[wkjagt]

How do you know when holding on to things you won't use again becomes hoarding? Is it a volume thing? I have a bunch of stuff I keep around for nostalgic reasons. More than the average person I think. But it's pretty contained and doesn't take up any space in living spaces.

[estimator7292]

In general, the factor that decides "is this situation mental illness" comes down to whether the situation causes suffering for the person in it.