{"id":338033,"date":"2015-12-18T08:34:35","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T00:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/why-do-we-tend-to-hoard-things-338033.html"},"modified":"2015-12-18T08:34:35","modified_gmt":"2015-12-18T00:34:35","slug":"why-do-we-tend-to-hoard-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/lifelove-hk\/decoding-hk\/habits-behaviour-hk\/why-do-we-tend-to-hoard-things-338033.html","title":{"rendered":"Why do we tend to hoard things?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Val\u00e9rie Guillard, author of <em>Binging on Objects<\/em>: <em>Possession<\/em><em>\u00a0in our societies<\/em>*:<\/strong><\/p> <p>\"In my investigations, I discovered different psychological profiles, \"savers\" who have developed a bond so strongly to objects that they cannot be separated without the feeling of losing a part of themselves. Hoarding\u00a0responds to a need for security and shows a form of anxiety.<\/p> <p>There is thus the \"emotional savers\" that accumulate nostalgic pieces recalling their memories; the \"instrumental savers\" who raise \"in case\" items and that it reassures them; the \"altruistic savers\" that store for others. There are also \"economic savers\" keeping\u00a0objects only because they have paid the price. All are usually <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefrance.fr\/psycho\/parlons-en\/procrastination-que-cache-le-fait-de-tout-remettre-au-lendemain-42269.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">procrastinators<\/a> who have trouble making decisions.\"<\/p> <p>*Ed. De Boeck.<\/p> <p><em>Fabienne Broucaret<\/em><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you struggling to separate yourself from your belongings? 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