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Classic Video Games / Re: Is owning multiples of a console obsessive/hoarding?
« on: May 24, 2014, 04:56:05 am »
The debate on collecting vs hoarding has too many variables and arguments to make a tidy ruling on most of the time.... I myself had many console variants for a while and ended up parting with a lot of them just to save room.... I think the fact I was able to easily enough sell them off rules out hoarding.... Mentality would be a part of this I would think.... Hoarding is related to an inability to part with objects due to a disorder as far as I know.... I think if it is something that you CAN do then it is probably not hoarding.... To break it down:
Hoarding can be one of two things.... The original definition which was to stockpile foodstuffs or gear for survival reasons. Preppers hoard goods for a very different reason than what is commonly referred to as hoarding now.... The second and more commonly know form of hoarding is related to anxiety disorder (such as OCD) where the perceived importance of said hoarded items exceeds the actual true value.... I think "compulsive hoarding" is the definition that most people are actually referring to where the build up from hoarding has significant negative attributes and is directly linked with more severe anxiety disorders.... In conclusion, I believe that a vast majority of collecting is not directly associated with "hoarding" as it is commonly referred to know as compulsive hoarding or rather hoarding disorder.... Since it was only recently officially defined as a mental disorder in 2013 though, it may be a premature conclusion....
TL:DR - Collecting isn't hoarding in most cases.... Don't worry, we're cool....
Hoarding can be one of two things.... The original definition which was to stockpile foodstuffs or gear for survival reasons. Preppers hoard goods for a very different reason than what is commonly referred to as hoarding now.... The second and more commonly know form of hoarding is related to anxiety disorder (such as OCD) where the perceived importance of said hoarded items exceeds the actual true value.... I think "compulsive hoarding" is the definition that most people are actually referring to where the build up from hoarding has significant negative attributes and is directly linked with more severe anxiety disorders.... In conclusion, I believe that a vast majority of collecting is not directly associated with "hoarding" as it is commonly referred to know as compulsive hoarding or rather hoarding disorder.... Since it was only recently officially defined as a mental disorder in 2013 though, it may be a premature conclusion....
TL:DR - Collecting isn't hoarding in most cases.... Don't worry, we're cool....
Also, if anyone thinks I should add any additional info I'm open to suggestions! 
I forced myself some restraint for a while though.... It wasn't until I was 23 that I started really picking up games again.... When I was 25 I got into a heated bet with a collecting buddy who went through a similar situation and we spent the year of 2011 racing against each other to grow our collections.... We bet on New Years that the person who had a larger collection by the following New Years would receive a console of choice from the other.... I recall many fun times mass buying game gear games that year.... 
I ended up winning by a small landslide because that year I got back into the game retail industry running a mom & pop shop.... My experiences during the year really helped me hone in on the best ways to get lots of games cheap....
