Is there anyone here who is a hoarder and willing to admit it and discuss it?
Do you pray about it?
Do you have a Saint who you ask for intercession?
Have you succeeded in parting with your items?
What do you believe led you to hoard?
I’m struggling with it and even more so because I’m due to make a move from SC back to Louisiana.
I used to be an extreme hoarder. I saved every ticket, receipt, letter, or scrap piece of material I obtained. I constantly have to work on minimizing the items we possess.
My maternal grandparents lived through the great depression and taught my mother to "save everything" for possible future uses in order to save money and not risk running out of anything. I picked up on a bit of that and over the years have been working to keep things more simple and having only what we know is useful and will be used within a reasonable time.
One thing that originally helped me was I was accepted to a convent and had to get rid of my belongings. Even though that was not God's will, it helped me realize how much you can live without. I still have to be careful not to collect too much stuff, and I am constantly donating items to the thrift store that we are given by people and don't need.
If you want a patron Saint to pray to for help, pick any Saint who was poor and had little to live on. Maybe Saint Martin de Porres, Saint Benedict of Labre, or Venerable Anna Maria Taigi?