Boyfriend has OCD. Along with his anxiety, its one of the reasons certain family members insist he isn't "good enough" for me, which pisses me off to no end.
One of his things he likes to hoard are the cardboard boxes from boxed meals, the part that has directions on them. Because what if he needs those directions, I guess. Sometimes we will have as much as 50 of the same boxes. Our spare room gets cleaned out when it gets full... which is extremely stressful for the boyfriend and leads to him having panic attacks, which is very upsetting for me as well but we both recognize the need to keep things cleaned out as best we can.
Not everyone has the strength to do what you do. Even if you cry and break down, its a tremendous strength to throw that receipt away on your own. It shouldnt be a source of shame, but our culture heavily stigmitizes things like anxiety, depression, and OCD so it isn't surprising that it is.
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Date: 2016-09-06 07:28 pm (UTC)One of his things he likes to hoard are the cardboard boxes from boxed meals, the part that has directions on them. Because what if he needs those directions, I guess. Sometimes we will have as much as 50 of the same boxes. Our spare room gets cleaned out when it gets full... which is extremely stressful for the boyfriend and leads to him having panic attacks, which is very upsetting for me as well but we both recognize the need to keep things cleaned out as best we can.
Not everyone has the strength to do what you do. Even if you cry and break down, its a tremendous strength to throw that receipt away on your own. It shouldnt be a source of shame, but our culture heavily stigmitizes things like anxiety, depression, and OCD so it isn't surprising that it is.