On Hoarders and Hoarding : NPR
These beliefs seem to be associated with some peculiar information-processing problems. That is, there are some problems with attention and sometimes a hyperfocus, problems with categorization — the ability to organize things. People who hoard tend to live their lives visually and spatially instead of categorically like the rest of us do.
via npr.org
Really interesting stuff (no pun intended). Definitely something I hope my wife looks into because I think she might be a mild case of the 1 in 30 people that they discuss in this interview. :)
I especially liked how one lady described how throwing away an ATM envelope from years ago made her feel like she was losing the memory of that day in her life.
