[Darvula]

I do. So does my mum. I'm scared to throw stuff out. Possessions are connected to anxiety with me. This sounds awful, but when I worry about the possibility of my elderly parents dying, I worry more about having to throw their things out than their actual deaths. Possessions shouldn't have that level of importance. I wonder if this is also connected to BP.

[gloamingone]

I used to be like that, but moving several times cured me of it. Now I'm a whiz at donating things or throwing them away. My mom, on the other hand, hoards magazines. You'll go into the bathroom and grab a magazine to read. A few minutes later, you're going, "Wow, I didn't know THAT happened." Then you realize the magazine is from 1982.

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[Darvula]

Originally Posted by gloamingone

I used to be like that, but moving several times cured me of it. Now I'm a whiz at donating things or throwing them away. My mom, on the other hand, hoards magazines. You'll go into the bathroom and grab a magazine to read. A few minutes later, you're going, "Wow, I didn't know THAT happened." Then you realize the magazine is from 1982.

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LOL! That's hilarious! I was wondering if hoarding is more a sign of something comorbid like OCD than actual BP.

[Crazy Hitch]

Sometimes. Some things. But on a much lesser scale. We've moved around so much and everytime we move I get rid of the clutter otherwise I think I'd have a hell of a lot more.

I'm notorious for not putting things where they belong so I guess anyone coming to visit would see these things lying around all over the place.

[~Christina]

I can not handle any kind of clutter at all. None. The only thing that I purchase and keep is my nail polish addiction but that all fits in a few shoe boxes stored in my walk in closet.

[lacerta]

No, I cannot relate

[jesusplay]

I let trash build up in my house and car, it's too overwhelming to clean when i'm depressed.

[tipper1492]

Yea moving can bring on crazy feelings. We were building new home, didn't have a contract saying how long we could stay in our old house, then when people buying our home gave us two weeks to move, (they sold their home) it took day and nights to get it moved into a temporary duplex, and more than one storage room. Then we had to do others ways to get rid of the rest which is always the case when the time comes to move. We sold some on crags list but not so much. Lots of stuff left we decided not worth storing and moving to new house anyway. Took loads to good will store that sells stuff. Then other was auctioned off in building down the road to people. The auction people came and picked it all up. You get less percent when they pick it up themselves. Talk about selling cheep, I don't know what the auction store made, but our checks were nothing. I had a nice 30' X 30' shop with many tools including gas powered equipment, nice tractor, and much more that went very cheap. Mainly due to limited time to move it all. Lots went into a number of rented storage places.

My wife always called me a hoarder. I did not want to part with many things. OH yea, I made at least 10 trips to the land fill with loaded to the hilt 5' X 8' trailer. Had a truck shell over trucks bed so couldn't put much in there. Deciding what to go to dump was hard but the more time you spend tossing on pile, the easier and faster you grabbed it up.

We decided to down size home because our larger place just got to be too much to take care of.

My family (two boys, one girl) wasn't very close so we planned out the best way we could all be far. It worked out because all picked out what they wanted, without hard feelings, the rest, I think, was sold like mom's continental. Of course a will is most important for all. My sister got all the nicer stuff for her home, but the other wife did not care about the stuff at all.

I don't know if you have any siblings, but you may wish to auction stuff, or give it away to people who will come and get. I agree all the stuff can be overwhelming.

[tipper1492]

UH I know I went on and on but I guess you learn just how bad a hoarder you are when it comes time to move it for some reason. You always have more than you think.

[angelene]

Originally Posted by Darvula

I do. So does my mum. I'm scared to throw stuff out. Possessions are connected to anxiety with me. This sounds awful, but when I worry about the possibility of my elderly parents dying, I worry more about having to throw their things out than their actual deaths. Possessions shouldn't have that level of importance. I wonder if this is also connected to BP.

I'm a hoarder, it's connected to OCD. Our possessions shouldn't have the power they do, but that's how the illness works.

[Nammu]

I have just upped and left where I was and had to start over from nothing several times. I've been homeless too. I have huge holes in my memory I can't remember where I've lived or names of past friends but when I see and hold tangible objects I remember. To date I've lived in this apt I'm in now longer than I've ever lived anywhere. I think the majority of the junk I've accumulated is from a sense of needing to have a nest. The rest of it is to hold on to memories. But I need to decide what to let go of so I can move.

My BP daughter on the other hand is always getting rid of things. She can't stand clutter.

[Yoda]

I am a hoarder, my mom is a hoarder, her mom was a hoarder.

[Pikku Myy]

Not here

[JoeGrun11b]

No, I do not

[Turtlesoup]

I was a terrible hoarder for most of my life-like as bad on TV-bleh. I was in a miserable relationship for 25 years which didn't help either-several of my family members are avid hoarders as well. It took me a long time to get it under control but now we live very minimally & I like that-my maternal Grandmother was an incredible hoarder-didn't think we would ever get through all of her stuff-dealing with that & ending the toxic relationship & finally understanding I had an illness propelled me into getting it under control. My Mom's house is super clean & her place is literally like an 18th century museum-however she hoards magazines-thousands & thousands of decorating magazines-they are behind every closed door & cabinet in her house. That is the thing I dread most when my parents die-my daughter & I will have to deal with that magazine hoard-she actually asked me if I could find a place to donate them to when she dies. Interestingly enough she has zero understanding & patience in regards to hoarders especially me-she loves to throw up my former living conditions & emphatically denies her magazines are a type of hoarding-oh how funny our brain chemicals can be.

[gloamingone]

This is really interesting. I'm watching an episode of Hoarding: Buried Alive, which involves a bipolar hoarder (who also happens to be an Elvis impersonator). It's sad how his friends are screaming at him because of his problems. :-(

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