The main causes of hoarding in homes include difficult life experiences, and painful feelings that are hard to put into words. Other common reasons include an inherited family history, and things that happened in childhood. There are several other lesser reasons why … [Read more...]
The Plain Truth About Hoarding Disorder
The plain truth about hoarding disorder, is it is not something we choose. Life thrusts it upon us for a variety of reasons. Once we get the disorder, it is with us for life. The best we can do is find a way to live with it. There is a bit of a hoarder in every one … [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...]
Hoarding in the Context of Seasonal Shortages
There’s evidence people may impulsively hoard more than they need, if they fear it may not be available at least for a while in future. This is different from compulsive hoarding where the objects may have no intrinsic value. However the dynamics are the similar and … [Read more...]
If You Think You Are a Hoarder Check These Signs
We sometimes wonder whether we have a medical condition after watching a television program about it. That’s a possibility with hoarding disorder, given that over three million British people have it to some extent. We have been receiving regular enquiries since the … [Read more...]
How To Identify and Tackle Problems With Clutter Hoarding
A house clearance is usually needed when clutter has been allowed to get out of hand in a home, work space or any other environment can create many problems for those operating in that space, but how do you tackle clutter clearance and how do you identify it? Too much … [Read more...]
Cases of Compulsive Hoarding in Berkshire Rise Sharply
Compulsive Hoarding in Reading, Berkshire: Are Sufferers the Only Victims? It’s easy to feel sorry for hoarders. Our Berkshire house clearance team has seen a sharp increase in the amount of hoarding cases, commonly hoarding objects and items away in their … [Read more...]
