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Question Are You a Hoarder
- Thread starter Ozzy47
- Start date
TLDR: Are You a Hoarder
The forum thread revolves around the topic of hoarding and personal tendencies towards clutter. Ozzy47 initiates the discussion by stating a dislike for clutter. Foxy admits to struggling with clutter, attributing it to procrastination and ADD, noting that cluttering is a trait associated with ADD. Catsmother relates this to a family member who keeps old magazines and newspapers. Foxy further details personal challenges with clutter, including unused clothes and difficulty organizing due to physical ailments.
Other users share their personal experiences and attitudes towards clutter:
- Pitszal and stluee express a strong dislike for clutter.
- Pinky recounts reducing hoarding when moving to a smaller home.
- kikipetie and marti mention their practices of not holding onto things for long, with marti specifying vision issues as a factor.
- stluee and Gibby discuss challenges in dealing with hoarding, either personally or in relation to family members.
Overall, the thread highlights a range of personal experiences with clutter, from effective management to struggling with hoarding, and includes mentions of how physical and mental health can influence these behaviors.
I'd love to say I run a tight ship, but that would be a lie. Unfortunately I hang on to stuff I should let go of and, consequently, I have way too much clutter. Typical ADD person that I am, I'm a terrible procrastinator who has decluttered my house a gazillion times in my mind, but never gets around to actually doing it. I only learned recently that cluttering is an ADD trait. 
My husbands Aunt is the same. Not sure if you do it but she has magazines and newspapers from years ago.I'd love to say I run a tight ship, but that would be a lie. Unfortunately I hang on to stuff I should let go of and, consequently, I have way too much clutter. Typical ADD person that I am, I'm a terrible procrastinator who has decluttered my house a gazillion times in my mind, but never gets around to actually doing it. I only learned recently that cluttering is an ADD trait.
For me it's more clothes I'll never wear again taking up space in my overcrowded closets which means some items wind up piled on chairs. A couple of boxes of old family photos I've meant to organize into albums, junk mail I need to go through and toss. I could get things organized if I ever clear out the closets of stuff I will never use to make space. It doesn't help that I have such a bad back and knees that I have even more reason to not get my act in gear.
