Do you think you are a compulsive hoarder?
 | Do you have an excessive amount of clutter that limits living space? |
| Do have difficulty categorizing and organizing items? |
| Are you holding onto possessions that seem of little or no value? |
| Have Severe anxiety when trying to throw out an object? |
| Have Trouble making decisions about possessions? |
| Feeling anxious, embarrassed or depressed because of clutter |
| Fears about needing items that could be thrown away. |
If you answered yes to more than one of the questions you are a compulsive hoarder and need help from a certified professional organizer along with a therapist to work on the emotional issues. I have several therapists I can recommend
Compulsive hoarding is different than chronic disorganization. Yes, aspects of chronic disorganization also apply to hoarders; but there are also important distinguishing features. A hoarder's home totally loses its functionality. A kitchen is no longer a kitchen. A bedroom is no longer a bedroom. The home becomes a jangled mess of storage for an indistinguishable mass of useless and useful stuff. And the disorganization affects the safety and health of the hoarder and their loved ones. Organizing by itself, though it can be therapeutic, does not always get to the bottom of things, so to speak, because the issue is not just "the stuff" but the person and their way of thinking.
Maybe you read the sad story of the woman in Sandy Springs, Georgia who had
to be extricated by the Fire Department from her home heaped to the ceiling with
stuff. The Atlanta Hoarding Task Force is in touch with city authorities to see
if we can be of any support. If you know someone whose health or safety is
seriously compromised by clutter, contact the National Study Group on Chronic
Disorganization to reach an organizing specialist.
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