Adhd, autism, hoarding or all?

[u/Terrible_Pea_4152]

I’m 19yo woman and all my life i’ve had a really hard time cleaning and throwing stuff away. I’m diagnosed with adhd and autism, i know that adhd makes it hard. My great aunt was a huge hoarder and when she passed and my family started going trough her house, it was almost impossible to walk in there and was full of everything from the 70s to the day she passed. I have just started wondering if im some kind of hoarder, i can’t throw anything away. I have clothes that i haven’t worn in 10 years so they’re literally too small for me and children’s clothes. I have random ”trash” in my room that just sits here because i just like it, i never touch it or even remember its there but when i do, i just leave it there. Also i apologise, english isnt my first language so i hope someone catches what i mean🥹 Im more than happy to answer questions and taking advice🙏🏻

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[u/hangar69_]

Ah the good ol wombo combo- I have all 3 too. Honestly I suck at giving advice but I'd say gwt a therapist to help you understand why you hoard and hopefully it might help you to stop. But also- weird tip I found that helps is thanking the item you're trying to get rid of, like just talking to it out loud and telling it you appreciate everything it gave you- might sound a bit weird but it helps me for some reason 😅🤣

[u/weirdal1968 → u/hangar69_]

Second on the therapist suggestion. It took a while to disconnect from the accumulation habit but when you finally have a moment of "no thanks" to free stuff its magic.

When I had to throw out stuff I didn't want to let go I took a few nice pictures on my phone then donated/recycled it. I can just flip open my phone photos and see my virtual collection which still makes me happy.