All of us hang on to a few sentimental possessions, for which we have no practical use. However, we trim them down to what we have space for, and eventually dump things that once meant so much. But obsessive hoarding has much deeper drivers. We share the hidden secrets … [Read more...]
Neural Mechanisms Affect Hoarding Decisions
A report in the August 2024 addition of the Journal of the American Medical Association, delivered breaking news regarding compulsive hoarding. A team of researchers confirmed which brain regions can cause the condition. If neural mechanisms affect hoarding, then this … [Read more...]
When a Friend Has Hoarding Disorder
When a friend has hoarding disorder, what does this mean? You have been patient about the state of their home, but now the place is becoming unsafe. Your friend has a mental condition that drives them to keep on saving things. To them this feels normal, although we do … [Read more...]
Help to Understand a Hoarding Person
Perhaps you clicked on this link because you need help to understand a hoarding person. Maybe you were just keen to learn more about this curious way of life. In a nutshell, hoarders have a different set of drivers. They can’t change these. The best we can usually do is … [Read more...]
Clutter Collecting Disorder & Squalor
Clutter, collecting, disorder, and squalor may confuse public perception, and that’s quite likely given the terms overlap. Although each of them does have a core meaning that is distinctly different. We’ll do our best to unravel the confusion, although the popular mind … [Read more...]
Deeper Dangers to Compulsive Hoarding
There are deeper dangers attached to compulsive behaviour that lie hidden behind popular misconceptions, and anonymous posts on the social media. Some television shows and articles in the popular press have made an entertainment parody out of hoarding. We unmask the … [Read more...]
Helping a Person With Hoarding Disorder
Helping a person with hoarding disorder is not an easy task. It can actually be quite stressful, and sometimes we wonder whether it is worth the bother. If you find yourself in this situation, then we wrote this post to help you take a fresh look at what is going … [Read more...]
Managed Hoarding House Clearance In Six Steps
Your first visit to a hoarded house can be a real eye-opener, if you believe in neat and tidy homes. If you have a first visit coming up, prepare for chaos you may not believe. Especially if this has been ongoing for years. A professionally managed hoarding house … [Read more...]
Clearing a Hoarded House Professionally
Are you faced with a situation where you have to clear a pile of stuff out of a house? That is no mean task you are tackling, and you may be struggling to know where to start. We’ll guide you through what’s involved in clearing a hoarded house in this step-by-step … [Read more...]
Updating Property Records in a Deceased Estate
An executor of a deceased estate, who may be an inexperienced family member, has the task of unraveling the deceased's possessions. They must first determine what they owned at the moment of their death, and then dispose of the items legally and correctly. We focus on … [Read more...]
