Why do many old people like to pick up garbage?

Psychological counselors believe that this "quirk" of the elderly is often caused by psychological crisis, and garbage collection is regarded as a spiritual sustenance to solve the sense of loss, loneliness and anxiety caused by living alone.

To some extent, the old man is "heart shortage". Get a relative sense of security by hoarding waste products, release emotions and enrich life through the process of picking up garbage. To completely eradicate hoarding, we need more love and patience from family and children, and at the same time guide the elderly to go out of their homes, participate in cultural and sports activities, establish new social circles, and enrich their old age.

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In addition, if the elderly at home suddenly love to hoard things, pick up junk and store things, we should first consider whether they have Alzheimer's disease. Generally speaking, judging whether the garbage collection behavior of the elderly is morbid depends mainly on their purpose of collecting garbage: if they don't sort out and sell waste products, they are more likely to be morbid.

If the behavior of old people hoarding garbage is not pathological, then children should understand their behavior more. Yuan Mei, deputy director of the psychiatry department of Hanyang Hospital, believes that some elderly people love to hoard garbage because of the insecurity caused by the hardships of life. It is a spiritual sustenance for them to need a room full of things to give them a sense of fulfillment and meet their psychological needs.

If children insist on changing their bad habits, they should also pay attention to methods. Deputy Chief Physician Yuan Mei suggested that the elderly can go to the university for the aged, or help to take care of their grandchildren, enrich their old age and shift their attention from hoarding to other aspects.

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