Posted by quilter on November 24, 2001, at 22:32:16
In reply to Re: Hoarding..., posted by Noa on November 24, 2001, at 20:46:49
as my daughters would say. I keep things, (especially papers) for fear of forgetting something or for inspiration. Now that the mess has gotten ahead of me I despair of ever getting over CHAOS.
I have been wondering how your less mess campaign was going.
Quilter> > >CHAOS - can't have anyone over syndrome :-)
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> Love it.
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> I have always fluctuated between amassing stuff and purging it. But in recent years, I've developed something akin to hoarding--total slovenliness, leading to chaos (and, consequently, CHAOS).
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> I keep trying to get a handle on it, with only modest success. It is overwhelming to get it cleaned up. My therapist and I have been trying to figure it out for a long while. Probably a reflection of self-loathing and sense of futility. I don't know.
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> It's not exactly hoarding, but it has some similar features and outcomes.
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> I think hoarding is more common than we know, because people are good at hiding it.
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