Why do many old people like to pick up garbage?

Old people get older day by day. Stay at home and do nothing every day. Picking up garbage can subsidize households; Second, I have something to do myself. I'm happy if I don't do it Many old people who come to live in cities from rural areas are mostly people who like to work. They feel that young people are under great pressure and don't want to be a burden to their children, so they will pick up some garbage to subsidize their living expenses.

The elderly are getting weaker and weaker, and there are more and more things they can't do, and they gradually feel out of control of things around them. This will make the old people feel anxious. Collecting old things as a psychological compensation can give the elderly a sense of control and accomplishment.

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In-depth understanding of the behavior of the elderly picking up garbage, what children need most is to deeply understand the psychological compensation complex behind the behavior of the elderly picking up garbage. Don't simply deny and refuse, don't complain and reprimand blindly, and don't stop it violently. Don't treat the behavior of the old people picking up garbage as a bad thing easily, let alone a shameful thing.

As a child, we should learn psychological empathy, put ourselves in the elderly's shoes and understand the psychological needs behind garbage collection. By properly coping and understanding the psychological needs of the elderly in picking up garbage, children can adopt corresponding circuitous coping strategies according to the situation.