@adhdgigik: nobody warns you that the reason a neurodivergent person can’t throw anything away is because our memories don’t live in our head. they live in the object. and the second we pick it up, an entire chapter of our life comes back. so we’re not hoarding. we’re archiving. #adhdprobs #adhdthings #adhdpeeps
Is this why it’s so hard for me to convince myself to drive the truck I love so much and will never let go of?
2026-09-01 17:43:26
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am :
and if that object disappears so does the memory
2026-09-01 01:34:11
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Geisel :
I love taking pictures, because thats the only way I can remember things. I have terabytes of pictures and photos.
2026-09-01 03:12:28
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Aika Shinzaku :
if I don't see the thing, the thing does not exist...
2026-08-31 14:38:56
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Doe :
Bf recently sold his car which I adored, I cried and everyone said ‘it’s just a car’ it wasn’t, it was our first date, our first kiss, our first holiday etc
2026-08-31 22:21:12
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Charles Higginson :
they're moments in time we wanted to treasure, so we keep the thing so we don't forget.
2026-09-01 17:47:48
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Jalyn :
Because of trauma blocking I’ve lost huge chunks of my life. And I’m pretty much ok with that. But I’m also ok with surrounding myself with THINGS that hold a happy memory. Because I can’t remember so much.
2026-09-01 05:01:46
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the_great_damdino :
Oh shit.. that makes perfect sense!! Omg and when u pick it up it’s a flood gate of memories u forgot about! Holy fuck this makes so much sense! This made me feel sooo much better about myself. And why. I thank you for this!
2026-08-31 21:49:33
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BurntToast311 :
Thank you for putting words to something I couldn’t explain
2026-09-01 13:09:11
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jess.1978 :
OMG yes😭😭😭😭on top of me stopping journaling when I was like 14 cus my dad read my journal. 💔😞💔
2026-09-01 06:56:22
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TheMajestic :
start taking photos of the items you toss. that tshirt, or that movie ticket, it feels like you hold onto that memory its attached to and not the physical clutter and helps a lot
2026-09-01 10:07:04
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✨ Taylor ✨ :
Junk journaling has helped me so much with this
2026-09-01 03:26:18
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Lisa Graystone :
Oh….. this explains a lot
2026-09-01 06:12:12
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Child of the times :
Well to be honest we either keep hold of it pointlessly for years and then one day it just becomes totally irrelevant and unsentimental and we chuck it 🤷♀️
2026-08-31 16:37:04
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John Fricker :
I don’t know that I’m archiving. I’m riddled with empathy. So much so, I assign emotional value to inanimate objects. Sometimes because it’s connected with people or memories, but frequently because I desire things to valued and to fulfill their purpose. Like extra napkins. I think of the trees that died, the effort to make the napkins, and it bothers me that all that effort went into making these napkins that were made to be used. I could throw them out. I don’t really need them, but if I can save them for later…
2026-09-01 02:38:48
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Gingerzilla Designs :
This makes me feel better about my collection of things lol
2026-09-01 02:15:52
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Jenn :
I have thankfully been able to grow out of this but man was it painful while I was in there.
2026-09-01 13:59:07
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AdHdAdX3 :
My mom just passed and I am moving into her home. The amout of stuff I'm having to offload is causing me too much grief. When it rains it pours
2026-09-01 01:26:11
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shelbeeelove :
This makes so much sense.... Cause I can't remember so many things unless it's randomly brought up, I see a picture or thing
2026-08-31 20:26:25
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Julia-Helen :
I’ve been building up my DVDs and VHS collection
2026-09-01 14:58:47
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Kellyth3man :
Still gotta let it go. Stop living in the past and killing the present
2026-09-01 14:45:06
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DrifterTheNomad :
Yup. And when we have very painful memories tied to an object, we're willing to drop a nukd on it to make that thing go away!
2026-09-01 12:18:50
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genjones1961 :
Hoarding is when you can't even throw trash away
2026-09-01 12:23:42
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hisonebeauty :
let it go you know like that frozen movie.
2026-09-01 04:35:26
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smorgan345 :
my home burnt to the ground in March. 3 sweetbeloved cats gone. Im a ghost in my own life.
i dont come here often
2026-09-01 04:48:04
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