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Sam Nichols for Future Tense

Digital hoarding could be linked to anxiety, say some researchers, and technology may be to blame

"I have all this stuff, which I don't want to let go of for control-related reasons," Kristin O'Connell says.

"But I also feel like it controls me a bit. I want to be able to control it better than I can because of the sheer volume of it."

The 37-year-old Sydneysider isn't talking about holding onto physical stuff. She's talking about digital content. And she may be experiencing what's been dubbed by some "digital hoarding".

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