Posted by Fallen4MyT on January 13, 2005, at 18:48:08
In reply to Re: Anyone here collect things? OCD?, posted by Angel Girl on January 13, 2005, at 9:33:29
To my understanding and I am no T.....it would be OCD or hoarding look hoarding up on google..they had a deal some time back on like dateline or some show on some dude that collected sooooo much stuff even broken that their places was stuffed he had to hide it and in the end given the choice between his wife or his hoarding he chose his stuff....depends on how pathological it is. HAHAHA you are cute I just had to tell you that...if you had live bunnies you could save time buying and looking for more that collection would grow hahahahaha....yes its ocd you said OBSESSION and your Compulasion is you HAVE to get them....I am again NOT a t
> If I collect to the point that my place looks cluttered and I have no more room for anything else, would that be considered OCD? I am not meaning that there is not room for me to live in my apt properly, but that there is no more room for proper storage of such items. Also, if you feel obsessed to continue buying items for your collection(s) and must hide the fact from your family would that be considered OCD?
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> Precious Moments figurines - stopped collecting years ago, for lack of display space.
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> bunnies (not the live, breathing kind, lol) - no more room for them either and I find them a real annoyance when it comes to dusting. I stopped collecting them myself but others still give them to me. They are in my bedroom.
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> chickens/rooster/chick type items - that is the theme of my kitchen.
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> celebrity memorabilia - having a very hard time curtailing this one.
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> Santas - very small collection at this point and only obviously displayed at Christmas (*IF* I can get into the Christmas spirit). Would desperately like to continue this collection.
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> live cats - jk, I only have 2 but would love to have more but if I got more my family would have me commited. lol!!!
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> CDs - I own probably more than 700. gasp!!! and now am at the point of obsessively downloading and burning CDs to make it cheaper. Storage is a MAJOR issue. How does one store that many CDs? Any idea???
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> I have a *bad* habit of buying items for my collections instead of items that I need, like clothes, etc. and if my family saw this post, I'd definitely be commited.
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> Also, I have ebay bookmarked and it is a major source for buying. That site is ADDICTIVE!!!
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> Now, is all of the above considered OCD? If so, what can I do about it? I am BP and my manic wild spending sprees have added *many* items to my collections. BTW, it's not that I *want* to stop, because I don't, it's that I feel I *should* stop. Having a very hard time with this issue. I have very little if any self-control. Bet y'all guessed that already eh!!!
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> How about y'all, what do you collect?
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> AG (hiding head in embarrassment)
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> > If you collect and do not hoard then it is not OCD...I had a husband that hoarded things they ALL sat unused and in boxes and stuff he had to have this stuff and it was a never ending quest but not used or displayed ever. Now I DO collect carosel horses and Angel figurines...also watches my place is neat has room not ceiling to floor junk like the ex did...and I have curio cabinets and my watches I wear to match outfits and have in the boxes. What do you collect?
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> > > I collect or have collected several different things. I'm wondering, does this mean I have OCD? I ask because sometimes I will have an obsession to adding to one or more of my collections and when the item arrives in the mail, it could sit unopened for quite some time.
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