Whatever their reasoning may be, the truth of the matter is that they are experiencing severe anxiety when discarding certain items. Holding unconventional items near and dear helps to soothe their anxiousness. Perhaps a loved one gave them a gift and sadly departed this life soon after. Finding comfort in that item would be understandable. Although, the separation anxiety would not stop there. Whenever things need to be thrown away, there will always be a second thought. One decision to keep something that should be discarded is followed by another and another. Unfortunately, it becomes a habit to omit throwing anything away at all. They adapt to the inability to throw things away.Next
