![]() Once your home has become filled with clutter, the thought of cleaning up the clutter can be overwhelming. So the first step in decluttering your home is to stop bringing in more items that will clutter up your living space. Here are some useful tips for hoarders or pack rats.ĭecluttering your home isn’t going to do much good if you are going to continue to save or buy those items you don’t really need and have no place for. 7 Simple Decluttering Tips for Hoarders and Pack Rats ![]() Understanding how things accumulate will help you to rid yourself of the clutter and change your behavior. There are many other reasons as well, but the three reasons above will give you some idea, why some people’s homes become clutter with items that are unnecessary, useless, or broken. Some pack rats start out finding something they like (such as a doll collection, spoons, or train sets) and then their interests change and they decide to collect something else, but they can’t bear to part with their old collections they spent so much time to amass. Some people keep broken items because they fully plan on using them later, but the later never comes. If you know someone who typically hoards one type of thing, such as 20 years worth of magazines, or those clothes in their closet that they have outgrown, then it may be due to their belief that eventually things will slow down and they will have time to catch up on reading those magazines, or will lose weight and be able to wear those outfits again. The Belief that You Will Use Some Things Later ![]() Most of us know someone who has a drawer full of rubber bands, or three or four blenders or too many knives in their kitchen drawers. This mindset can then be passed down from generation to generation. Many people who grew up having very little and having to struggle for everything they did have can result in the subconscious need for people to save things that may be used or re-purposed later.Įven if those people later become successful, the worry of doing without may still make them keep things that to other people may seem worthless or unnecessary. Fear of Not Having Things They Need When They Need them Here are some typical reasons why people tend to be pack rats.
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