Hoarding disorder is a persistent difficultly discarding possessions, because the person believes they are worth keeping. The condition can affect the person’s lifestyle to the extent they live in unhygienic, even unsafe conditions. However, hoarding disorder affects … [Read more...]
Hoarding House Clearance Costs and Extras
A hoarding house is a work in progress, as opposed to the hoarded homes some senior citizens leave behind. Both types accumulate a surprising amount of clutter as the years pass by. It may we unwise to summarily do a hoarding house clearance, though. That’s because … [Read more...]
Cleaning a Hoarder’s Home
If you know of a friend or a family member who is a hoarder, then the time may come when their place needs a thorough good clean. This situation may develop after moving them to a place of safety, or after someone cleared their accumulation of junk. Cleaning a hoarder’s … [Read more...]
The Mind of a Hoarder – What Makes Them Tick?
Just what makes people hoard in London, or Oxford, or Manchester, or any other place that takes your fancy? They all have an affinity to accumulate things until they fill a room, or an entire house for that matter. We enter the mind of a hoarder in this review. We may … [Read more...]
Containing Clutter in Hoarders’ Homes
We all accumulate a few outdated possessions along life’s journey, which we no longer require but hang on to anyway. Payment receipts from an old lease agreement, unused postcards that WhatsApp superseded, the possibilities are almost endless. There’s no need to worry … [Read more...]
What is Memory Hoarding in OCD?
Obsessive compulsive behaviour, AKA OCD is a condition whereby unreasonable thoughts, by average standards and fears, lead to repetitive, compulsive actions. The drivers are often fear for germs, or a need to arrange objects in a specific pattern. However, in this … [Read more...]
Crossing the Line to Animal Hoarding
Many of us have come across heart-wrenching articles about animal mistreatment since the pandemic struck England. And tragic too, since many involved well-meaning owners who somehow went off the rails. Today we discuss the phenomenon of crossing the line to animal … [Read more...]
The Five Steps of Compulsive Hoarding
Compulsive hoarding is a mental condition that influences the quality of life. Its impact may affect the hoarder themselves, and the people sharing their space. Compulsive hoarding develops over time. Today we discuss the five steps of compulsive hoarding, in order to … [Read more...]
4 Famous Hoarders in History
The words we choose make a great difference to people's impressions who hear them. Great wars have ensued to settle subtle differences in religion. There is little evidence of hoarding per se in history until quite recently. But it existed, and to prove it we review … [Read more...]
Hoarders on the Mend – A DIY Guide
Perhaps you’ve been through some significant emotional trauma lately. Whatever the case, your home is a mess with junk piled in every room. You have taken medical advice and are one of the hoarders on the mend. But now you face the unenviable task of tidying up your … [Read more...]