Survey #184 Response from Anonymous user
| Describe an item or collection that you’re rationally prepared to release, but something always seems to keep you from making the final decision to let it go. | I cannot think of anything I have decided to let go! Upon long reflection, I believe the reason is because I'm trying to cling to my life. Unfortunate circumstances prevented me from fulfilling my goals and dreams, so I cling to the things that are a part of the life I had before the life events that halted my life's progress, as well as leave me feeling unprotected and vulnerable. It seems like, now that the people and opportunities I had are gone, submerging myself in the past is a balm, like a safe place to regroup and possibly redefine a life path. Items that people have given me because they were going to discard them are a somewhat different story. Many of them I simply pass on, but there are some I feel obliged to keep "just in case," as I no longer have the resources I would need to buy new. |
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| How do you feel when you think about letting go of the item you described in your answer to the previous question? | There are pleasant as well as unpleasant memories tangled in the items I own, but when I think of parting with them, I feel as if I am giving away my security. There is a feeling of panic and sadness. Keeping the items gives me a feeling as if I am home and safe. |
| Complete the following statement: “I know I won’t keep this item forever, so I would like ___.” | But I believe I WILL keep items forever!!! Okay, playing along: ... whoever ends up with it to take good care of it and treasure it as I have. |
| Fill in the blank: “Watching and listening to The Clutter Fairy Weekly makes me want to try ___.” | ... making my environment to serve me, allowing my best life. |
| Future topics | How can we handle critical people, like the one who accused me of being a hoarder because I swept up spilled potting soil and put it back in the pot? I guess it comes down to the difference between thriftiness and hoarding. |
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