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[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's funny, but more realistically, a hoarder at this mangetude usually has strong emotions tied to items. It can be that it reminds them of something or someone, or they feel a huge amount of guilt at even the thought of tossing it. Could be guilt of climate change or guilt of the item's purpose being wasted. It could be as simple of being afraid of being in a situation and needing one again.

Even the hoarders that explain their horde by way of earning money (this will be worth something) is just using it as an excuse to horde. They tend to like the idea of what it could be and enjoy imagining the project, but don't actually enjoy the action of doing the project. The connection to hoarding items is hoarding the imagination of it, and having the physical thing makes that imagining much more real to them.

Still, it's a funny comic.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

There's a really good YT channel called Midwest Magic Cleaning, who cleans hoarder houses for free. He talks a lot about the "potential" of an item vs it's current value.

Hoarders will keep an item because it has potential, but the item will never "actualize" that potential. Thus the current "value" of the item is just taking up space

He also talks a lot about the emotional attachment, as well as the actual panic disorders that can be triggered by someone attempting a cleanup.

The comic is funny, but it's not really a good representation

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

we still have grandpa in a box in the garage because my mother refuses to get him an urn or go sprinkle him over the lake he liked. he's followed us through three houses and I'm concerned I'm going to inherit grandpa.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

At least you can sprinkle grandpa then

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah but how much of him? Both of his husbands got ash we can pretend are him and put him in urns. It's a family tradition now to go out to the garage, look up in shame at the box of grandpa as you grab five popsicles just for yourself.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Well, this just took an interesting turn.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I can't wait for the moment I get to introduce him to my niblings. "Hey cats, this is your great grandfather. Treat him with respect, change his box twice a year."

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Everyone in this thread is absolutely roasting the artist right now by saying her self-insert looks like a Neaderthal and spreads a bad image of mental illness.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Welcome to Lemmy. You'll love it here.

Every joke is scrupulously analyzed for the slightest tinge of character outside of the norm of a leftist echo chamber.

I'm a leftist as well, fellows, but do we really need to take offense to literally everything?

It's a comic, from the two measuring cups guy from when Biden won. He can't draw that well, but he's still cool. I'm sure he didn't mean to hurt your widdle feelings too bad.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

people projecting their personal narrative onto a comic that couldn't care less about their personal feelings on the matter.

what's even funnier than the joke is that these people are actually getting triggered by how much an inanimate comic rejects their personal struggles with mental illness that their illness spills over and out of control.

it's a joke. chuckle and move on. your life will be so much better if you learn how to ignore the noise and move forward.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Not how mental illness works, but go off, I guess.. 🙄

(but don't really, this kind of bullshit only deepens stigma and misunderstanding of how it does work, and makes those who suffer feel even more alienated)

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago

how does it work? ive only ever seen the really bad scenarios on those sensationalist tv shows and i think thats what most people are exposed to tbh.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

I know it's just a comic strip but I don't think that's the thought pattern behind trash accumulation.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

But it's a joke

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Real thought process for this when it's ADHD:

"I'll take care of this when I get up."

Forgets to take care of it when he gets up

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There's that and the "this could be useful later" mentality. Things like empty cans, bread ties, old computer bits, loose tools etc. And though I'm not even close to hoarder (more of a minimalist) saving some stuff has really come in handy, like old cables or aforementioned bread ties

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Every tech geek got that box of old cables just because they might need one at some point.

And I for sure keep some extra bread clippy things around because I like them more than the twisty ties. But they also break a lot.

I also have a bunch of random crap in my drawers. I am organized in so far as everything has a place; but the place itself isn't organized at all and, like, my nightstand drawer is just a box of random bullshit with 3 or 4 things I use daily. I got a bunch of those little pin-like things that go in Crocs. I don't even have Crocs. 😭

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Today I cleaned the last 6 month supply of empty ritalin pill boxes, felt great! Can't wait to pile up the next 6months supply

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You don't typically hoard trash, you hoard stuff. Trash accumulation is more from depression.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago

Stuff has a funny way of turning into trash when you're not looking.

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