Erich Fromm felt acquisitions create the core aspect of our character. William James believed that me, mine and self consist of what we possess. Hume saw possession as a part of the person. Locke felt things belonged only to those who work for them. Sir Thomas Aquinas believed we just held stewardship over God’s things. Hoarders sometimes keep stuff “just in case they need it later.”īut what gives things value? Why do we own what we do?” Plato says that ownership should be banned but Aristotle felt that ownership was essential for a person’s moral character. They have a fear of waste and take comfort in objects. They often shop compulsively, some are even kleptomaniacs. They have a fear that if it is out of sight, it is out of mind. What are the characteristics of a hoarder? Many suffer from perfectionism, indecision, powerful beliefs about attachments to objects, being unable to figure out where things go or where to put it. Hoarding has been around a long time, but it has only recently gained media attention. What made news was the fact that the house contained 170 tons of junk, including 14 Grand Pianos and a Model T Ford. In 1947 two dead bodies were found in a New York Brownstone. Compulsive Hoarding and The Meaning of Things
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