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Originally Posted by hvert
I packed four extra large space bags full of sweaters last summer, with moth balls. Half the sweaters have moth holes, stains, and are really in such a condition that I should toss them. I don't because
a) they are cashmere and that's expensive (even though these sweaters were either from thrift shops or presents).
b) I could wear them around the house only.
c) I could use them just for camping.
d) some of them came from my aunt who died four years ago. She weighed 100 lbs more than me, so they are very roomy.
e) A lot of them were gifts.
f) One of the ones with moth holes I only got to wear three times before it got chewed up.
If I get rid of them, I feel like I should put them to good use. They can't go to a charity shop because they have holes, but maybe I could make cat toys from them? Then getting rid of them just becomes another monumentally difficult task because I have to think of the best way to use them up.
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I feel this way about so many things. When it comes to throwing anything away, depending on the object, I usually have a list of solid reasons for keeping whatever it is, like you have with your sweaters. But then I get "stuck" and never actually do any of the potential things on that list. That leaves the sweaters — or in my case clothes in general — hanging around and taking up space.
Sometimes it's about attachment to things and other times, I just don't know...
Right now I'm trying hard to get rid of old underwear. For decades I had guinea pigs. When socks and undergarments needed retiring, I'd simply wash them, cut them and give the fabric to the guinea pigs for their beds. Then they'd get tossed when I cleaned the cage and I'd feel okay with it because there truly was no more "use" in them.
I don't have piggies anymore (not well enough to care for a pair) so when it's time to throw underwear away, I feel weird about it. But there is nothing more I can do with it and it's taking up room!
Since I've been taking Clomipromine, throwing this kind of thing out has gotten much better. But it's like, why is it a problem in the first place?
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