Hoarding (42)
serene56: During the course of my work in mental health, I've become fascinated by hoarding disorder
So far, I've discovered that it's often associated with people who live with schizophrenia, depression or can be a disorder completely within itself
Does anyone have any information to share with me on this?
Hey Serene...So far, I've discovered that it's often associated with people who live with schizophrenia, depression or can be a disorder completely within itself
Does anyone have any information to share with me on this?
I've often watched in horror how people can be completely caught up in this disorder.....we have a TV programme, currently running, which features aspects of hoarding and how people deal with having a "clean out"
I'm a self-confessed sentimental hoarder.....mainly my kid's stuff.....though have had a big clean up recently. I offloaded boxes of it(from the garage) for them to sort out. Happy to say my house is now hoard-free.
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online today!I would also think it could come from someone who was really poor at one time, so they hoard things in case one day they would be afraid they could not afford to buy it.
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Loneliness is one of the main factors for hoarding to occur...
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johnjjm: maybe were all hoarders of a kind whose to say its to much or to little and I suppose we all keep all kinds of items we never use
No, I have nothing that I’m hoarding with
everything is neat and tidy
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They use stuff to fill a hole that was created usually by something traumatic like a loss of some kind...there is always a trigger point....by filling their world with stuff it fills some kind of psychological need that is why it creates soooooo much anxiety letting it all go...unless they deal with the trigger and original trauma they are likely to continue to hoard......
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In my opinion it depends what folks are hoarding. You might have a house full of antique motorbikes, or full of empty milk bottles, newspapers etc. But thats a subjective judgement really.
I reckon they collect a certain amount of things, feeling reassured by its presence/stability, and then realise they're overwhelmed by all the junk. But by then they may feel threatened by radical change.
I reckon they collect a certain amount of things, feeling reassured by its presence/stability, and then realise they're overwhelmed by all the junk. But by then they may feel threatened by radical change.
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Everyone has their own theories on hoarding.
I've watched programmes on the mental issues involved , but it may just be as simple as people who don't want to let go of the past.
I've watched programmes on the mental issues involved , but it may just be as simple as people who don't want to let go of the past.
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pKrema: Loneliness is one of the main factors for hoarding to occur...
Not my guess but what psychology says on the matter, loneliness is a factor for quite a few mental problems...This place must be full of them...hoarders...
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Note Well: I do not have an issue with excessive hoarding....
My sentimental hoarding extends to 3-4 boxes lined up against the garage wall.
Ok....maybe about 6....no more.
Just wanted to clarify.....
My sentimental hoarding extends to 3-4 boxes lined up against the garage wall.
Ok....maybe about 6....no more.
Just wanted to clarify.....
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BerrySmoothie: Note Well: I do not have an issue with excessive hoarding....
My sentimental hoarding extends to 3-4 boxes lined up against the garage wall.
Ok....maybe about 6....no more.
Just wanted to clarify.....
Yep, sometimes it's hard to let go of anything that has sentimental value and why should we anyway if we take comfort in having them. I too have kept many things for that very reason and I suspect a lot of other people do too. Not sure that would be classified as being a hoarder. My sentimental hoarding extends to 3-4 boxes lined up against the garage wall.
Ok....maybe about 6....no more.
Just wanted to clarify.....
Happy Mother's Day Berry
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2intrigued: Yep, sometimes it's hard to let go of anything that has sentimental value and why should we anyway if we take comfort in having them. I too have kept many things for that very reason and I suspect a lot of other people do too. Not sure that would be classified as being a hoarder.
Happy Mother's Day Berry
Thanks Deb.Happy Mother's Day Berry
,,,,and a Happy Mothers Day to you too.....
My kids call me the "hoarder from hell"
It's simply not true....doesn't every mother save all art pictures they drew?
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ChesneyChrist: Well I see it as clingy behaviour but it’s for inanimate objects.
And what makes people clingy? Loss, insecurity.
What makes people love stuff more than people? Abandonment, rejection.
You may be onto something there.And what makes people clingy? Loss, insecurity.
What makes people love stuff more than people? Abandonment, rejection.
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M4_Mischief: They use stuff to fill a hole that was created usually by something traumatic like a loss of some kind...there is always a trigger point....by filling their world with stuff it fills some kind of psychological need that is why it creates soooooo much anxiety letting it all go...unless they deal with the trigger and original trauma they are likely to continue to hoard......
This is how I understand it 
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pat8lanips: In my opinion it depends what folks are hoarding. You might have a house full of antique motorbikes, or full of empty milk bottles, newspapers etc. But thats a subjective judgement really.
I reckon they collect a certain amount of things, feeling reassured by its presence/stability, and then realise they're overwhelmed by all the junk. But by then they may feel threatened by radical change.
This too I reckon they collect a certain amount of things, feeling reassured by its presence/stability, and then realise they're overwhelmed by all the junk. But by then they may feel threatened by radical change.
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BerrySmoothie: Hey Serene...
I've often watched in horror how people can be completely caught up in this disorder.....we have a TV programme, currently running, which features aspects of hoarding and how people deal with having a "clean out"
I'm a self-confessed sentimental hoarder.....mainly my kid's stuff.....though have had a big clean up recently. I offloaded boxes of it(from the garage) for them to sort out. Happy to say my house is now hoard-free.
I've often watched in horror how people can be completely caught up in this disorder.....we have a TV programme, currently running, which features aspects of hoarding and how people deal with having a "clean out"
I'm a self-confessed sentimental hoarder.....mainly my kid's stuff.....though have had a big clean up recently. I offloaded boxes of it(from the garage) for them to sort out. Happy to say my house is now hoard-free.
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Packersbabe1: No, I have nothing that I’m hoarding with
everything is neat and tidy
I've pondered on whether the fact that I'm a minimalist triggered my fascination with this issue everything is neat and tidy
but I don't think soOne thing I've discovered is that some who hoard, to the extent that they have piles of stuff surrounding them, come to a point that they don't actually notice it
Those layers of stuff become 'walls', reducing their living space but otherwise just part of the architecture of their home
Strangely, in visiting my lady, I've adjusted to this also and simply take my spot on the sofa (the only vacant space available) and chat away quite comfortably
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I know she finds it distressing though, embarrassing also 
And it's this that has triggered my interest, to try to understand how those who are affected by this issue can be assisted and supported to find some relief.
And it's this that has triggered my interest, to try to understand how those who are affected by this issue can be assisted and supported to find some relief.
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ChesneyChrist: Well I see it as clingy behaviour but it’s for inanimate objects.
And what makes people clingy? Loss, insecurity.
What makes people love stuff more than people? Abandonment, rejection.
The Ebenezer Scrooge type of hoarding. And what makes people clingy? Loss, insecurity.
What makes people love stuff more than people? Abandonment, rejection.
I also wonder if new wealth plays a role in the clutter. You might cling to your possessions when your background is Pakistan or you're old enough to remember rationing.
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ChesneyChrist: The Ebenezer Scrooge type of hoarding.
I also wonder if new wealth plays a role in the clutter. You might cling to your possessions when your background is Pakistan or you're old enough to remember rationing.
story man? why do you not reply to anyone?I also wonder if new wealth plays a role in the clutter. You might cling to your possessions when your background is Pakistan or you're old enough to remember rationing.
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So far, I've discovered that it's often associated with people who live with schizophrenia, depression or can be a disorder completely within itself
Does anyone have any information to share with me on this?
And what makes people clingy? Loss, insecurity.
What makes people love stuff more than people? Abandonment, rejection.