going through old clothes and throwing some things away and realizing how hard that is for me, even though i'm not throwing away as much as i could, my heart rate is up and i feel slightly nauseous like something dangerous is happening
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the most comforting thing i’ve found is to let memories associated with the thing arise and feel stuff about them and then thank the thing for being a part of my life
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for me the difficulty in throwing things away is more like poverty conditioning - i'm scared that if i throw stuff out i'll be in a position in the future where i need the clothes but can't afford to buy new ones, even though it's not very likely to get that desperate
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oh gosh yeah that’s quite different. i just get overwhelmed by the memories if i don’t pause for them 😅
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I use this too. I also love to find places I know could use them. Now that I dressing more casually at work, I found a place that gives ex-prisoners work clothes to wear on job interviews. It feels good knowing they’ll help someone
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