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Old Jun 05, 2017, 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Trace14 View Post
Why do we hoard though? Is it genetic? Why would people with PTSD find hoarding beneficial?
http://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/2011/06/...ion-to-trauma/

I just now came across this. I have not read it yet.

Hoarding is now a separate disorder in DSM.

I have had hoarding tendencies for a very long time preceding my trauma in 1999-2000 that caused my ptsd.
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