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Yes, but those pressures are applied to everybody while only a relatively small percentage of the population becomes hoarders. There must be more to it.
by darkpuma 8y ago
Yes, but those pressures are applied to everybody while only a relatively small percentage of the population becomes hoarders. There must be more to it.
- Aeolun 8y agoSome people emotionally bond with stuff just as readily as with puppies.
- darkpuma 8y agoI was a kid when I first encountered the home of a hoarder. My mother brought me there because she was dropping off schoolwork to one of her students (a year younger than me) that lived in the home. I think that was just an excuse, I think she was concerned for the child who lived there. What I remember most vividly was the pile of toilet paper cardboard tubes. The pile was taller than I was, and wider than I was tall. That wasn't even close to the worst, but it stood out because it must have represented decades of hoarding. It takes a long time to use that much toilet paper. That's not simple materialism. That's not loving your motorcycle like somebody loves a dog. It's a serious mental illness that shouldn't be taken lightly or brushed off.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y agoThere's clearly some variability in how people respond to these pressures, but an overall increase in pressure would be expected to cause more people to exhibit the dysfunctional behavior.