My Grandma is a hoarder/pack rat

Dravyk · 04-17-2005

My Aunt Ann was exactly the same way. Tons of stuff everywhere and narrow paths! Couldn't sit anywhere in her house. Plus she had five cats!

People like this need help, unfortunately they are also the most stubborn people on earth. As in can't dynamite them out of the house stubborn. Mention seeing a doctor or going to a hospital, and they will fight it tooth and nail. And win. Because they feel something will happen to their "stuff" if they're not there to protect it (and they're usually right about that too!)

Why do they do this? I haven't read up on any of this, but from my old experiences with my now departed aunt for many many years, I've come up with something .... My personal theory is that they think the more they possess that it will stop them from dying. No, seriously, like the more earthly possessions they have, it's more of an anchor of some sort. Or the more stuff they have, the more they are connected "here" and can't "go away".

04-17-2005	#6
Dravyk Easy Like Sunday Morning Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Behind a couch, somewhere in Philly Posts: 7,628	My Aunt Ann was exactly the same way. Tons of stuff everywhere and narrow paths! Couldn't sit anywhere in her house. Plus she had five cats! People like this need help, unfortunately they are also the most stubborn people on earth. As in can't dynamite them out of the house stubborn. Mention seeing a doctor or going to a hospital, and they will fight it tooth and nail. And win. Because they feel something will happen to their "stuff" if they're not there to protect it (and they're usually right about that too!) Why do they do this? I haven't read up on any of this, but from my old experiences with my now departed aunt for many many years, I've come up with something .... My personal theory is that they think the more they possess that it will stop them from dying. No, seriously, like the more earthly possessions they have, it's more of an anchor of some sort. Or the more stuff they have, the more they are connected "here" and can't "go away". __________________ All Of 'Em Mainstream Webmasters New: WebmasterConventions.com