Panic and buying

I agree with GuybrushThreepwood

A brilliant idea. Make a chart! Become proactive with what you find yourself being drawn toward. 

Stockpiling is normal in the US where buying in bulk is encouraged with financial rewards. Everyone has a closet for their stock or it's piled onto shelves in the garage. Some individuals live an hour away (by car only) from the nearest shop - or even further. Shops are not allowed to be in operation in Suburb housing areas, so there is no 'popping to the shop' as nothing is with in walking distance. 

I personally think having a few extras around is good in a pinch. But it can create an overwhelming feeling. And even diminish finances. However, it can be useful if getting to the shop is difficult or the need to keep an order for fluidity if work is demanding. Every office has a supply cabinet with extras so in a pinch, labour continues unaffected. 

In order to examine a thing, one needs to be accepting of what's happening. Covid essentially ins't over. Suppose I catch it and cannot get help? Then perhaps having back up on hand until there is a normalisation isn't such a bad thing? 

I re-ordered my life to simply have one of each type of a thing. (It's only recent I've allowed myself to have more than 4 of each cutlery.) But the lure of consumerism can be a web. Perhaps going through this pocket in time will allow you to sift out what is useful and what excess isn't helpful?

I agree with GuybrushThreepwood

A brilliant idea. Make a chart! Become proactive with what you find yourself being drawn toward. 

Stockpiling is normal in the US where buying in bulk is encouraged with financial rewards. Everyone has a closet for their stock or it's piled onto shelves in the garage. Some individuals live an hour away (by car only) from the nearest shop - or even further. Shops are not allowed to be in operation in Suburb housing areas, so there is no 'popping to the shop' as nothing is with in walking distance. 

I personally think having a few extras around is good in a pinch. But it can create an overwhelming feeling. And even diminish finances. However, it can be useful if getting to the shop is difficult or the need to keep an order for fluidity if work is demanding. Every office has a supply cabinet with extras so in a pinch, labour continues unaffected. 

In order to examine a thing, one needs to be accepting of what's happening. Covid essentially ins't over. Suppose I catch it and cannot get help? Then perhaps having back up on hand until there is a normalisation isn't such a bad thing? 

I re-ordered my life to simply have one of each type of a thing. (It's only recent I've allowed myself to have more than 4 of each cutlery.) But the lure of consumerism can be a web. Perhaps going through this pocket in time will allow you to sift out what is useful and what excess isn't helpful?

I think this instinct to stock up is not in essence a bad thing. We also have more stocks of things like this since the pandemic began. We started shopping online and when things are on offer we tend to buy multiples of them (especially things like soap, toothpaste etc as they don’t go off. I wouldn’t be too critical of yourself for this - it’s fairly sensible. Maybe have a limit though on each item (eg no more that 6 tubes of toothpaste) as it takes up space to store things. Don’t feel bad about it though, be kind to yourself about this. 

I'm traditionalist, and like local shops. We're losing our sense of community; at the behest of the Empire.