I have an annoying habit I've been trying to break

@OlderSometimesWiser That is what I assume too, but...Im not sure where it comes from. Instead I often have too much and I end up giving it away. Or worse, throwing it away.

My moms best friend grew up with food scarcity and even now, in her 80s, she has cupboards packed so full some of the cans and boxes are likely from the 80s.
OI don't have that problem, yet, I do? But mine is with almost everything.

@nonsensiclesnail Yep, most of this stuff is rooted somewhere in the past. Seems like something about the behavior is comforting, soothing to you. Not necessarily a problem unless you’re pissing away money you don’t have, or it’s interfering in your life in some other way. The money aspect, and being wasteful is something that would bother me.

@OlderSometimesWiser Im trying to have less stuff in my house. I have too much compared to what I use and places to put it. and Im sure the money could be better spent elsewhere.

When my youngest daughter was little she would say something outlaid once and then whisper it to herself two more times. and I thought, what a funny rabbit! and then one day I realized that when I say something I repeat it in my head two more times. I do the same thing she does only, differently. I wonder if it is somehow related? Which is... a stretch maybe.
It has been suggested that it is because Im a people pleaser and that I'm worried that I wont have enough and I don't want to disappoint someone. Which sounds plausible to me, but it doesn't quite fit as I am the only one who wears my deodorant , uses my hair products and moisturizers, wears my clothes...and so on.

@nonsensiclesnail Sounds like a little OCD thrown in there. It’s a coping and soothing mechanism. Again, if it’s bothering you, you might want to set some little challenges for yourself, like consciously buying only one item when you’d rather buy two. Or going through your stuff and giving a few things away to Goodwill. Baby steps, a little at a time, to chip away at the problem.

@OlderSometimesWiser Thank you. And yes, you may be correct. I am trying. I just came home from the store before I wrote all this and I think I'm just beating myself up because I see myself doing it again.