Having trouble deleting photos and emails? It's Diogenes Syndrome. Here's how to get out of it

Attachment to objects often leads to excessive accumulation, which can end up causing physical and mental problems. This also applies to those who are afraid of losing visual memories or information and persist in archiving unnecessary digital files . Instead, we must learn to eliminate what is superfluous : focusing on the present, doing mental (digital) cleaning and rediscovering the value of what is tangible are some of the most appropriate strategies.

While storing files on files may seem harmless because they don't take up any physical space, experts say they can cause anxiety, stress, and a form of saturation that affects mental health . In the most extreme cases, the inability to get rid of irrelevant information, combined with the false sense of security that comes from saving everything just in case , can lead to the so-called Digital Diogenes Syndrome .