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Help For Hoarders – Secret Hoarding Causes Shame And Embarrassment

July 5, 2012 By Avery Associates

Professional Help For Hoarders

One of the things that we know about hoarding after carrying out so many house clearances is that the victims of hoarding are often very ashamed of their habit, and that this sometimes prevents them from finding the professional help that they need.

One classic example of this occurred recently when we were called to a house clearance at a property in Oxford. The elderly female occupant had died only a few weeks earlier and her family had been shocked to discover that she was a compulsive hoarder.

They absolutely had no idea about her hoarding habit, and the reason for this was because she had hidden it so well from them for many years, probably decades.

No Space to Move

We never know what we are going to encounter when we take on a hoarded house clearance and in this house we had to make a real effort to even get into the back door because there were so many items piled up to prevent us from going in. Every room was filled with clutter, books, newspapers, furniture and countless other junk, with only a tiny space in the living room for watching the TV.

Very Protective of Objects

Many hoarders know that what they are doing is not normal, and they do not want other people, even their close family to see it. But there is another reason why people hide their collections away and that is because they are very protective over them.Many people affective by compulsive hoarding do not like anyone else touching their items and get very upset when things are moved. It is also for this reason that you have to be so careful when carrying out a clearance of such a property because it can have serious psychological implications if the occupants do not get the professional help they need.

Be Understanding with Hoarding

If you come across a case of compulsive hoarding the first thing to remember is to be understanding of the condition. This is a mental condition and if you fail to understand the shame and the protectiveness that the sufferers feel it will be a lot harder to solve the problem.

We are always very careful when clearing out properties to be respectful of the items that we remove, and we also have a strict privacy policy to guarantee the privacy of our clients.

For confidential advice or a free quote call Jeffrey Avery directly at our Oxfordshire office on 0800 567 7769

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Filed Under: Compulsive Hoarding Tagged With: secret, shame

Our House Clearance Services

We provide a full house clearance and property management solution:

  • We clear hoarded houses, regardless how big or how cluttered
  • We clear all types and sizes of property, irrespective of location, or access is restricted or where parking is difficult or not available.
  • We can help avoid water damage by draining the central heating system.
  • We can secure the property and change the locks.
  • We can reinstate the gardens and maintain them whilst the property is empty.
  • We can provide 24 hour security to eliminate the risk of squatting or unlawful occupation.

As well normal house clearances we specialise in clutter clearance and we can clear a hoarded house which may contain years of accumulated possessions, or which have abnormal amounts of general household items, sometimes as a result of compulsive hoarding syndrome.

Equally we can help to clear a property where the occupants were previously unwell and unable to care for themselves or their property which sometimes results in insanitary, dangerous or just plain unpleasant conditions.

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Jenny Schon
Dec 3, 2021
 by Jenny Schon on Avery Associates
Well done

This truly is a 'one stop shop' for all things relating to Probate valuations and clearance. Jeffrey is a 'facilitator' and full marks to him for finding... Read More

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Oct 26, 2021
 by Kevin Anderson on Avery Associates
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Aug 26, 2021
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