Britain’s round pound coin appears to have retained nostalgic value after the twelve-sided one replaced it. During its realm the Queen’s portrait changed four times, and there were various special issues. The round coins are now going through the final stage of their … [Read more...]
The Tell-Tale Signs of an Emerging Hoarder Revealed
Three million of us ‘officially’ hoard in the UK although that may only be the top of the iceberg. The NHS finally admitted to the reality in 2013 although it had been going on for a long time. People regularly buried silver coins in fields in the wild days before … [Read more...]
Do the British Have a Natural Inclination to Hoard?
Are we a nation of hoarders? A whiff of a hard Brexit suggests this could be a response to anxiety. The Guardian says a quarter of UK voters are stockpiling tinned food, toilet paper, and medicines. They have also been delaying big ticket purchases and travel … [Read more...]
Was Tutankhamen the Greatest Hoarder Ever?
If hoarders stash things away just in case they need them, then the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen left the most valuable pile of junk behind. Egyptians believed they had to travel to the next world. They had bearers who carried them on journeys on earth, so it made … [Read more...]
An Overview of Hoarding UK and Its Charitable Goals
Hoarding UK is a UK-wide charity dedicated to supporting people who hoard. It ran a successful UK National Hoarding Roadshow in 2018, and is launching the next ones in Wales and Scotland later this year. While that’s a bit too far away for some of us, we thought it … [Read more...]
Facts About Hoarding You May Be Too Shy to Ask
As many as one in twenty people in Britain are hoarders. This means somebody in your street or terrace may have a disorganized collection of junk. You probably won’t know about it unless they keep it in the yard. That’s because hoarders are usually quiet people who want … [Read more...]
What Can I Do to Help Someone Who Hoards?
We doubt there is a single person alive who does not keep a few things they don’t need any more. These items could have sentimental value, or we may expect to have a use for them in future. We may also simply forget they are on the top shelf of a cupboard we can’t reach … [Read more...]
Over Half Hong Kong Adults Are Compulsive Hoarders
Hong Kong became a British territory in 1842 after a spat over opium, although China got the land back in 1997. However, the special administrative region is still firmly British in terms of many ways of doing things. Woofoo Social Enterprise has been trying to convince … [Read more...]
Living Safely Does Not Necessarily Mean Stopping Hoarding
You’re a compulsive hoarder and you came to this site expecting us to tell you to clear out your home. We are not going to offer that standard, one-size fits-all advice to chuck everything away. That’s because we understand that hoarding relieves the stress you feel … [Read more...]
Hoarding in the Context of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive compulsive disorder gives rise to obsessions and compulsions that are more marked than the ‘average person’ in society experiences. Obsessions happen inside our minds and are signs of being fixated about something. We’ll separate the two and consider … [Read more...]
