his famous work "Dead Souls" NVGogol wrote some time ago, and yet features characters such as Manilow, Petrushka, box and Plyushkin still often veiled in the nature around us.Name the last familiar, perhaps even those who had not yet read this wonderful novel.In honor of him, and there was such a term as "the Elijah syndrome", indicating a strong passion for hoarding useless and unnecessary things.It is believed that it is a form of the disease called "sillogomaniya" - as psychologists call maniacal striving for storage of various items.
Elijah Syndrome: Symptoms
wishes can take a small test to determine how it might affect them.So Elijah syndrome can be determined by the following features:
- The man in the closet (as an option under the sink or under the table) carefully kept quite a collection of all kinds of boxes, bags and cans out of ... anything!
- special place in the house takes a box (suitcase, bags) with things that are gathering dust for more than three years and has long been out of fashion.
- on bookshelf (in the cupboard, closet) flaunts a set of different gadgets, figurines and souvenirs.
- on the balcony (in the garage, the attic) lying old refrigerator, a broken chair, broken radio, old lamps and other "necessary and essential" items.
- If a good rummage under the bed, you can find a bunch of old magazines, postcards Brezhnev pores and a set of records that are nothing to listen to.
Of course, this test is a little comic, but if at least one statement got to the point, there is an occasion to reflect.Elijah syndrome in this case either already exists or is fast approaching.
What triggers this behavior?
Elijah syndrome often occurs in response to stress, a strong shock, death or betrayal of loved ones.According to psychologists, it causes a decrease in the activity areas of the brain that are responsible for decision-making, and a person develops a fear of poverty.It sometimes happens that Elijah syndrome is inherited.It can also occur as a result of head injury or brain surgery.What distinguishes this syndrome from the usual frugality?That hoarder does not store useless stuff.A Plyushkin not just kind to the old one, but literally privolakivaet debris from the streets, putting the dwelling incredible stuff that creates an illusion of protection from the outside world.
Elijah syndrome: treatment
to deal with such behavior should be gradually, but steadily.Remove all the trash in one approach obviously does not work - better targeted to allocate half an hour every day and deal with "raskhlamleniem."If there is a problem with any thing should try to answer a couple of simple questions:
- How this thing I need?
- Does this subject my life more interesting (happy, comfortable)?
- How often will I use it?
- Where I have it will be stored?
If Elijah syndrome showed someone close to you, remember - a disease of people living alone.This means that such a person should be as soon as possible to surround with care and attention.The more he will be involved in family life and the surrounding society, the less will manifest the disease.
