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...]
Animal Hoarding Leaves a Trail Behind
Animal hoarding describes a situation where people keep so many animals - usually pets - that it becomes a health risk. Both hoarders and their animals may suffer the consequences. We encounter these situations on occasions when we clear a house of other hoarded … [Read more...]
Psychology of Littering Stripped Bare
If littering is the act of dropping rubbish on the ground in public places, then this seems to be becoming a popular pastime. The UK Countryside Charity tightens the definition as follows. First, they say the offensive material must be ‘thrown down, dropped or … [Read more...]
A More Holistic Approach to Animal Hoarding
We had a call from a new client enquiring about our probate valuation and OCD house clearance services. ‘Why, oh why,’ they wanted to know ‘did the old lady have so many cats? They have taken over the house. How would anybody want to live like that?’ How indeed, many … [Read more...]
We View Compulsive Hoarding through a Social Science Lens
Do you know of a person who collects so much stuff they can’t use a room in their home for its regular purpose? Well then, they might touch first base as a compulsive hoarder. Although there are other boxes we need to tick when we view compulsive hoarding through a … [Read more...]
Excessive Wealth as a Manifestation of Hoarding Disorder: An Introduction
We were scrolling through the annals of Research Gate when we stumbled over a piece titled ‘Understanding and Treating Hoarding: A Biopsychosocial Perspective’. This seemed a bit heavy for a blog like this and we trolled for more information. Our patience paid off on … [Read more...]
