This weekend I decided to throw away some old stuff that my family does not need anymore, and believe me, it was a lot...
The weirdest thing happened when I started throwing away old stuff. I was feeling pain! The pain was not very strong, but with each piece that I threw away, there was a little sting. What the fuck is going on? I was not expecting this.
I don't feel any pain when a bad investment goes to zero, but when throwing away old stuff, I do? That is kinda ridiculous...
To be honest I don't usually go through old stuff and throw away what I don't need anymore. I do that very rarely. Usually, I just store it in the basement.
Today, I threw away clothes, furniture, old documents, and paraphernalia...
Dear @ew-and-patterns, i think your old stuff are good memories in your life, i do not see anything bad in your feelings.
You are lucky to have place where you keep that, but of course if you are doing it means something better is coming like place for childs or new comers, so do not feel bad and do not think is stupid to have such feelings.
I suggest you to this my post i made some months ago:
https://steemit.com/life/@intellihandling/it-was-not-serious-post
I hope you will like it...:)))
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Getting rid of old stuffs in this context hurts because its just like getting rid of memories. You really don't don't need these items but you still feel hurt getting rid of them because of the memories tied to these items. So the best way to get rid these things without feeling the sting is to take a picture of those things that you feel bad throwing away and upload them somewhere like Facebook for safekeeping. Now you don't feel the sting anymore because you can always go back to the photo album and see those stuffs again. This is the trick I use and I hope it works for you too.
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Well, I have read through the comments and the situation seems quite different.
Leaving in a third world, under developed country like mine (Cameroon) life is very much difficult and so we rarely throw away old stuffs except worst case scenarios.
Personally, I do not throw away my stuffs even when they are bad. I repair (patch) my dresses and shoes or give them out to friends and young ones if they become smaller (not fitting). I can only throw away a cloth or shoe that is beyond repair.
For electronics, spare parts are very useful here as you would find many electronics repair shops and few retailing shops around. Thus, I do not throw away old or bad electronic gadgets. Many times parts from my old electronic gadgets have help me in repairing new ones.
In All, I barely throw away old stuffs!
This idea behind this post is amazing though, I felt good letting out my situation :)
Have a great weekend!
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Its always good to take time to time to clean out your home and reaccess the things you've bought and your purchasing habits. I normally try to give the clothes and goods to charity where possible, recycle if its kind of garbage and sell some things on classified sites if it still has some value. Not that I haggle much about the price I just want to get rid of it
So I make a bit of money and I make a few people a bit happier and more comfortable
Its simple, you had an emotional attachment to the material possessions. Perhaps when you bought an item lets say, you felt bad that day - then made a purchase to fill the void! Its why so many are obsessed with Shopping! When you were throwing the items away, you were bringing back up the emotion (subconsciously) BUT then releasing it, hence you were better afterwards. Too much material will weigh you down, so if you understand the process and what you're doing next time, it will feel great. Turn it into a ritual, next time put your fave music on loud, grab some fave snacks and have fun with it, throw out what no longer serves you & allow the new in that does! :) My steem account a9e19983b7e7484b971 on bittrex ;)
There is a simple rule which says that if you haven´t used it in the last 6 month you don´t need it anymore. Getting rid clothes is the easiest thing for me. Once you learned to live with less stuff it feels so much better. Everything I own at the moment fits into a carry on baggage. Feels so good.
and as already said, don´t throw it away, sell it.
I believe you that it must feel better to live with less stuff. But I can't throw away half of what I have in my house ;-) just because I didn't use it in the last 6 months.
I think it´s more a saying than a rule :)
I also still got stuff in someones basement. Who knows, one day I might need it.
My advice is simple: "if you doubt about whether to keep old stuff or not, just ask youself such question - Does this thing makes me happy?" If yes, keep this stuff and ged rid of it, if no.
i can not thbrow my old stuff even i kmnow i never get to use them . but i safe tbhem in store because some time tbhey were in use for me.
Hi,
You can always donate your lightly used stuff to charity. It feels good knowing someone else can use your stuff. You should give it away or repurpose it. Others have garage sales or donate it to church garage sales. Get rid of your junk, feel good cleaning and don't buy things you don't need in the first place. Really just giving it to someone who may have a purpose for it will make you feel much better.
The answer is: not to throw away.
First thing: I would take pictures or video with aaall the stuff and sell then online for the higher bidder ( the whole pack) Maybe the place is ebay, maybe the place is steemit. There is always someone who finds value in old stuff. The other alternative is to donate it.
But never to the garbage, that's where you feel you are loosing ..
Hola @ ew-and-patterns
No te preocupes a todos nos pasa lo mismo, siempre tenemos cosas que por feas, viejas, usadas y gastadas que estén tienen un valor sentimental para nosotros... Pero, es necesario deshacerse de aquellas cosas que no necesitemos o que simplemente ya no sirven, si el problema es que necesitas espacio lo recomendable seria donar las cosas a alguien que las necesite... Mi concejo y es lo que siempre hago es RECICLAR, si tengo hojas usadas sirven para alguna manualidad o decoración, al igual que macetas viejas, tablas y cajas lo que necesitan es una mano de pintura y unas decoraciones y le encontraras un buen uso.
Es normal apegarnos a nuestras cosas pero ten en cuenta que debemos limpiar lo viejo para dar cabida a lo nuevo que tal vez traiga cosas mejores.
saludos..
IF it is junk, it early have been thrown away by me.
The reason why he can be life is because it is still useful, but I not need it now..
After For a long time, there are too many old things like this. If I away by it, I will be very painful.
Many of the old things, I priced 1 USD, but the shipping cost is 3 USD, and I sold a lot of pieces .
When I sold him, I was very happy, he had a new owner.
I actually did some spring cleaning myself over the weekend with the family. It is amazing how clutter can often build up without us realizing it. Luckily, my better half knows what I need and don’t and when I give her the ok to clean, she does a great job without me knowing what was sacrificed. So I would say delegate to another person with some rules and boundaries. It avoids the loss of memories and attachment.
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It's not the stuff you were throwing away, it's the memories associating with the stuff. E.g. You pick up a shirt to throw away, then you remember the time you used to wear the shirt, the girl you kissed wearing the shirt and how you no longer talk to her.
You pick a book and remember it was your dad's favourite.
So it's the memories.
Solution.
Don't plan to throw away stuff, whatever you run into just throw away.
I have the same emotional pain when throwing away. sometimes it helps me to give to charity/goodwill etc. Feels like i am jelping someone else.
Also helps to sell it for me. Do ebay. Or if ebay too expensive and not worth much sell locally on craigslist etc. At least you will get something for your loss.. You're paying yourself for the emotional loss at least :-)
You are emotionel attach to the stuff your throwing away I guess.
I just moved and threw a lot away aswell. But for me its a nice feeling. Starting fresh and not having a lot of useless stuff.
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I hate tossing out old stuff that is still useful or still works as intended as well. I still got an old large back tv that works well stashed away in my room. I haven't turned it on in over 2 years. I think it might be time to toss it out.
I can guess the sense of pain you are feeling is of the past memories of the old stuff. Actually old stuff always tend to add old memories along and you throwing it away makes you feel the pain of the memories.
There is nothing bad in throwing out some old stuff we don't need again. So as to pave way for the new ones to come