首例"數碼囤積狂"確診 每天花五小時整理照片
Hoarders are typically thought of as people living in houses packed full to the brim with boxes of old typically refuse to throw away meaningless wrappers and hold on to random objects that most people would have discarded long ago.
“儲物狂”一般被認爲是指那些屋子被各種廢舊物品堵滿的人。他們一般拒絕丟棄毫無意義的包裝袋，並保留着大多數人早已丟掉的東西。But nowadays, you no longer have to hold on to old notebooks or refuse to throw out old pizza boxes to be considered a hoarder, according to a recent ead, a new form of hoarder has arisen: Digital hoarders.
但時至今日，“儲物狂”不再僅僅意味着使用最破舊的筆記本，或者拒絕丟棄過去裝披薩的盒子了。一種新型的“儲物狂”已經誕生，那就是：數碼囤積狂。
A report published by BMJ Case Reports, examined a 47-year-old man whose obsession with hoarding digital pictures severely interfered with his day-to-day life, preventing him from sleeping and even leaving his home.
《英國醫學雜誌》報道了一名47歲男子的症狀：他沉迷於儲存數碼照片，這嚴重干擾到了他的日常生活，讓他沒時間睡覺，甚至整日宅在家裏。
The man was formerly diagnosed with autism and hoarding tactile objects – a condition that has been documented in the mental health reference manual at the time the man was checked into an outpatient clinic, there had been no previous formal diagnosis of digital hoarding.
該男子之前被診斷爲自閉症和囤積實物症--這種疾病在心理健康參考手冊第五版有記錄。但該男子在檢查以前沒有正式被診斷爲數碼囤積狂。According to the case report, the man mostly hoarded objects with little to no economic value – like paperwork and bike components – because he felt they would be of use to him in the as a result, his house was extremely cluttered.
根據病例報告，該男子總是囤積缺乏經濟價值、甚至毫無價值的東西--比如文書和自行車配件，因爲他覺得這些東西將來可能有用處。結果他的房子一片狼藉。Eventually, after obtaining a digital camera, the man began to hoard digital pictures, as tal photography became his primary daytime activity, and he took up to 1,000 pictures each day, mostly of landscapes, the report said.
後來有了數碼相機後他開始囤積照片。報告顯示，數碼攝影成了他的主要日常活動，每天他要拍1000張左右的照片，多數是風景照。But, as with the tactile objects he hoarded, the man struggled to discard the ended up using four external hard drives to maintain the original pictures, as well as four additional hard drives to store the backups.
然而，和他囤積的實物一樣，他很難捨棄自己拍的照片。最後，他用了4個移動硬盤來保存原圖，還有另外4個移動硬盤存儲備份。The man didn't even look at the pictures he saved, though he was convinced he could use them in the future when new technologies became available, the report spent three to five hours each day organizing the pictures, which led to feelings of frustration. Organizing the pictures also interfered with his sleep and prevented him from partaking in other activities, including cleaning his house, relaxing or going outside.
據報道，這個傢伙甚至看都不看自己保存的那些圖片，但他確信未來出現新技術時這些圖片會有用武之地。他每天要花3~5個小時來整理圖片，這導致他產生了挫敗感。整理圖片也妨礙了他睡眠，使他無心參與其他活動，包括收拾房間、休息或者出門。This patient's case is an extreme circumstance; merely forgetting to clear out your hard drive doesn't mean you are a digital hoarder.
該病人的例子屬極端情況；如果你僅僅是忘記清理硬盤，這不意味着你就有數碼囤積癖。
