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Today, I want to talk about something called Diogeny Syndrome.

It might not be something you're familiar with, but it's a big deal in society.

This syndrome is about people accumulating too much stuff in their homes.

My friend shared a story with me last week about her 80-year-old neighbor who recently passed away.

Her children came to clear out the house so they could sell it.

It turns out that the poor woman had collected a lot of them. came to clear out the house so they could sell it.

It turns out that the poor woman had collected a lot of stuff over the years,

furniture, boxes, and more.

It seems like she had a habit of collecting things.

You might have seen cases like this in the news,

or maybe you know someone who just can't seem to throw things away.

It's like they have a habit of hoarding stuff.

Many people can relate to this. I sometimes have to remind myself to get rid of things I don't need anymore because they start piling up at home. But what I'm talking about here is more extreme. It's a condition where people hoard so much stuff

that their homes become overwhelmed with clutter. Ironically, it's named after Diogenes of Synop,

an ancient Greek philosopher, who believed in living

with very little. People with this syndrome, however, collect things indiscriminately,

thinking they might need them one day.

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