Compulsive hoarders are different because they save items many others think are ‘useless’. However, value is in the eye of the beholder, and they have great difficulty getting rid of their beloved ‘collections’ These accumulations grow as a result of this reticence. … [Read more...]
Compulsive Hoarding and Buying-Shopping Disorder: Some Common Ground
Psychologists, mathematicians and statisticians in Australia have investigated the factors behind object choice, and object attachment. They published their work in early January 2020 and so this is hot off the press. The group wanted to know the extent that priming … [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...]
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...]
Did Brexit Re-Awaken Our National Penchant for Hoarding?
Kay Neufeld of the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has been thinking of asking Mrs May to revoke Article 50 again. This is not a political decision by the managing economist. It’s about the nuts and bolts issues economists revel in. Kay has noticed … [Read more...]
Using A Clearance Company For Compulsive Hoarding Problems
As a London house clearance company we see that one of the most serious problems when it comes to house clearances is when the property has experienced a problem with compulsive hoarding. Property owners who have to deal with a hoarding issue will know just how … [Read more...]
