Collecting isn’t the same as vices like drugs, alcohol, or gambling. It deserves a different lens. But what begins as nostalgia, connection, and joy can quietly drift into compulsion—especially in a modern hobby engineered to keep you chasing the next hit.

So what does harm reduction look like for collectors? It doesn’t have to mean walking away. It can mean learning how to change your relationship with collecting.

This episode breaks down how intentional collecting is our form of harm reduction—the middle ground between chaos and control—and how today’s platforms borrow casino psychology to monetize compulsion, blur boundaries, and distort something that was once pure.

Because while the industry isn’t going to slow down for you, you can learn how to slow yourself down.

At Collectors MD, we aren't anti-hobby—we're pro-awareness.
We're pro-boundaries. We're pro-healing.

Collecting isn't supposed to hurt. It's supposed to reconnect us to identity, meaning, and purpose.

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