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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.
An unknown number of people engage in pet hoarding in the United States. The exact number of people involved in pet hoarding isn’t known because most people who engage in this activity are relatively diligent about keeping the hoarding of pets hidden from others – at least initially. In this article, we discuss the ins…
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…
If you are like many people, you have at least some understanding of what is meant by hoarding. Your understanding of hoarding may also be distorted to some degree by some misperceptions about what is involved in hoarding. One area in which a good number of individuals lack an accurate understanding in this area is…
The typical person in the United States today has at least a vague understanding that some people actually can be said to hoard animals. The derisive term “crazy cat lady” is heard with some regularity. And yes, cats are the animal most commonly the subject of hoarding. With that said, a serious discussion of the…
Many theories have been put forward concerning why people hoard. The reality is that only a limited amount of research has been undertaken in an authoritative manner on the subject of why people hoard. With that said, this article presents a discussion of some of the more widely accepted reasons why individuals engage in hoarding…
Hoarding is a disorder marked by individuals who are unwilling to relinquish possessions that would otherwise be viewed as without worth to most people. Because of this, hoarding often leads to a devastating cycle in the manner in which the hoarder refuses to part ways with items, and as a result, bombards their own living…
Animal hoarding impacts the quality of life and health of the animals themselves. Animal hoarding also affects the health of the person doing the hoarding. There are some specific health problems impacting humans who hoard animals. These include: Air quality issues Biohazard exposure Mildew, mold and other fungi Pest infestation Broken bones Illness from bites,…
In nearly all cases, a person who hoards animals is not able to break the cycle of accumulating inappropriately large numbers of animals on his or her own, according to the Mayo Clinic. An individual afflicted with hoarding disorder that includes amassing animals needs professional assistance as well. With that said, along with professional assistance,…
If you or a loved one are afflicted with hoarding disorder that involves animals – commonly called “animal hoarding” – recovery from this condition depends on a multifaceted approach. As part of the overall approach to recovering from animal hoarding, a person with the condition typically needs to undergo psychotherapy. There are a number of…
The number of people who hoard is higher than most people realize. This includes people who hoard animals. At this juncture in time in the United States, between two and six percent of the U.S. population are thought to hoard, according to the American Psychiatric Association. We also know that hoarding is more likely to…
A surprising number of people hoard, including individuals who hoard animals. In some cases, animal hoarding can go unnoticed to the proverbial outside world for at least some period. Ultimately, as time goes on and the number of animals being hoarded grows, others will become aware of what is going on. This includes neighbors of…
Animal hoarding is more commonplace in Southern California and across the United States than most people realize. There are a number of situations that can aggravate an animal hoarding situation. Among these scenarios involve unemployment and financial distress. Overview of the Essential Elements of Animal Hoarding Animal hoarding is defined as keeping a higher than…
Hoarding is a far more prevalent problem than people typically realize. Approximately one in 50 people will suffer from hoarding disorder at some juncture in their lives. If you discover that a person in your life is afflicted with hoarding disorder, you undoubtedly will want to be emotionally supportive of that individual. There are some…
If you are like many people, you have some familiarity with the term “hoarding.” You may have watched one or another of the television programs that feature hoarders. With that said, you may also be like many people and not have a complete, accurate understanding of what is meant by hoarding. Thus, a discussion of…
If you have a family member, a friend, or a rental unit tenant who is hoarding, you undoubtedly and understandably likely have a number of questions. At the top of the list of these questions is why do hoarders develop pathological relationships with objects and things? In order to have a clearer understanding of why…
With alarming regularity, landlords in Southern California and throughout the state, indeed across the United States, face situations involving hoarders living in their rental property. You may find yourself in this position, encountering a tenant who hoards. The stark reality is that hoarding can impact your investment or rental property in a number of ways…
Odds are that you’ve at least some knowledge about hoarding and hoarders. Over the course of the past 15 years, there have been television programs that feature people who hoard. In addition, the news media relatively regularly posts reports on hoarding and hoarders. With that noted, if you are like most people, you possess a…
If you discovered that you have a family member or friend with hoarding disorder in your life, you may sincerely want to know what should and should not do to assist that individual deal with their situation. The stark reality is that hoarding disorder is a complicated condition. Even a well-intentioned person like yourself is…
Hoarding disorder is thought to afflict somewhere in the neighborhood of 4 percent of the population in California and across the United States. At the present time, a considerable amount of research is focusing on how and why an individual develops hoarding disorder. There is a growing amount of evidence that for some people hoarding…
Many people are somewhat disorganized or are not perfect housekeepers. Being a bit disorganized or not having a spotless home can be the sign of nothing more serious that a person having a busy life. On the other hand, if clutter and mess in a house progresses, depending on the associated circumstances may rise to…
Hoarding can have absolutely devastating consequences, including untimely and even gruesome and unattended (or undiscovered) deaths of people who labor under this disorder. Sad and horrific deaths connected to a person’s hoarding condition have made headlines for generations. Two cases – one old and one new – demonstrate how dreadful can be the consequences of…
Ascertaining how many people in California and across the United States suffer from what medically is known as hoarding disorder is a challenging endeavor. The best estimate is that between 3 to 5 percent of the population of adults in the country suffer from hoarding disorder. Although some hoarders live in homes that they own,…
Hoarding is a recognized mental health disorder. Hoarding disorder is defined as a persistent challenge in discarding or letting go of possessions as the result of a perceived need to keep or save these items. An individual with hoarding disorder can experience extreme distress at the thought of having to get rid of accumulated items.…
Kirk Miller, DVM, is a veterinarian with expertise in dealing with cats and dogs that have been the victims of hoarding. Through his work, he has gained some important insights into the phenomena of animal hoarding. Through this article, we discuss: Overview of animal hoarding Impact of hoarding on pets and people Types of Animal…
Dr. Craig Sawchuk of the world-renowned Mayo Clinic is an authority on hoarding disorder, One area in which he focuses he works with clients and family members is appreciating when clutter has crossed the line and become hoarding. Understanding the difference between clutter and hoarding is imperative in order to take a proper approach to…
Like many individuals across the United States, you may have some understanding of hoarding, but have many questions about the condition all the same. One of the key questions that you might have is what are the causes of hoarding disorder in the first instance? This article is presented to provide you with essential information…
Hoarding is a more widespread issue in California and across than the United States than most people truly understand. You may have a family member or friend in your life that you feel may be hoarding. Having said that, if you are like most people, you really are not sure how to identify a hoarder.…
On the surface, hoarding appears to be a growing issue in this day and age. In other words, an ever-increasing number of people appear to be laboring under what technically is known as hoarding disorder. This perceived increase in the incidence of hoarding gives rise to the understandable question of what accounts for the apparent…
Less than a decade ago hoarding was classified as a specific mental health disorder. Prior to that time, hoarding was regarded as a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder or OCD. In essential terms, hoarding disorder is a mental health condition in which an individual is compelled to obtain and save an ever-increasing number of objects. This…
Hoarding is defined as a mental health condition in which a person accumulates a growing mass of items, objects which may have absolutely no value. A person with hoarding disorder becomes emotionally overwhelmed at the prospect of having to get rid of excessively accumulated items, even what can fairly be categorized as trash or garbage.…
On some level, hoarding can be considered something of cancer. Hoarding disorder is not akin to a heart attack in that it is not something that comes on suddenly. Rather, like cancer, hoarding disorder develops and becomes worse over time. Eventually, a person with severe hoarding disorder will have a house that cannot contain the…
There is nearly always work that must be done to a home to prepare it for sale and the marketplace. Even nothing else, some coordinated staging needs to be undertaken to make the interior appealing to prospective buyers. Some effort may be needed to up the curb appeal of a property to garner a prospective…
In so many different ways what occurs in the brick and mortar world is replicated in the digital sphere. Must of this digital duplication is positive. On the other hand, there are things that exist or occur in the “real world” that end up duplicated in some manner that prove to be less than positive.…
Over the past decade, there have been televisions broadcasts, including more than one TV series, that focused on the lives of hoarders, including people who engage in animal hoarding. Scenes of animal hoarding can be heart-wrenching and even gruesome. Like many people, you may wonder how animal hoarding habits develop in the first instance. While…
An estimated 5 percent of the U.S. population is thought to be afflicted with hoarding disorder to some degree. The problem with this statistic is that hoarding oftentimes is a hidden condition that even people with connections to a hoarder lack of knowledge. Nonetheless, you may have a family member or other individual in your…
Like a considerable number of people, you may face an ever-increasing number of items in your home. In other words, you may be heading towards issues with clutter in your residence. As a consequence, you now desire to understand what you can do to prevent the accumulation of clutter. You may even desire to know…
When people read or hear the name Jackie Kennedy or Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, they think of the former First Lady of the United States. They think of a woman renowned for elegance and style. What nearly no one thinks of when Jackie Kennedy is brought up is extreme hoarding. The reality is that after her…
Thanks in part to a number of relatively popular television programs featuring people who hoard, hoarding has become widely known by people across Southern California, and elsewhere in the country, even without any direct contact with an actual hoarder. On the other hand, each and every day, people in Southern California encounter situations in which…
Perhaps the only thing more frustrating for a landlord than the legal process of evicting a tenant is eviction clean out once the renter is removed from the rental property. The unfortunate reality is that a tenant who fails to pay rent or violates other lease terms is highly likely to leave the rental property…
Animal hoarding is a mental health disorder marked by a pervasive and persistent need to accumulate inappropriate numbers of animals, according to the Mayo Clinic. The behavior is accompanied by an inability to part with these animals. Cleaning up an animal hoarder’s house can be a daunting and dangerous task. There is no clear data…
Up until 2013, hoarding was considered a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD. In 2013, hoarding was classified as a specific mental health condition, separate and apart from OCD. Hoarding disorder, as the condition technically is called, is defined as a persistent inability to part with possessions due to a perceived need to save them.…
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