular hobby into an entire disorder. Unless you keep all kinds of things and never throw anything out, you're not a hoarder. Since personally, I'm only like this with game collecting and I prefer the rest of my house and life clutter free and tidy, I know I'm not a hoarder. I'm just a worry-wart about my consoles ;) --- End quote --- There is a fine line here though.... There have been many hoarding cases where the items being hoarded were of one specific type.... For example, I recall a situation where a woman would always keep every newspaper or magazine and had an entire living room stuffed with stacks of years and years of old paper.... She did not exhibit any hoarding traits for other types of items though.... Mindset sets us apart more than anything else I think.... I believe value is hard sell as an argument, especially when we all collect a lot that ends up being worthless.... 100 years from now for all we know any physical media collector may be considered a hoarder.... Who knows~? |
| dashv:
--- Quote from: atarileaf on May 25, 2014, 09:54:11 am ---The problem with calling excessive game collecting "hoarding" is that you're pigeonholing one particular hobby into an entire disorder. Unless you keep all kinds of things and never throw anything out, you're not a hoarder. Since personally, I'm only like this with game collecting and I prefer the rest of my house and life clutter free and tidy, I know I'm not a hoarder. I'm just a worry-wart about my consoles ;) --- End quote --- I now realize I am a hoarder. I've just been able to hide it for a long time because I have a big garage. :) |
| teck:
--- Quote from: dashv on May 25, 2014, 08:02:08 pm --- --- Quote from: atarileaf on May 25, 2014, 09:54:11 am ---The problem with calling excessive game collecting "hoarding" is that you're pigeonholing one particular hobby into an entire disorder. Unless you keep all kinds of things and never throw anything out, you're not a hoarder. Since personally, I'm only like this with game collecting and I prefer the rest of my house and life clutter free and tidy, I know I'm not a hoarder. I'm just a worry-wart about my consoles ;) --- End quote --- I now realize I am a hoarder. I've just been able to hide it for a long time because I have a big garage. :) --- End quote --- Ahh, but are you consciously keeping stuff or are you just too lazy to throw it out~? I have a shed full of shit I don't need, but mostly because I can't be troubled to deal with it.... |
| dashv:
--- Quote from: teck on May 26, 2014, 03:32:49 pm ---Ahh, but are you consciously keeping stuff or are you just too lazy to throw it out~? I have a shed full of shit I don't need, but mostly because I can't be troubled to deal with it.... --- End quote --- For example. I don't throw away twisty ties. Ever. Because I might be able to use them to wrangle cables at some point. |
| teck:
--- Quote from: dashv on May 26, 2014, 03:37:34 pm --- --- Quote from: teck on May 26, 2014, 03:32:49 pm ---Ahh, but are you consciously keeping stuff or are you just too lazy to throw it out~? I have a shed full of shit I don't need, but mostly because I can't be troubled to deal with it.... --- End quote --- For example. I don't throw away twisty ties. Ever. Because I might be able to use them to wrangle cables at some point. --- End quote --- Hmm.... How many would you say you have saved~? A hundred~? A thousand~? Several trash bags full~? I'd keep it under a thousand to call it safe.... They can come in incredibly handy and may be used dozens at a time.... Also a few hundred don't even take up that much room so it is easy to lose track of how many you actually have.... |
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