Re: ADD, clutter and “hoarding” stuff

[Anonymous]

I can’t part with anything. I have every parking ticket, every boarding pass stub, every tiny bar of soap, broken beaded bracelets from childhood, Hell i even have a pink one-zie snow suit from when I was a toddler (my mom is selling her house and I had to take all my junk).

I live in a bachelor apartment. I have 2 drawers full of t-shirts with funny sayings on them, not to mention all of the other clothes ( I am a 26 year old female, after all). I have every loan agreement, every birthday card, anything anyone ever gave me or left in my home.

People call me a pack rat, a hoarder, they tell me to throw things away and I just kinda pretend to or just say that I did. If someone is moving I offer to help just so I can say “you’re gonna throw that out? I’ll take it”. It’s come to the point where I am proud of my collection of junk. I peruse the free section of craigslist several times a day.

Is this threat suggesting that this is an ADD related “ism”? I live in organized chaos. My home is harmoniously … Aw who am I kidding? Anyone have any advice on how I can talk myself into parting with all this crap? I know that de-cluttering my home will improve my life drastically, I just need help with the first step.

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