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What started out as a genuine desire to hold on to memories slowly turned into an obsession.
In a 2010 study using data from self-reports of hoarding behavior from 751 participants, it was found most reported the onset of their hoarding symptoms between the ages of 11 and 20 years old, with 70% reporting the behaviors before the age of 21. Fewer than 4% of people reported the onset of their symptoms after the age of 40.
Scarcity is also considered by some to encourage hoarding behavior. [6] Researchers have found that when consumers are faced with perceived scarcity, they may become overwhelmed by the fear of needing an item and not having it. This can lead to unnecessary buying and hoarding of items that are already in short supply. [8]
Hoarding can run in families, and it may be possible genetics play a role in developing hoarding behaviors. [16] Also, this behavior can be developed due to life circumstances such as difficult losses, depression , financial crises , and living small which make it difficult for people to get rid of their belongings.
It's hard enough to get your hands on a piece of good real estate. How to take care of it once you've got it, well, that's another story. In fact, so many people have stories about keeping house ...
Some professionals say they often see this cash hoarding behavior among baby boomers and the silent generation — particularly those who grew up during the Great Depression and the bank failures ...
An extremely cluttered computer desktop, a common example of digital hoarding.. Digital hoarding (also known as e-hoarding, e-clutter, data hoarding, digital pack-rattery or cyber hoarding) is defined by researchers as an emerging sub-type of hoarding disorder characterized by individuals collecting excessive digital material which leads to those individuals experiencing stress and ...
One woman explains how hoarding took over her life and nearly ended with her family being evicted.