Stuff or no stuff ?

~Christina · Feb 04, 2013, 10:49 PM

I am curious..

Do you have minimal stuff or too much?

I am a minimal stuff type, I can not stand stuff. Every time I go through a closet or a room ( which is often) I get rid of loads of stuff. ( drives my husband crazy)

Feb 04, 2013, 10:51 PM

A bit too much probably. I love to hoard useless crap into the closets.

Bipolar mom · Feb 04, 2013, 10:53 PM

I have to much stuff for livng in one room. Causes anxiety and irritability quite often...

Anika. · Feb 04, 2013, 11:10 PM

I have just enough stuff, just need a bigger house to store it all.

But I am pretty neat and tidy, but yes too much stuff. I collect too many things.

Victoria'smom · Feb 04, 2013, 11:19 PM

I have to much but most would think I have to little. My husband and son like their things. I'd rather a tiny, tiny studio with a kitchenette w. futon and loft bed.

Trippin2.0 · Feb 05, 2013, 12:36 AM

I've always had a ton of stuff, then suddenly on the 5th of January, a switch flipped. I spring-cleaned my room and threw out everything, I mean everything, half my wardrobe (if not more) mementos and lord only knows what else. and yes we can commend hypomania for a job well done, but ever sincer then clutter all of a sudden irritates the bejeezez out of me and for the FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, my room has been neat and tidy FOR WEEKS!!!... Everyday I scour the place for more stuff that needs to be chucked, so weird, coz I'm definitly not hypo anymore but went from loving stuff to being really irritated by stuff.
Idk what it is, my family is just as confused by the sudden neatfreak attitude I've adopted. oops I'm rambling again...

BlueInanna · Feb 05, 2013, 01:16 AM

Too much stuff. I hate parting with books especially they're stacked everywhere and I'm not into shelves since the last big earthquake lol. I should make some shelves that have a wire across to hold them on the walls... I'd love to get tidy.

sugahorse1 · Feb 05, 2013, 02:33 AM

I am apparently a hoarder. Ok, I do have a little bit too much stuff

Feb 05, 2013, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by morethingswrong

I am curious..

Do you have minimal stuff or too much?

I am a minimal stuff type, I can not stand stuff. Every time I go through a closet or a room ( which is often) I get rid of loads of stuff. ( drives my husband crazy)

it's amusing how you've written this one Christina!..

I can't stand 'stuff' either...but I tend to associate the stuff with where the stuff was when I couldn't stand it...

...so then I desperately move it to somewhere else ...often in cupboards and then I don't want to see inside no more...till more stuff arrives? ugh

Anika. · Feb 05, 2013, 04:18 AM

Haha maybe you guys just need more interesting stuff?? Hiding it in closets and cupboards, whats up? Poor stuff, getting tossed and havin to hide away. What kinda stuff we talking about?

Feb 05, 2013, 05:51 AM

i have a bit too much.

especially when it comes to dvds and music cds- i have way to many... but can never get rid of any

Feb 05, 2013, 08:13 AM

No stuff.. No way... It get's in the way.... It can't stay.... Lol

Secretum · Feb 05, 2013, 06:05 PM

Ummm....I still have my chemistry notes from sophomore year of high school! And my English notebook from 8th grade.

I can't throw out my memories.

~Christina · Feb 05, 2013, 06:22 PM

I have many sentimental things or useful things.... I'm not sure how to explain it other than to say ... I live with very minimal stuff,

I asked my T about it a long time ago, He feels its part of "my Bipolar" He said he has seen this in many of his patients. He said since my mind is always running at high speed I need my surroundings to be calm/peaceful/simplistic

So yeah hopefully that helps clear up my question

BlueInanna · Feb 05, 2013, 07:01 PM

Was feelin a little haywire this morning, and cried because I thought my mother gave me a new pop up toaster... it has been sitting in a box at front door.

Where the hell will I fit it? I already have a toaster oven, one that barely works. Why the heck she gotta be such a hoarder lol. It will clutter the kitchen. I was seriously upset, and then the waste of money.

So I finally just yelled and opened the box and it's a very lovely toaster oven to replace my crappy one. I just misunderstood and thought she was wanting me to have 2 types of toasters. That made me cry again at my poor confused bp brain. And then missing mom.

No more "stuff" dammit!!!! lol

Moose72 · Feb 05, 2013, 07:04 PM

I like stuff but I like it tidy.

Clinte89 · Feb 05, 2013, 09:21 PM

I have a few things I like around and most of it sits on the floor of my room I can rarely get in the mood to pick up.

tribalwolf · Feb 05, 2013, 09:31 PM

I have stuff but nothing I can't just walk away from. I've never been materialistic

manicminer · Feb 05, 2013, 10:00 PM

Enough stuff for the space I have now. But I'd like a lot more when I get my own place.

purpledaisy · Feb 05, 2013, 10:01 PM

I have way too much stuff.

I wish I didn't have so much stuff.

I look around at the clutter and it's overwhelming, so I leave the house instead of dealing with it.

The clutter is still here when I return.

There are tons of items that I don't use. Tons of clothes that I don't wear. Most of them don't fit. I saved my skinny clothes when I got fat.

I've read that you should throw out stuff that you haven't used in the last year because you obviously don't need it.

I can't seem to let go.

About 8 years ago, an acquaintance helped me bag up trash and declutter the house. But the clutter quickly took over again.

Clinte89 · Feb 05, 2013, 10:37 PM

Sorry purpledaisy. That sounds terrible. Im sorry you have such difficulty with your stuff. But sometimes we have to remember it might help someone if they have some of our stuff, like clothes and such.

Odee · Feb 06, 2013, 10:40 AM

I'm definitely into having fewer stuff rather than more. The only items I have that don't serve a utilitarian purpose are my two stuffed animals and my pile of beanie babies. (And still I sleep with my stuffed animals and use them as pillows sometimes, so they have a purpose.) I love a neat, tidy room and I'm just bothered by useless things! I want to throw them away!

kala83 · Feb 10, 2013, 11:08 PM

I totally know I have way too much stuff I will often want to fin something like a game that I know for a fact is somwhere in the house but I can never manage to find it again. I m going to start grabing up useless things and throwing them away.

As well as actively working on way to organize myself better. And hopefully all of this will make a difference.

It bothers me that I would go spend a lot of money on an item that just magically ends up disappearing I know this in part is a lot to do with my ADD issues. But its still REALLy annoying

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