Hoarding disorder

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Hoarding disorder.

Hoarding often creates such cramped living conditions that homes may be filled to capacity, with only narrow pathways winding through stacks of clutter. Countertops, sinks, stoves, desks, stairways and virtually all other surfaces are usually piled with stuff. And when there's no more room inside, the clutter may spread to the garage, vehicles, yard and other storage facilities.

Hoarding ranges from mild to severe. In some cases, hoarding may not have much impact on your life, while in other cases it seriously affects your functioning on a daily basis.

People with hoarding disorder may not see it as a problem, making treatment challenging. But intensive treatment can help people with hoarding disorder understand how their beliefs and behaviors can be changed so that they can live safer, more enjoyable lives.

Symptoms

Getting and saving an excessive number of items, gradual buildup of clutter in living spaces and difficulty discarding things are usually the first signs and symptoms of hoarding disorder, which often surfaces during the teenage to early adult years.

As the person grows older, he or she typically starts acquiring things for which there is no immediate need or space. By middle age, symptoms are often severe and may be harder to treat.

Problems with hoarding gradually develop over time and tend to be a private behavior. Often, significant clutter has developed by the time it reaches the attention of others.

Signs and symptoms may include:

• Excessively acquiring items that are not needed or for which there's no space
• Persistent difficulty throwing out or parting with your things, regardless of actual value
• Feeling a need to save these items, and being upset by the thought of discarding them
• Building up of clutter to the point where rooms become unusable
• Having a tendency toward indecisiveness, perfectionism, avoidance, procrastination, and problems with planning and organizing
  

Excessive acquiring and refusing to discard items results in:

• Disorganized piles or stacks of items, such as newspapers, clothes, paperwork, books or sentimental items
• Possessions that crowd and clutter your walking spaces and living areas and make the space unusable for the intended purpose, such as not being able to cook in the kitchen or use the bathroom to bathe
• Buildup of food or trash to unusually excessive, unsanitary levels
• Significant distress or problems functioning or keeping yourself and others safe in your home
• Conflict with others who try to reduce or remove clutter from your home
• Difficulty organizing items, sometimes losing important items in the clutter
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People with hoarding disorder typically save items because:

• They believe these items are unique or will be needed at some point in the future
• The items have important emotional significance — serving as a reminder of happier times or representing beloved people or pets
• They feel safer when surrounded by the things they save
• They don't want to waste anything
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Hoarding disorder is different from collecting. People who have collections, such as stamps or model cars, deliberately search out specific items, categorize them and carefully display their collections. Although collections can be large, they aren't usually cluttered and they don't cause the distress and impairments that are part of hoarding disorder.

Hoarding animals

People who hoard animals may collect dozens or even hundreds of pets. Animals may be confined inside or outside. Because of the large numbers, these animals often aren't cared for properly. The health and safety of the person and the animals are at risk because of unsanitary conditions.

When to see a doctor

If you or a loved one has symptoms of hoarding disorder, talk with a doctor or mental health professional as soon as possible. Some communities have agencies that help with hoarding problems. Check with the local or county government for resources in your area.

As hard as it might be, if your loved one's hoarding disorder threatens health or safety, you may need to contact local authorities, such as police, fire, public health, child or elder protective services, or animal welfare agencies.

Causes

It's not clear what causes hoarding disorder. Genetics, brain functioning and stressful life events are being studied as possible causes.

Risk factors

Hoarding usually starts around ages 11 to 15, and it tends to get worse with age. Hoarding is more common in older adults than in younger adults.

Risk factors include:

• Personality. Many people who have hoarding disorder have a temperament that includes indecisiveness.
• Family history. There is a strong association between having a family member who has hoarding disorder and having the disorder yourself.
• Stressful life events. Some people develop hoarding disorder after experiencing a stressful life event that they had difficulty coping with, such as the death of a loved one, divorce, eviction or losing possessions in a fire.
  

Complications

Hoarding disorder can cause a variety of complications, including:

• Increased risk of falls
• Injury or being trapped by shifting or falling items
• Family conflicts
• Loneliness and social isolation
• Unsanitary conditions that pose a risk to health
• A fire hazard
• Poor work performance
• Legal issues, such as eviction
  

Other mental health disorders

Many people with hoarding disorder also experience other mental health disorders, such as:

• Depression
• Anxiety disorders
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  

Prevention

Because little is understood about what causes hoarding disorder, there's no known way to prevent it. However, as with many mental health conditions, getting treatment at the first sign of a problem may help prevent hoarding from getting worse.

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250 tips to clear clutter.

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Wardrobe-Zone 1

-Excess caps-Novelty hats
-Old belts
-Handbags you haven’t used in the past year, or bags that are cracked / damaged
-Broken luggage
-Duffel bags and backpacks that don’t get used
Excess pyjamas (keep a maximum of 3 pairs for summer and 3 for winter)
-Uncomfortable or ill-fitting bras, and lingerie you never wear
-Stained or holey clothing (if you haven’t mended it yet, you’re never going to)
-T-shirts that have lost their shape
-Clothes that don’t fit. Keep one inspiration outfit and toss the rest.
-Clothes you don’t wear regularly: if you constantly pass it over when selecting your outfit, you don’t love it enough to keep it.
-Clothes you wouldn’t buy if you were shopping today: things that are out of fashion, things that don’t flatter your body shape, things you never really loved or have grown tired of
-T-shirts with faded, worn or cracking print
-Old bridesmaid dresses (will you wear it again?)
-Scarves you never wear
-Shoes you don’t wear regularly or that are marked or broken
-Uncomfortable shoes that you avoid because they give you blisters
-Too-high heels
-Uncomfortable jeans
-Scratchy jumpers (sweaters)
-Clothes made of cheap synthetic fabric that make you sweat
-Clothes that cut into your underarms
-Dresses with hemlines that are too short and make you feel self-conscious
-clothes you don’t wear because they’re dry clean only or require special care
-Excess gym clothes: keep one week’s worth
-Socks without a pair
-Swimming togs that didn’t get worn last season
-Novelty items such as Christmas T-shirts
-Highschool jerseys (it’s time to move on)
-Dozens of ties if you don’t actually need to wear a tie to work
-Single earrings, earrings missing their backs, cheap earrings that make your ears sore
-Jewellery you haven’t worn in the last year, jewellery that was given to you that you don’t like, anything that needs repair, costume jewellery that is looking worn or tarnished, anything that looks cheap or tacky
-Stockings with runs
-Your wedding dress. It’s bulky to store, you’ll never wear it again and you have beautiful photos to remember your special day.
-Hangers from the dry-cleaners
-Flimsy wire or plastic hangers – get a set of sturdy wooden ones and toss the rest!
-Broken watches
-Old prescription eye-glasses
-Out-of-fashion sunglasses

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Bathroom - Zone 2

• Sample bottles from hotels
• Expired makeup: anything cracked and crumbling
• Makeup you haven’t used in the past 6 months
• Mascara older than 6 months (due to risk of eye infections)
• Dried out bottles of nail polish
• Perfume you don’t wear
• Hair curling irons you never use
• Hairdryer attachments you don’t use
• Old toiletry bags
• Gifts-with-purchase – those miniature sized beauty products that you never use and just add clutter
• Duplicate grooming products (eg nail scissors, nail files, brushes and combs)
• Used-up bottles of lotion
• Novelty “gift” products such as face masks or foot scrubs that you haven’t used in the past year
• Multiple bath products such as bath salts, bubble bath and bath bombs. How often do you have a bath, anyway? Keep your favourite couple of items and replace them if / as needed.
• Crumbled bath bombs
• Hair product you haven’t used in the past 6 months
• Dusty candles
• Duplicates of everyday supplies. Keep one each of what you use daily, and replace it when it’s finished.
• Extra dental floss dispensers
• Excess scented body lotions. Keep one.
• Stretched-out hair elastics
• Shower caps with loose elastic
• Old contact-lens cases
• Old toothbrushes
• Cakes of soap if you don’t actually use them (we use body wash instead)
• Kids bath toys that are mildewed
• Squeezy bath toys with holes (they get mouldy inside and can’t be cleaned). In future either don’t buy these at all, or use a hot glue gun to fill the hole as soon as you purchase the toy.
• Broken scales
• Mouldy sponges or loofahs
  

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Kitchen- Zone 3

Duplicate utensils
Novelty appliances you haven’t used in the past six months (eg slushy maker, crepe maker)
Broken appliances
Unused jars
Multiple serving platters
Plastic containers / Tupperware that are missing their lids
Cracked containers
Excess baking dishes (cull it down to the essentials – how many can you fit in your oven at once?)
That mortar and pestle you never use
Old recipe books
The cheap pans that burn your food
Wonky tongs that don’t meet in the middle
Anything rusted
Excess egg rings (keep three and move them as your eggs cook – less washing up that way)
Chipped plates / crockery
Novelty mugs (get rid of those excess mugs!! How many cups of coffee is it possible to drink per day, anyway?!)
Extra salt and pepper shakers
Specialty shaped birthday cake tins that you’ve used once but will never use again (consider hiring next time)
Excess salad bowls
Expired herbs and spices
Lunch boxes with broken zippers
Excess stubby coolers
Divided plates and containers that don’t stack and are difficult to store
Expired coupons
Takeaway menus you never use
Chopsticks if you don’t actually use them
Travel mugs that leak
Bottles of liqueur that have been in the back of your pantry forever
Wine decanters if you never use them
Multiple cooler bags – keep two sizes and toss the rest
Twist ties – how many do you really need?
Rubber bands – as above!
Freezer bags if you always use find yourself using containers instead
Christmas themed serving-ware: instead of storing something that will only be used one day a year, use a nice platter year round
Plastic shopping bags – limit to one bag full and cull the rest
All those extra attachments for your food processor / juicer / mixer etc that you never use and that just add clutter to your cupboards.

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Linen- Zone 4

• Excess sheets. You don’t need more than 2-3 sets per bed.
• Old towels
• Unused table linen
• Anything stained or holey
• Kids hooded towels or baby towels that they’ve grown out of
• Baby quilts
• Crocheted doilies or anything that is not your style
• Extra pillows. Get rid of any that are lumpy, thin, stained or uncomfortable. If you wouldn’t give it to a guest or use it yourself, why are you keeping it?
• Old quilt covers that you’ve hung onto since upgrading to a new one
• Too many extra blankets. If it’s freezing, you’ll use the heating anyway.
  

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Kids Room- Zone 5

Toys they no longer play

• Cheap rubbishy toys from Happy Meals and party bags
• Battery-operated toys where the battery compartment has corroded
• Toys missing parts (eg the remote control car with no remote)
• Multiples such as tea sets – keep one favourite
• Toys that are too bulky to store, and don’t get used enough to justify the space they take up
• Stuffed animals – keep one or two favourites and toss the rest
• Toys they’ve outgrown (eg baby and toddler toys)
• Technology they’ve outgrown or no longer use (eg Leap Tags, kiddy tablets)
• Games with missing pieces
• Clothes they’ve grown out of
• Excess clothes. If you’ve been given lots of hand-me-downs, cull the ones you don’t need – you don’t have to keep everything you’re given. What do they actually wear?
• Clothes that are faded, stained or holey
• Outgrown shoes
• Colouring and activity books they’ve completed
• Broken chalks, crayon nubs and dried-out felt pens
• Bulky 3D constructions from cartons and cardboard tubes – display for a few days, then take a photo
• Dress-up costumes that no longer fit or don’t get used
• Old sets of trading cards that have lost their appeal
• Discarded collections of rocks, shells etc
• Puzzles with missing pieces
• Baby powders, oils and creams you were given as gifts that you won’t use
• Pram accessories you never use such as foot warmers or rain covers
• Duplicate baby supplies
• Bulky and unnecessary baby goods such as the baby bath – use a bath rest inside the big bath instead
• Baby bassinet once baby has moved into a cot (crib)
• Cot (crib) bumpers – they’re against SIDS safety recommendations
• Nappies (diapers) in the size they’ve grown out of
• Baby items you no longer need once the baby stage is over
  

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Home office- Zone 6

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• Cords that don’t fit any known electronics in your house
• Duplicate cords
• Chargers for items you no longer use
• Old phones and tablets (sell or recycle them)
• Out-of-date calendars
• Old diaries / day planners
• Scrapbooking supplies you no longer use
• Old receipts
• Old bills (take your banking online to stop unnecessary paper coming into your home in the first place)
• Duplicate office supplies such as hole-punches, staplers and rulers – keep one of each
• Outdated business cards
• Pens that are out of ink
• Stubby pencils
• Sticky note pads (keep one or two)
• Old paperwork you no longer need to keep on file
• Old notebooks
• Excess paperclips / thumb tacks
• Anything that doesn’t work (the broken-down scanner, photocopier etc that’s gathering dust in the corner)
• Old photo albums. Can you amalgamate them? – streamline those bulky albums by scanning favourite photos into photo books?
• Empty albums
• Film canisters
• Packets of old negatives
• Old school work from when you were a kid
• Essays you wrote in university
• Old textbooks
• Resources from a job you no longer work (eg teaching resources, company manuals)
• Old name badges
• Bags and lanyards from past conferences
• Conference packs and notes that you’ll never refer to again
• Books you’ve never read
• Books you read and didn’t love
• Old magazines (clip any favourite images, and toss the rest)
• Old newspapers
• Travel brochures
• Unused puzzle books
• Promotional goody bags from expos, trade fairs etc
• Letter openers (have you ever actually used one?)
• Stamps or mailing stickers personalised with your old address
• Kids artworks and school memorabilia. Cull the excess and display the favourites in a memory box system like this.
• Gift books of the sentimental or “coffee table” variety that serve no purpose once read
• Old birthday and Christmas cards. Keep a handful with meaningful messages in a memory file, and toss the rest.
• Half-finished craft projects
• Redundant technology such as floppy discs, cassettes and video tapes
• Redundant electronics such as VHS players and cassette players
• Old electronics you’ve kept since upgrading (includes TVs, laptops, stereos, computer monitors)
• Outdated computer software
• DVDs you’ll never watch again
• X-Box or Playstation games your kids don’t play or have outgrown
• Phone books (the majority of people search online for local businesses now)
• Remotes that don’t match with anything
• That CD collection that has been replaced by your iPod
• Extension leads – keep only what you need and use
• Electronic gadgets you don’t use or that don’t work
• Instruction manuals for appliances you no longer own
• Trophies from when you were a kid – photograph them and move on
• Old sheet music
• Board games you don’t play
• Multiple decks of cards
• Mailing tubes and boxes you’ve been hanging onto for years “just in case”
• Incoming invitations and school paperwork: write down the information in your planner (or scan and store in Evernote) and toss the paperwork
  

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Household- Zone 7


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• Cleaning products you don’t use
• Out-of-date medicines and vitamins
• Expired sunscreen
• Junk mail
• Home decor items that don’t match your new home
• Leftover themed party supplies from that birthday party you threw two years ago
• Empty boxes: shoeboxes, product packaging boxes, nappy (diaper) boxes
• Unused picture frames
• Excess coasters
• Knick-knacks you don’t love that are just collecting dust
• Cheesy travel souvenirs
• Potpourri – just don’t even
• Unused oil burners or tea-light candle holders
• Gift bags that are creased or worn
• Spare change – use it up for lunch money or take it to the bank
• Keys of unknown origin
• Keyrings that are not being used
• Excess vases
• Old posters
• Fridge magnets – you don’t need a whole collection
• Old baskets that you’re keeping “just in case”
• Packing boxes, bubble wrap, paper and packing tape left over from your last move
• That teddy bear signed by the kids in your graduating class – photograph it and move on
• Shoe polish kits – keep one
• Leftover curtain rings and hooks after you’ve finished hanging your curtains
• Ugly decor items you’ve never liked
• Unwanted gifts
• That unused instrument you haven’t played since high school and likely never will again
• Therapeutic devices (crutches, slings etc) that are no longer needed
• Old X-rays
  

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Garage-Zone 8
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• Old paint (to dispose of it properly, paint it onto sheets of newspaper and then throw out)
• Empty or near-empty spray cans
• Rusty tools
• Power tools that don’t work
• Unused flower pots that are just collecting cobwebs
• Gardening gloves without a pair
• Bikes you don’t use or that the kids have outgrown
• Duplicate or broken sporting gear
• Blow up swimming pools that leak
• Outdoor toys (such as the water play table) the kids have outgrown
• Unused bulky recreation gear such as kayaks, surfboards, boogie boards, ping pong table. Be honest with yourself and keep what you actually use – sell or give away the rest.
• Leftover building products such as tiles
• Leftover hardware supplies from a finished project
• Dried out super glue / construction adhesive
• Hardware gizmos you can’t identify
• Broken drill bits
• Swimming flotation devices that are unsafe or the kids have outgrown
• Air beds that leak
• Old camping gear that you don’t need since you’ve upgraded (or never use)
• Fairy lights that don’t work
  

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Even if you’re a fairly organized person, odds are you have some items you’re holding onto solely for sentimental reasons. And that’s perfectly fine in moderation. But if sentimental clutter is overwhelming your life, here are nine tips to help you let go.

1. START WITH THE EASY STUFF

Getting rid of sentimental items is much easier said than done. In fact, a study from the Yale School of Medicine found when participants had to choose personal items to get rid of, activity increased in the areas of their brains associated with conflict and pain. But there also are health benefits that come with a decluttered space, including stress reduction and improved focus, according to Cleveland Clinic. So it’s important to find that balance between cherished possessions and stuff that’s just weighing you down.

As you begin decluttering, start with some easy items. For instance, recycle that stack of papers and magazines that’s been piling up, or do a thorough inventory and cleaning of your fridge and pantry. Anything that gets you in the organization mood will help when it comes time to make more difficult decisions on whether you keep certain possessions.

2. PUT A CLOCK ON IT

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Some people might choose to donate clothing they haven’t worn in a year. Others might give away books they haven’t read in the past five years. When it comes to decluttering, it can be helpful to put a clock on items. For instance, Merry Maids suggests that when you receive a birthday card, allow yourself one or two weeks to enjoy it before you send it to the recycle bin. Otherwise, you might end up collecting countless cards that feel sentimental just because a loved one signed their name under a generic birthday greeting.

3. TAKE A PICTURE

It’s a lot easier to let go of items when you still have something to remember them by. And that’s where digital photos come in. “If you really want to keep handwritten love notes, pictures your significant other doodled on napkins or all of the kids’ report cards and drawings, scan them in so that you have a digital record that doesn’t take up space or attract dust and silverfish or other pests that are drawn to old papers,” Merry Maids says. You can easily downsize boxes of items to a tiny flash drive or online storage. And, as an added perk, going through and photographing your items will help to remind you of all those memories that otherwise would have been buried in boxes.

4. GIVE IT TO SOMEONE WHO WILL APPRECIATE IT

Whenever you’re decluttering, you’ll probably find some things you want to donate. And when it comes to sentimental items, aim to give them to someone who will appreciate them as much as you did. Maybe you ended up with boxes of family heirlooms and can’t keep them all. Reach out to relatives to see whether they’d like some. (But be sensitive about saddling them with too much clutter, as well.) Knowing they’re going to someone who understands their significance will hopefully make parting with the items a little bit easier.

5. BE PICKY

You’ll probably have to rely more on your head than your heart as you judge which sentimental items are truly keepers. For instance, your heart might love your collection of trinkets from everywhere you’ve traveled. But your head knows they take up too much space and you never look at them. So pick out a few you love the most (if you must), and get rid of the rest. If you have trouble being picky, invite a neutral friend to help you stay on track with your organization goals.

6. ENJOY IT ONE LAST TIME

Parting with some items might be easier to stomach if you give them one final hurrah. Maybe you can’t justify keeping your wedding dress, but it pains you to get rid of it. Put it on one last time, snap some photos and show your loved ones. Then, hopefully you’ll feel enough closure that you won’t need a physical connection to it anymore. Sometimes all it takes is a reminder that those special memories live on inside of you, rather than through your clutter.

7. KEEP A DESIGNATED MEMORY BOX

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Of course you don’t have to get rid of all your sentimental items. For the definite keepers, Merry Maids suggests creating a designated memory box. “The best way of doing so is to choose a small box to house sentimental items,” Merry Maids says. “… Before you place a new item within, really ask yourself if that feather or movie stub is something you need to keep forever.” Limiting yourself to that one box will force you to keep your collection of sentimental items under control. And you’ll also conveniently know exactly where they all are for when you want to reminisce or rotate some out for display.

8. REPURPOSE IT

Not all of your keepsakes should live stowed away in a box. If they’re that important to you, find a creative way to display them (that doesn’t add more clutter to your surroundings). For instance, repurpose your nostalgic collection of T-shirts that you never actually wear into a quilt to free up drawer space. Or turn old love letters from your significant other into a collage to hang on the wall, so you never forget those sweet memories. Giving items a purpose and place in your home saves them from ever becoming burdensome clutter.

9. ALWAYS BE ORGANIZING

To prevent forming attachments to items just based on the time you’ve had them alone, it’s key to make organization a consistent part of your life. “Ask yourself if the things you’re clinging to have a functional use — and are being used regularly — or bring you any joy,” Merry Maids says. “If the answer to these questions is ‘no,’ bid the object adieu and move on.” Look back at the items you thought were definite keepers years ago, and you might be surprised to find you no longer have a sentimental attachment to them. Besides, there are many alternatives to drowning in clutter to preserve your life’s memories.

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Hoarding disorder is categorized as "the excessive acquisition of and inability to discard objects, resulting in debilitating clutter," wrote the researchers behind the new study, led by Yale University School of Medicine's David Tolin.

Many of us might feel our homes or workspaces are far more cluttered than we would like—or than might be good for our peace of mind. But those with diagnosed hoarding disorder usually have taken this behavior to a different level. The Mayo Clinic even has a guide for treatment and prevention of hoarding disorder. One recommendation they provide: "Try to keep up personal hygiene and bathing. If you have possessions piled in your tub or shower, resolve to move them so that you can bathe."

Some people hoard particular types of things, such as newspapers, craft supplies or clothing. Others, with a condition known as Diogenes syndrome, keep trash, including old containers, rotting food or human waste. Finally, as Animal Planet's Animal Hoarders has shown, many hoarders collect more pets than they can appropriately care for, risking both their own and their animals' health and safety.

To find out more about how the brains of hoarders might actually differ from those of healthy adults—and potentially even those with OCD—Tolin and his colleagues recruited 43 adults with a diagnosed hoarding disorder, 31 with OCD and 33 healthy adult controls to undergo fMRI brain scans. Each subject was asked to bring in a stack of miscellaneous, unsorted papers from their home, such as newspaper and junk mail. A similar collection of paper items from the experimenters was intermingled. Fifty items belonging to the subject and 50 items belonging to the experimenter were scanned and projected into the subject's field of view in the fMRI. Subjects were asked to choose whether they wanted to keep a displayed item (either belonging to the subject or to the experimenters) or get rid of it by pressing a button. Afterward (and in a shorter pre-experiment training session), all of the discarded items were shredded right in front of them—ensuring that they knew that their decisions would have a real and immediate consequence.

Healthy controls chose to discard a mean of about 40 of the 50 items they brought. Those with OCD discarded about 37 items. But those with a hoarding disorder discarded only about 29 of the 50 things they brought. It also took hoarders slightly longer than healthy controls (2.8 seconds compared with 2.3 seconds) to make their decision about what to do with the items. And they reported substantially more anxiety, indecisiveness and sadness than healthy controls or those with OCD while making decisions.

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Those with hoarding disorder showed key differences in the fMRI readings in both the anterior cingulate cortex, associated with detecting mistakes during uncertain conditions, and the mid- to anterior insula, linked to risk assessment, importance of stimuli and emotional decisions.

Interestingly, hoarders showed lower brain activity in these regions when they were deciding about other people's items. But when they were faced with their own items, these areas of the brain showed much higher rates of signaling than those in either people with OCD or the healthy controls. Those with hoarding disorder also reported "greater anxiety, indecisiveness and sadness" during the decision-making process than those with OCD or the healthy controls.

As Tolin and his co-authors noted, hoarders are not necessarily eager to keep everything they possess, but rather "the disorder is characterized by a marked avoidance of decision-making about possessions." And the extra activity in the anterior cingulate cortex and insula while evaluating what to do with their own items "may hamper the decision-making process by leading to a greater sense of outcome uncertainty," the researchers noted. In other words, hoarders might often feel that they are at risk of making a wrong decision—and that that decision could bring with it greater risk than it actually would. "The slower decision-making may be a central feature of impaired decision making in hoarding," the researchers noted.

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KILL_NANCY

The frequent theme on hoarder reality shows is that the individual does not realize that their lifestyle has spiraled out of control. Bernie, a 59-year-old Illinois woman featured on TLC's Truth Be Told: I'm a Hoarder said, "I don't consider myself to be a hoarder—not at all," even after showing the film crew an entirely full house and a pool table room piled nearly to the ceiling with toys and other collected items—and after her daughter and son had implored her to clean up her house. As the authors of the new paper note, those with the disorder "are frequently characterized by poor insight about the severity of their condition, leading to resistance of attempts by others to intervene." And as the Mayo Clinic notes, even if hoarders' collections are disassembled, they often begin acquiring more items right away because their underlying condition has not been addressed.

As with for patients with OCD, those with hoarding disorder have had some success reducing negative symptoms by taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Psychotherapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy are also frequently employed to help patients overcome the disorder. Although neither of these approaches is a sure-fire way to cure hoarding, the biggest hurdle to recovery still seems to be recognizing the problem. And as the Mayo Clinic recommends, "getting treatment at the first sign of a problem may help prevent hoarding from becoming severe."

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KILL_NANCY

nak tag mak saya, tapi mak pulak tak main forum.

seribulan

friedfishsoup replied at 10-3-2019 02:59 PM
Ok I tau mesti ada yg tak nak buang barang2 yg ada kenangan.

Ni tips letting go of sentimental th ...

Semalam baru kemas barang hoards kawan bagi 3 plastik hitam...banyaknya stokin, hand socks, anak tudung- berpuluh-puluh, ada yang dalam plastik lagi...seumur hidup.tak payah beli...baru tahu kawan ni rupanya binge-shopper dan hoarder...

Ps I am guilty of hoarding shoes, kena stop beli dah my sis- handbags, satu almari dah

bianglala

KILL_NANCY replied at 10-3-2019 04:17 PM
nak tag mak saya, tapi mak pulak tak main forum.

hahaha.. mak-mak memang selalu ada sindrom hoarders... memang jenuh la kalau mengemas rumah dengan mak. kita nak buang, emak tak bagi.

friedfishsoup

seribulan replied at 10-3-2019 04:19 PM
Semalam baru kemas barang hoards kawan bagi 3 plastik hitam...banyaknya stokin, hand socks, anak t ...

I banyak shoes. But I derma mana yg tak selesa and mana tak cantik sangat.
Buang kasut mana tapak dah lembik atau kotor.

Handbags pun sama. Yg dah out of fashion or tak cantik tapi masih elok, derma aja. Yg koyak2 sikit or dah kotor, buang.

So sekarang shoes cupboard tenang je tgk tak banyak kasut.

Handbags tinggal 5 je. Tu pun yg perlu.

bianglala

tengok video-video hoarders di Youtube akan buat kita bersemangat nak decluttering, nak jadi minimalist (walaupun tak 100%).