It is my feeling that my wife of 46 years hangs on to too many things. She many collections . Our pantry is filled with excess food and she constantly buys more food than we can possible consume. We have 3 sets of steak knives, for example. We have just slightly downsized in to a new house. She did get rid of a lot of stuff. But, she is trying to cram everything else in to the new house. It s my feeling we re overstuffed now, and there s a huge amount of items laying around and half of a two-car garage full of additional items. I don t know how to approach her on this so that it results in a positive outcome. I ve tried bringing it up and she just gets angry.
Degree understand your concerns went through your details. In psychiatry / psychology we call it Compulsive buying disorder (CBD), or Monomania. CBD is characterized by an obsession with shopping and buying behavior that causes adverse consequences. Compulsive shopping may be considered an impulse control disorder, an obsessive-compulsive disorder, a bipolar disorder, or even a clinical addiction, depending on the clinical source. Treatment involves becoming conscious of the addiction through studying, therapy, group work, etc. Treatment with medicine has limited success. You should consult a psychologist for counseling and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Take care. If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible. Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications. Good luck.