Compulsive hoarding disorder is a lifestyle characterised by accumulating an abnormally large number of things of little value. These are kept in a chaotic manner, as opposed to in a tidy collection. When Compulsive Hoarding Disorder Needs Attention However this only … [Read more...]
Dementia and Hoarding We Explore Sporadic Links
We should be careful not to assume a direct link between these two conditions. That’s because we know of people with the one, but not the other. None the less there are interesting things to learn where both are present. We provide this information in the general … [Read more...]
Did You Know Compulsive Hoarding Unfolds in Five Stages?
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 of the press. They wanted to know the extent that priming … [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...]
Six Steps Along the Road Towards a Tidier Home
Hoarding is a lifestyle syndrome characterized by acquiring too many possessions and being unable to get rid of them for emotional reasons. In extreme cases the hoard takes over entire rooms to the extent exits are blocked, and visitors have difficulty moving through … [Read more...]
How do We Know When Compulsive Hoarding is an OCD
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a common, chronic and long-lasting disorder in which the sufferer experiences uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and behaviours (compulsions) that recur repeatedly. Describing Compulsive Hoarding Two main … [Read more...]
Lady Hoards £25,000’s Worth of Siamese Cats
Cats have a way of sauntering into our lives, and taking over our homes. “In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods,” comedic writer Terry Pratchett once said. "They have not forgotten this." Winston Churchill was arguably more on point when he remarked “I am … [Read more...]
Why Can’t People Who Hoard Control Their Urges on Their Own?
Hoarders Need Professional Help To Overcome Their Urges Depression, anxiety and hoarding are states of mind people can’t simply ‘snap out of’’ because somebody else thinks they are ‘wrong’. Therefore professional assistance may be advisable if they show signs of … [Read more...]
Avery Associates Reviews – Compulsive Hoarding Case In Kingston, Surrey
Hi There Below is my testimonial as promised: I had to come to the UK from Australia and deal with the death of a close relative who had hoarding tendencies, who had also died in the house, and the associated problems that come with that. It wasn't a particularly … [Read more...]
