Sentence examples for discard possessions from inspiring English sources

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The hallmark of hoarding is inability to discard possessions, even those that would appear worthless.

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According to the WHO, the disorder is characterised by an "accumulation of possessions due to excessive acquisition of – or difficulty discarding possessions, regardless of their actual value".

12 – They seem "unsettled". The high maintenance person is constantly ill at ease, buying, altering or discarding possessions and complaining about their work or living conditions.

While some of the homes that Kondo visits are in a formidable state of disarray and may suggest that some homeowners have the beginnings of a hoarding problem, Bratiotis notes that the fact that clients appear to quickly and easily discard their possessions is a strong sign that they do not suffer from hoarding disorder, which is quite rare.

Many discarded the few possessions they had along the way".

From the aftermath of the affair, Knowles discards her old possessions that reminds her of her boyfriend.

With all of his possessions discarded, Keller's now embarking on "Colby Does America… and Canada Too!"—a lengthy road trip to make art, meet people, and get laid.

The cognitive and behavioral activities of therapy occur during attempts to sort, discard, or not acquire possessions.

If the ears of any image or icon representing the Enlightened One aren't unusually long and don't smoothly flow downward, it should be added to your list of worldly possessions to discard immediately.

Among those added in DSM-5 is "hoarding disorder", defined as "persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of actual value".

Although she was undoubtedly one of the most recognizable stars of the Golden Age, she disappeared an unknown, became a ward of the court and her possessions were discarded in the city dump.

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