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09-26-2021, 10:45 PM | #1 |
Reptilian Ninja
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At one point does the line between collecting and hoarding get crossed? If you have boxes and boxes of stuff in tubs are your a hoarder? IMO those that have items displayed on shelves whether or not it is opened it or not, people cant actually see it, etc. then for the post part that is collecting. If you have tubs/boxes of unopened toys in another room piled to the ceiling you maybe crossing the line or close to it. I think though sometimes that line can be blurred like when people collect for the box art or card art. If the stuff is not displayed though and just put in the closet then what are you doing? Discuss if you like.
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09-26-2021, 11:02 PM | #2 |
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All of my vehicles are on shelving units with doors in my basement, I have figs manning most of them. I also have storage totes with my figures and accessories in them. I don't really think I am a hoarder, I get a nostalgic kick and a window into my childhood when I go through and take a look at figures/vehicles I had or wanted as a kid. As long as you are collecting and you have a general idea of what you want to collect, enjoy your collection and keep it manageable (which is subjective) then I don't feel it is hoarding.
For me personally collecting Joes is a cathartic hobby - it allows me to reconnect with the younger version of myself - be it the kid who wanted to sell enough wrapping paper to get the Phantom X-19 (do any of you remember those from school) but was never able to, to being a young adult and going out to track down the RAHC, VvV, Spy Troops stuff in the early 2000s. It brings back those memories and also manages to unlock other memories from time to time. |
09-26-2021, 11:35 PM | #3 |
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Stuff in sheds are waiting for Mike and Frank to come through and buy from your widow or whoever inherited the stash. After I started getting grandchildren I earmarked items to gift them as they reach the best age suitable for that toy. I’ve already given the two boys some figures and vehicles and it feels good watching them play, even when they accidentally break them I want them to enjoy cool toys and learn to use their imagination to play. This generation doesn’t have a lot of imagination sadly and I don’t want to save a shed full of unopened toys while these kids grown up and could have made memories with them at papa’s house.
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09-27-2021, 12:44 AM | #4 |
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Ask yourself this: Is your collection overflowing into other areas of your home? Do you have a garage/storage locker/shed/attic filled with bins of unopened boxes? Are you not eating or paying your bills to buy more toys? Have you ever stepped on your toys? Is it killing the mood with your significant other? Has the A&E Network contacted you about doing an episode? If so, you are a hoarder.
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09-27-2021, 01:29 AM | #5 |
Bill Cosplay
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I personally don't think there's a difference between collecting and hoarding. They're really one and the same. It's all just a matter of degrees. Think about it, hoarding is essentially acquiring things obsessively and storing them. What is collecting? Yep, collecting is essentially acquiring things obsessively and storing them. Displaying an item on a shelf is just another way of storing it. Now, contrary to popular opinion, collecting/hoarding is not in itself an unhealthy thing. It's unhealthy when it keeps you from other healthy things in your life. For me, a person who hates clutter and just has a problem with being saddled by too much stuff, I knew my collecting had become unhealthy to me when I could feel the "weight" of it. So I've been pairing it down and cutting it back. It's all a personal thing. Except, of course, when your entire home or even just a room or two is filled with detritus. That's obviously always a major problem.
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09-27-2021, 08:13 AM | #6 |
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I personally don't think there's a difference between collecting and hoarding. They're really one and the same. It's all just a matter of degrees. Think about it, hoarding is essentially acquiring things obsessively and storing them. What is collecting? Yep, collecting is essentially acquiring things obsessively and storing them. Displaying an item on a shelf is just another way of storing it. Now, contrary to popular opinion, collecting/hoarding is not in itself an unhealthy thing. It's unhealthy when it keeps you from other healthy things in your life. For me, a person who hates clutter and just has a problem with being saddled by too much stuff, I knew my collecting had become unhealthy to me when I could feel the "weight" of it. So I've been pairing it down and cutting it back. It's all a personal thing. Except, of course, when your entire home or even just a room or two is filled with detritus. That's obviously always a major problem.
As noted above, if your collection is overflowing into all/most of the rooms of your house in a manner that makes it difficult to get around or to get to items or places that have more "everyday" use than your collection...it's hoarding. |
09-27-2021, 08:16 AM | #7 |
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yeah i've been thinning out what i dont want for a while now.
for the most part, it comes home and sits in it's card or in a box. if i cant think of a use for it, i dont get it. no vehicles, unless it's a space ship. or i 3d print it. the only thing i'm a completionist for is 1987-1991 gijoes and put that on hold because the market has sky rocketed - i was getting these figures 3 for 10 bucks. it's the file cards and accessories that are hurting me. |
09-27-2021, 08:25 AM | #8 |
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https://www.mcleanhospital.org/essen...treat-disorder Oh, and not to alarm anyone, but your "troublesome accumulation of useless objects" may very likely be the result of previously undiagnosed brain lesions ... https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/b...eople-hoarders
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09-27-2021, 09:43 AM | #9 |
Bill Cosplay
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You're probably correct that it's not really anything different from a psychological perspective, but Hoarding has at the very least taken on a colloquial meaning of "collecting and storing things to the point that it starts to impact your quality of life."
As noted above, if your collection is overflowing into all/most of the rooms of your house in a manner that makes it difficult to get around or to get to items or places that have more "everyday" use than your collection...it's hoarding.
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09-27-2021, 11:24 AM | #10 |
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I have to appreciate SmokeBellew's take on this one. All my stuff is loose. 1:18 military are in bins in my office closet occasionally taken out for diorama pics. My Marvel and Mythic Legions are all in glass cabinets as are my TVC Star Wars. I have two problems when it comes to enjoying my stuff:
1) I share the home so I don't get carte blanch when and where I can set up fun little dios or work on some projects. 2) The one area I can without stepping on others' toes is my shed where I have tables and work benches but can't get in there in the summer months because this is Hell's Waiting Room and even a fan or portable AC limits my time in there. So yeah when I pick up something I think about how I'm going to use it or what plans I have to enjoy it, but after the fact i ask...am i going to be able to? Which raises this very issue and dilemma about myself. I do occasionally purge so that puts doubt in my mind that I'm an obsessive hoarder, but given the issues I just listed I wonder why I buy at all and yet still do it when I see a cool figure or vehicle. |
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