I'm such a packrat. My fiance is helping me go through and get rid of things I know I don't need, and will never use again, yet for some reason I still have. This is mostly clothing.

Also, lotion. I have an insane amount of lotion everywhere. Bath and Body Works had a sale last month that I should have avoided because it was for anything in their 'signature collection' buy 2 get 1 or buy 3 get 2. So I left with 5 new lotions. On top of the 10 already in my bathroom and the other 4 or so floating around the bedroom, lol less

I do find myself collecting all sorts of things. I'm MAD OCD. I collect wolf figurines, knives (and other sharp objects, I have an entire setup downstairs of blades!), plushies (guilty pleasure. I really like wolfie plushies D, horse figurines, sex toys, and candles. less

Currently I collect:

-- makeup, HARDCORE, although I hit pan surprisingly often!
-- I've started collecting perfume samples.
-- coins
-- scarves (head scarves, not so much the neck ones)
-- Asian films and antiques

And of course, stuff with certain patterns on them. less

This may be a little strange, but I was wondering if I was alone in having collecting tendencies and not just about just having a collection of sex toys. I mean in a psychological collecting way, like having that rush of 'I want it' for a particular item, and yet not totally feel satisfied when you get it. You always want more. I have been trying to control and usually set limits about what I decide to buy and I've respected them.

I've had many collections in my life. When I was a kid, I collected foreign coins, stickers, artisanal soaps. It was nothing really serious, but kept everything about those lines that I could find. When I was older, I started a collection of Fantasy books, PS1 and PS2 RPG games (I got a few cool ones). I would spend so much time looking at books and games on Ebay trying to get some specific books. At least I was only buying through deals.
Eventually, I was even collecting stuff through some online games, and I had to quit everything.

And now, well, I seem to have focused my attention on sex toys. That was even before I found Edenfantasys, and somehow I did not really follow my own rules of just 'those toys'. Isn't it convenient not to be able to say no when you're getting it free even if it's feeding a collecting issue?

So, my question is:
Do you collect stuff as well?
If so, what did you collect? And do you have to set yourself or your collection limits? less

YES. Yes, yes, yes. But I stopped. I'm giving up. I will no longer be a Caretaker of Things. (well... not as many things)

Collecting things and feeling the need that I was never finished and always needed more became a compulsive, stress-inducing problem for me. When I finally decided I don't actually need half the things I own I started selling them or giving them away. It feels like I've dodged a responsibility because of that decision. I'm more free to make choices or take chances because I don't consider "What will I do with my stuff?" anymore. I've found other ways to be happy. less

I hoard books and magazines, and cookbooks. I have at least a hundred cookbooks which have contributed at least 10 pounds to my stringbean beau.

I also have a lot of tank tops (wife beaters). I have to have one in every color, and 2 in black.

Apparently due to my new hoard of sex toys I also buy batteries a lot. And of course, the toys.

DVDs. I have multiple copies of certain DVDs because of special editions or collector's editions.

And OHMIGOD the battlefield of body sprays in my bedroom. Every color and brand and fruity or flowery smell is in my room. I don't know why I even bother because my man can't smell, but I like catching a whiff of watermelon or something every now and then. less