Like most authors, I collect books, newspaper clippings, writing supplies, and notes from workshops I've attended.
Of course, someone asked if I liked Snoopy, and I said yes. That was a huge mistake. Why it became an undying topic of conversation, I do not know. Students gave me stickers, adults gave me books, and my children bought me a lunch pail to take to school. I was also selected as a chaperone during the end-of-the-year field trip to Knotts Berry Farm. Why? Yep, you guessed it--Camp Snoopy!
(This is only a peek at my gifted treasures).
Unlike those who may consider my collectibles clutter. I decided to look into the reason people collect items.
The psychology behind the reason for collecting:
What is the personality of a collector?
Collectors tend to have above-average financial resources and better levels of education. Their personalities are characterized by High Openness and low Neuroticism (anxiety, depression, self-doubt).
Is collecting stuff a coping mechanism?
Those who collect may have suffered abandonment issues as children or feel that they lack control over their own lives. By gathering and curating objects, they can reverse that feeling. In particular, those with few mementos of their childhood might compensate by holding on to anything they can.
➤ I found this interesting. My father was a career Naval officer. This meant frequent relocations. This also meant he was deployed (submarines) each year for 9 months or longer. (Three years of sea duty, then 3 years of shore assignment.
So, are you a collector?
Or is clutter your nemeses?
Please post and let me know if you are a collector.
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Connie
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I understand the childhood moving syndrome...it definitely has affected me too, especially as my parents divorced and my father took most of my toys with him for his new family. Now I clutch at anything associated with the past in a death grip!
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