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Amazingly, there's also a term for that disorder, too. Compulsive decluttering. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/09/ocd-obsessive-compulsive-dec

• everdrive 3y ago
  Is it a disorder if there’s no downside? Sometimes I think people just name observations and call them disorders.
  • automatic6131 3y ago
    >Is it a disorder if there’s no downside? Well, no. But it can get to situations where the declutterer does not have a pen but needs a pen, so they buy one, and then throw it away. But when they next need a pen... Or situations where they harm their interpersonal relationships, by throwing out other people's treasures/belongings or not having enough furniture to host them, etc.
  • alex_lav 3y ago
    If you’re getting rid of things compulsively and it’s causing you anxiety/stress/shame, yes. The disordered behavior is how it impacts your mental health, not how others observe the validity of the behavior.