Storing too many digital items on your devices could be a sign of …
Nov 15, 2024 · Too much digital clutter on your devices could affect your mental health, and it might be a sign of digital hoarding. Here’s what to know, according to experts.
Digital hoarding - a new version of an old psychological challenge
Oct 19, 2021 · Hoarding is a disorder characterized by difficulty in parting with possessions. It was once considered a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder, a mental and behavioral disorder that affects between 2% and 4% of the general population.
Modern-day hoarding: A model for understanding and measuring …
Dec 1, 2022 · Employing the theoretical foundations of the attachment theory and the hoarding disorder, this study argues that the characteristics such as difficulty of discarding digital content, digital clutter, and frequent excessive acquisition of digital content demonstrate the signs of …
Do you clutter your phone with thousands of images and mails? It …
Digital clutter that you are hoarding in your smartphone, may have serious implications on your mental health. Sadly, the new reality of our smartphones is all about unopened mails, text...
Digital Hoarding | UCLA Medical School
Oct 19, 2021 · Hoarding is a disorder characterized by difficulty in parting with possessions. It was once considered a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder, a mental and behavioral disorder that affects between 2% and 4% of the general population.
6 Red Flags of Hoarding Disorder - Psychology Today
Jul 13, 2022 · Hoarding is the pattern of collecting "stuff" and the inability to let go of possessions, no matter their condition. Hoarding behaviors begin in childhood or adolescence and grow …
Electronics Hoarding Habit: Survey Reveals Shocking Extent
Oct 23, 2024 · Hoarding old electronics is a problem in the US & UK. Our survey identifies how many people hold onto old devices & why they don't sell them?
Digital hoarding behaviours: Underlying motivations and …
Aug 1, 2018 · Digital hoarding relates to excessive accumulation, deletion difficulty and anxiety. Motivations differed between workplace and personal digital information settings.
The psychology that fuels extreme hoarding behavior - Rolling Out
Mar 5, 2025 · Understanding hoarding as a complex condition involving emotional attachment, fear, trauma responses, cognitive distortions, and potentially biological factors represents a significant advance ...
Hoarding disorder - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Jan 26, 2023 · Hoarding disorder is an ongoing difficulty throwing away or parting with possessions because you believe that you need to save them. You may experience distress at the thought of getting rid of the items. You gradually keep or gather a huge number of items, regardless of their actual value.