This is simply what I call the symptom that doesn't get enough attention. Depression can take many forms when it comes to influencing a person's life. One of those is hoarding. It is the inability to let go of memories and feelings associated with items as simple as checks or packages. It is often associated with replacing the emptiness found in someone. (picture found: https://theflyingfruitbowl.wordpress.com/2013/08/23/greg-kletsel/) The longer an item remains in a person's life without being discarded, the more anxiety it would cause in an attempt to throw it away. Hoarding itself means that a person places more value on an item than people around them. While a healthy relationship, regardless of whether they are romantic or platonic, people grow to in a way "merge". These people become part of their lives and represent a characteristic, then some people who especially have struggled to make these connections start to look for them in inanimate objects. This ...
The topic of depression is getting a lot more awareness in this century, however, it is still not as widely recognized and could benefit from a lot more cognizance. I am hoping that this blog will help to cover more on the topic and help those in need both from their and their close ones' perspective.