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Originally Posted by Sirtel
Ah, ok. My definition of hoarding is to collect something in a far larger amount than you could use in your lifetime. But yeah, by that link you supplied I'm a collector, not a hoarder. So I have no idea what goes on in a true hoarder's head. I guess it's something like "who knows what may happen, perhaps I'll need it" even when they clearly wouldn't.
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The bolded bit is what I think of my 'hoarding' as well, and that only extends to digital stuff. I can't stand too much physical stuff around me; makes me feel hemmed in.
In my younger days, I was primed to become a hoarder of physical books but twice I lost collections to water damage, then later I never had enough space, and by the time we settled into our own home and had more space, I got into ebooks. I probably have only about 250 physical books if I add in my craft and recipe books, and professional reference books.