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Amazingly, there's also a term for that disorder, too. Compulsive decluttering.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/09/ocd-obses...

I think this was front page on here a while back.

Is it a disorder if there’s no downside? Sometimes I think people just name observations and call them disorders.

>Is it a disorder if there’s no downside?

Well, no. But it can get to situations where the declutterer does not have a pen but needs a pen, so they buy one, and then throw it away. But when they next need a pen...

Or situations where they harm their interpersonal relationships, by throwing out other people's treasures/belongings or not having enough furniture to host them, etc.

If you’re getting rid of things compulsively and it’s causing you anxiety/stress/shame, yes. The disordered behavior is how it impacts your mental health, not how others observe the validity of the behavior.

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