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Re:What’s causing the rise of hoarding disorder? by petercooper on Thursday August 10, 2023 @08:26AM (#37075325)
very intelligent and manipulative (and verbally abusive) if they suspect someone is going to try impress change upon them

This, and a lot of what you outline in your comment, reminds me of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathological_demand_avoidance

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Re:What’s causing the rise of hoarding disorder? by thevagrant on Thursday August 10, 2023 @08:39AM (#37075439)
I've often consider autism or adhd spectrum to be an underlying possibility. I hadn't come across PDA before, thanks for sharing.
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