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By this definition an "item" is "one emotional connection to an object", not merely an object itself.

This would be a pretty odd definition of an "item". Going with this definition though, I (and suspect quite a few others) don't have more than 1-2 "items", or even any at all. I can't think of a single (physical) object I have emotional connection to, as long as I am reimbursed so that I can replace it it's business as usual.



That's probably a good thing. Lots of people are not like you, however.

If you want to understand your fellow humans better, take a glimpse into the opposite extreme with this book on compulsive hoarding:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/25/books/review/Kramer-t.html

You may find it quite alien, or perhaps hilarious, or both, but I've met quite a few people on the hoarding spectrum, and it is decidedly not fun.

And I'd venture to say that most people have something with significant emotional resonance that they'd be loath to lose it. A wedding ring. Objects inherited from one's late grandparents. A few pieces of custom-built tools, furniture, or clothing that fit you perfectly.




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