Only very recently has there been a keener understanding of hoarding and hoarding disorder. Indeed, hoarding disorder was only first recognized as a specific mental health condition in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Orders in 2013. As a mental health condition, hoarding disorder is a persistent and oftentimes profound inability to discard “things,” even when an object may have no value or even be rubbish or trash. Excessive accumulation of objects results, which can lead to serious health and other risks. Call our veteran-led hoarder cleanup services company.
A primary element of hoarding is the acquisition and failure to get rid of or discard items acquired. The emotional inability to part with objects that are being hoarded is another aspect of this mental health condition. The amassing of things in and of itself has a significant impact on the life a person who…
Hoarding disorder can be the cause of a variety of related issues that can have a truly negative impact on a person’s life. In order to fully understand the nature of hoarding disorder, you need develop an understanding of how the tentacles of this condition can reach out and destroy other aspects of a person’s…
More often than not we imagine a person with hoarding disorder to be an older individual, usually living alone. The grim reality is that there are situations in which a parent or parents are afflicted with hoarding behavior. Parental hoarding can have a seriously negative impact on children in a variety of different ways. These…
A person with hoarding disorder usually is afflicted with other types of mental health conditions. These include depression and anxiety. In addition, many people engaged in hoarding behavior or with a diagnosis of hoarding disorder will feel shame. In point of fact, there are instances in which a person with hoarding behavior or hoarding disorder…
Hoarding can be motivated by a number of different underlying factors. One of the more commonplace of these causes is a fear of waste. In this article, we present a discussion of hoarding and a fear of waste. Saving to Avoid Waste For many people, they appropriately save things in order to avoid waste. Saving…
Brad and Thomas are brothers, born in Los Angeles. Brad has remained a Los Angeles resident while Thomas calls Santa Barbara home. Both men are now in their early sixties and have retired. Brad lives alone in a condo while Thomas and his wife share a single-family home. About a year ago, Thomas learned that…
If you are an adult child of a parent who has had an issue with hoarding, you may more recently have been concerned that your mother or father is now showing signs of dementia. The confluence of hoarding disorder and dementia can make your parent’s life situation far more complicated. Indeed, if you are a…
The general public has an array of perceptions as well as misperceptions about hoarding. One of the most prevalent perceptions about hoarding is that it more often than not involves a person who lives alone. The reality is that hoarding usually does involve a person who lives alone. However, it would be a misperception to…
The terms hoarding and chronic organization sometimes are used interchangeably. This does not represent a proper use of either of these terms. They are not synonymous. In this article, you are presented with a discussion of hoarding versus chronic organization so that you will have a better understanding of what is meant by these two…
When it comes to hoarding and issues surrounding it, there can be some confusion regarding different words and processes. One of these areas of confusion surrounds the term hoarding itself and squalor. At first blush, you may be among many individuals you really think that hoarding and squalor are words used to described essentially the…
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