Are you a… hoarder?

[jim889]

There's a real-life hoarder in my neighbourhood and I know where she lives sia.
Time to time I can see her going around scavenging used stuff that ppl discarded.
This happened some years ago and she is still around today.

I went up and walked across the corridor and peeked inside.
My god, the sight was frightening sia.
The windows are all opened so I managed to have a full view of their living room.
I saw the kids sat on little furniture eating.
And surrounding them, all around the living room were towers and towers and towers of newspapers, cartons, and electronic stuff all stacked up till human height.
How to live like that sia.
This is my first real life encounter of hoarding.

at least newpaper can sell to karang guni gotch $$$ take
 

[encourageSome1]

I heard if u keep them long enough souls will attach themselves into them. They never move at night?

So far nv even once
My soul 1% go there alr

[Risa]

I realised I am wor. No matter how much I try to deny it. Jia lat.
I buy things then I let them build up to a pile. Then I refuse to discard stuff. I keep thinking 以后有用的。以后有用的。
@Shiori , you are too?

yes i am too

[encourageSome1]

yes i am too

That s why I try not to buy stuff .. food n gift excluded

[jim889]

That s why I try not to buy stuff .. food n gift excluded

moi just buyed from aliexpress and amazon.. stuff moi dun need
 

[encourageSome1]

moi just buyed from aliexpress and amazon.. stuff moi dun need
 

why need buy fr there ? If don't need ?

[Imboredtodeath]

i am....... somewhat, but im clearing my place now slowly

[Imboredtodeath]

going to re-purpose my parents' room to a study/work place... maybe will dump the old sewing machine, cupboard and 梳妆台

slowly replace. coz they are too old

the sewing machine is last time my mum's 嫁妆.......... the bed threw away liao

cannot always live in the past, it has been 6 yrs

will buy a table and chair first and a PC later and do work/biz from there

[Imboredtodeath]

then my own room need time to slowly throw stuff away also

[jim889]

why need buy fr there ? If don't need ?

coz my hanbds itcy go clik here and there
 

[Risa]

That s why I try not to buy stuff .. food n gift excluded

sometimes got that impulsive feel to buy

[encourageSome1]

then my own room need time to slowly throw stuff away also

Try to see if can giveaway if in good condition
Else carousel over 1-2 mth if not in rush for envt sustainable reasons

[老曾记]

Addict kor, my Dad was a hoarder, when he kena cancer, we started clearing his stuff (ard 30% which consist of around 15 trash bags), it's literally stepping on him when he was down. No choice because we also need some space for his medical equipment.

He loved to keep many empty bottles, pick ups from rubbish chute, anything that goes, even spoilt electronic equipment, thawed meats discarded by supermarts also keyi for my Dad. Even brought back used mattress from void decks. He thought those will come in handy when emergency arises. When he was healthy he had a nasty temper last time and we quarrelled frequently, if we throw his stuff he will threaten to throw ours.

the rest of the stuffs we bit by bit remove during his cancer journey, my Mum became a minimalist and she couldnt stand my Dad hoarding. the moment my Dad passed on, we did a massive cleanup of his items, thankfully managed to donate most of his items away in carousell to people who will appreciate his belongings. if not, recycling bin, last resort goes into the bin.

too cluttered is not good for mental health.

[Arctic]

Addict kor, my Dad was a hoarder, when he kena cancer, we started clearing his stuff (ard 30% which consist of around 15 trash bags), it's literally stepping on him when he was down. No choice because we also need some space for his medical equipment.

He loved to keep many empty bottles, pick ups from rubbish chute, anything that goes, even spoilt electronic equipment, thawed meats discarded by supermarts also keyi for my Dad. Even brought back used mattress from void decks. He thought those will come in handy when emergency arises. When he was healthy he had a nasty temper last time and we quarrelled frequently, if we throw his stuff he will threaten to throw ours.

the rest of the stuffs we bit by bit remove during his cancer journey, my Mum became a minimalist and she couldnt stand my Dad hoarding. the moment my Dad passed on, we did a massive cleanup of his items, thankfully managed to donate most of his items away in carousell to people who will appreciate his belongings. if not, recycling bin, last resort goes into the bin.

too cluttered is not good for mental health.

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My folks not only physical clutter but digital clutter as well. I have to do a monthly housekeeping for them

[Imboredtodeath]

Try to see if can giveaway if in good condition
Else carousel over 1-2 mth if not in rush for envt sustainable reasons

Quite lazy to give away tbh. And a lot of those kio sai karang guni take liao is go sell also and some of them still act damn dai sai must wait for their time and convenience