subject: A New Culprit Of Hoarding? [print this page] It is a well known fact that women like to indulge in a spot of retail therapy every now and then (maybe more often than they should), thus they are regularly tarred with the same brush when it comes to hoarding anything and EVERYTHING! However, according to a recent survey, men are also partial to hoarding themselves.
Hoarding is a pattern of behaviour which is refined by the excessive inability or unwillingness to throw away large amounts of belongings such as clothing, appliances and a whole variety of other objects that is thought to be useless and worthless. It has been proven that compulsive hoarding is likely to result in health risks when it comes to the general welfare of the people living in the house where hoarding is taking place. This is due to the lack of space to conquer everyday tasks including cleaning, cooking and moving around the home.
Women are persistently branded as impulsive buyers, a term which regularly walks hand in hand with hoarding syndrome. Conversely, following a recent survey, more than a fifth of men have never discarded their old clothing whilst a quarter said that they clean out their wardrobe once a year.
However, with men's designer clothing becoming a increasing popular across the world, it is no wonder why the hoarding obsession is bound to increase. After paying a small fortune for a luxury garment that is brilliantly cut, super stylish and extremely comfortable, it is quite obvious that a man or a woman could be extremely reluctant to part with such a desirable piece (even if they have grown out of it!). Although, depending which designer has manufactured the garments you own, they may be worth a small fortune in the future so it may be wise to hold onto them for a little bit longer.
Furthermore, it is important to try and overcome the obstacle of parting with your once-used processions. More often than not, the things that you are hoarding in the back of your wardrobe, cupboard or under your bed are left forgotten which is why there is no reason to hold on to them any longer. More importantly, objects that may no longer have any significant value or use to you anymore may actually mean the world to somebody else. Take the first step to recovering a tidy household by donating a bag of your old goods to a charity shop.
All in all, hoarding isn't necessarily a bad thing for a man or a woman if done in moderation. That being said, you know you have gone a step too far when your wardrobe rail is hanging on for its life and your draws are bursting open.
