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Patient has, stored in a closet, under a bed, or in the garage: the original box for the TV (purchased 2019), the iPhone box from three phones ago, the shoebox for boots worn twice, and a Peloton box that could technically hold a body. The boxes are kept 'in case we need to return' or 'in case we move' — neither of which has happened or will happen. The boxes themselves now require a box.
Chronic. Each new purchase adds to the collection.
None. Throwing one away feels irresponsible.
Patients with Chronic Cardboard Box Sentimentality typically present with some or all of the following:
Chronic Cardboard Box Sentimentality is a chronic behavioral condition cataloged by the Institute. It is not recognized by the DSM-5, the ICD-11, or any existing diagnostic framework — and will not be, because it is not a real condition. It is, however, observed in the population with alarming frequency.
In the Institute's formal nomenclature, this condition is catalogued under the Latin binomial Scatula custodia infinita — a name not recognized by any medical authority but observed repeatedly in the catalog.
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