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We often hear about hoarders’ lives but not the consequences to family members whose voices are seldom heard. In a well-adjusted family, each member has a role, but when one person’s behavior overtakes the family dynamic, the structure is changed forever.
Hoarding disorder is a severe mental health condition that creates a persistent difficulty in discarding or parting with possessions, leading to intense clutter that interferes with daily life. Both for those suffering from hoarding disorder and for those who wish to help a friend or loved one suffering from it, it’s crucial to understand the...
Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but as someone experienced with hoarding disorder, you know things aren’t that simple. Hoarding is compulsively collecting objects or animals without regard to beauty or any clear purpose. Hoarding is a disabling mental health condition recognized by the American Psychiatric Association, classified with autism spectrum disorder...
Imagine newly hatched baby birds in the nest. The parents worked hard to prepare a safe space, then spent all their waking hours protecting, feeding, cleaning, and training their precious young. But how would it have been if the nestlings lived with a hoarder parent? This article is for you, whether you’re fourteen or forty, to explain how to deal with a hoarder parent.
How to Deal with a Hoarder Husband Without Hurting Your Relationship
Is your husband a little messy or is there a trail of junk every time you go from one room to the other? While cleanliness knows no gender, it helps to know that hoarding is a serious matter that must be handled with care. If you’re still wondering which category your hubby falls into, here...
When someone encounters a home where clutter has accumulated beyond what is reasonable, the immediate assumption is someone in the home has ADHD and or hoarding disorder. In more cases than not, that would be an appropriate assumption. That raises the question, “Are these two mental disorders one and the same?” The answer is yes...
Hoarding in the Animal World Several species of animals, including insects, crabs, birds, and mammals, are hoarders. Most animal behavior is motivated by attempts to survive. Animals collect things to camouflage themselves or their dens, gather specific objects to attract mates, or store food for themselves and their young. Whether preparing for seasonal or unexpected...
Have you ever noticed that you or someone close to you has an unusual attachment to holding onto things that seemingly have no value? If you have noticed something like that, you might be dealing with someone who has a mild hoarding. You’ll want to be cautious about citing hoarding disorder simply because someone saves...
It’s common for people to assume that hoarding disorder and autism come from the same tree of mental/emotional/developmental disorders. However, that’s not really the case. The mistake that a lot of people make is to look at the obsessive behaviors that are common to both disorders and then assume that the root causes of those...
You’ll Amaze Yourself How Fast You See a Difference You can’t fail, and here’s why. Success means doing something every day and every effort counts! Nobody ever finishes — the goal is to meet your immediate needs. Think of cleaning like shopping. You know how to shop, don’t you? Sometimes you shop a little, sometimes...
