Emotional effects of accumulating things

• May 18, 2024

Currently the excessive consumption of material goods generates the accumulation of unnecessary things in the home. Does it sound familiar? Buy for the future or save memories cause emotional problems that cause unhappiness , depression Y anxiety .

The well-being that produces having thousands of shoes, stamps, clothes, cars, etc. it is based on the fact that the person feels that he has control over these things and therefore thinks that he has control of his life in general, even though it is the opposite.

Have the fixed bicycle that you bought to exercise for more than six months, keep clothes in case "someday" low of weight ; causes feelings of frustration and sadness, especially when the objective has not been met and on the contrary it has gained more weight .

Experts suggest that it is inevitable not to accumulate things, however, within all this chaos there may be an order that allows to have a better emotional health . The ideal is to try to organize objects objectively; prioritize the use and value of things to know if it makes sense or not to keep them.

Finally it is important not to attribute emotional values ​​to things, before buying any object think about the immediate use that you will give, it will not help to save it and spend your money if you plan to use it in a situation that may never arise.

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