Persuasive Speech On Hoarders

The text states, “Our books are a burden to us, our pictures have destroyed every restful wall-space, our china is a care, our photographs drive us mad, our programmes and alpenstocks fill us with loathing.” This quote proves why and in what way owning too much can backfire on the owners. Items can fill up your house, make you mad, be a burden to you, and more. Ray Bradbury once said, “Too much of anything isn’t good for anyone.” The author agrees with this quote as she pointed out why having too much isn’t

“In addition, people who hoard exhibit strong emotional attachments to possessions, and beliefs that reinforce acquiring and keeping items. These beliefs include unrealistic assumptions about the need to remember important information, avoid wasting objects, responsibility for possessions, and anthropomorphizing objects (magical thinking

We all have objects that gives sentimental meaning to it. Studies have shown "between 2 and 5 percent of the American population suffer from hoarding" (9). As in the case with the Collyer brothers and Irene, it might have been their past lives which drove them to hoarding. The objects they collect helped them preserve their identity and relieve past events. It also allows them to express what they feel and collecting promises releif. Rachel's study of hoarding lead her to discover that many hoarders were "highly perfectionists and indecisive" (10). This complicates hoarders from working and thinking effectively. The uncontrollable desire to virtually collect anything can lead to affliction of the hoarders personal

Everyone owns material possessions and everyone owns something unique. Our strong materialistic society tends to associate your material wealth

You remember when you was little and you valued something or you had to have something, but as you get older you could care less about it. When i was around 10 or 11 I had to have all the stuffed animals I grew up with on my bed. I wouldn't let anyone touch them because they were mine and mine only .It was about 30 stuffed animals on my bed and I would sleep on them because they were so comfortable and I love having memories, I wouldn't let anyone take them off my bed, I wouldn't even let anyone touch them. Today I don't have much stuffed animals on my bed like iIused to, but I could care less about anyone take them, but I want them

Some people even go as far as to emulate the item that they are collecting. Yet as with all parts of the psychology of collecting, some collections may be viewed as healthy and typical, while other collectors don’t know when to stop.

In my meticulously kept room, with tired drapes, and hand-me-down furniture, there is a board. This board holds various oddments roughly tacked onto it. Multiple trinkets and baubles have made their home there; some things from years ago I have trouble even recalling where they came from, or why I kept them. There’s no order to my collection, no system for the chaos that’s tacked onto a cheap piece of posterboard, yet despite the disorganization of the board it is one of the most sentimental masterpieces I own; for these “things” attached to my board are memories.

An object that I will cherish forever is my first Bible. It's full of important stories and unforgettable memories. It connects me with my family, and it connects me to my faith. Those two things are very important to me.

I had a lot of “stuff”. I agree with Quinten’s approach about America and their stuff. I personally use to collect all type of shoes and had to shop at Ralph Lauren Polo store. I had no real reason too, I just did it because I had the money too and it is one of the upscale designers. As I looked into my closet, I realize the collection I had collected was ridiculous and uncalled for. Americans are materialistic and prone to the “I got to have it” fever. There are a lot of people in need. I could have use that money to help purchase someone prescription or a children school supplies. I often think of those who collect guns. You can only shoot one at a time. After God showed me I need to store my treasures in heaven and not on earth, I

In Loot Hound, players assume the role of a compulsive hoarder; aided by his trusty canine companion he scours through local parks in search of that elusive treasure. May it be something mundane like old dirty socks, or something rare and long thought lost to history like the personal belongings of former presidents. Lost Hound's collection mechanic seems to be designed around the notion that one man's garbage is another man's treasure. Lead Game Designer Pete Low--whose previous work includes Dark Summit and Scarface: The World Is Yours--cites Ico and Animal Crossing's mini-games as sources of inspiration for Loot Hound.

There is such a thing as owning too much, just as there is such a thing as owning too little, but the area in between is great in width because often times more is not better. For example, monks have a very finite amount of possessions in order to keep themselves connected better to reality and spiritual beliefs. Generally, those with large amounts of belongings such as the royal family of England or ancient emperors do not have this same sense of self and connection to their surroundings, nor do they relate to those who are impoverished, which prevents their awareness of the different lifestyles throughout the world. Often times this lack of empathy and understanding causes individuals to live unfulfilling lives in that they never

You may not think some of the collectibles, antiques, or toys you have now could be valuable. But the truth is, they might gain more value in the years to come.

Man wants esteem, so man turns away from God to possess worldly, materialistic objects. The possessive need becomes bigger and bigger until suddenly it’s not just esteem that man wants, it a need to sate the greed that lives within him as well. My Wood by E.M. Forster, Forster demonstrates the effects of ownership on himself after he purchases his own property with the earnings from his novel. He says in reference to his property that “it makes [him] feel it ought to be larger.” Owning things can make people lose sight of who they are as a person and can deeply affect their behavior around other people.A person who owns more expensive things can be viewed as someone who is materialistic, and deep down they don’t fully understand who they are as a person. People can own expensive things and have completely different interpretations about why they are buying those things. When people buy expensive things for themselves it makes them seem self-absorbed because others don’t get to have the luxury of buying nice things for themselves. A person that doesn’t always have the latest of gadgets and the fanciest of clothes are far more understanding really get the meaning of owning something valuable. However, a person who owns everything they ever wanted, take things for granted and doesn’t truly appreciate what they have and from there is where greed can take over and consume a person’s

“It seems that during a time of danger the owner of the hoard placed the coins in a cloth purse that he concealed inside a hidden niche in the wall. He probably hoped to go back and collect it.”

Possessions are used to help cope with everyday problems life throws at them. People use possessions to ignore and make excuses about troubling things they don't want to deal with. Higher drug and alcohol use rates during break-up or divorce. People buy things to create problems so they don't have to deal with their own. Having a traumatizing childhood makes you much more likely to hored and collect.