Hoarders
Fact Friday: OCD & Hoarding
“Randy Frost, psychologist at Smith College, said only 5 percent of hoarders have an OCD basis for it; the rest may have other OCD-related problems or none at all.” [Some Obsessions, Compulsions Not Part of OCD · Elizabeth Landau · CNN.com · August 13, 2009] Get More Information Related Articles by Zemanta Interview With Dr. [...]
Interview with Geralin Thomas, Expert Organizer Featured on “Hoarders”
Today’s post features an interview with Certified Professional Organizer®, Geralin Thomas. Geralin has been featured several times on the A&E program, “Hoarders,” and, in this interview, she explains what it’s like being a hoarding expert. 1. What is your area of expertise and how long have you been a professional organizer? Do you work only [...]
“Hoarding: Buried Alive”
There’s a new program on TLC that profiles the lives of hoarders called, Hoarding: Buried Alive. Just like it’s A&E counter part, the series premier profiled two sets of people struggling with this condition. In fact, one of them, Chris, lives in my backyard in Northern Virginia. To look at, he seems like an average [...]
Interview With Dr. Marla Deibler, Therapist Featured on “Hoarders”
Today’s post features an interview I did with Dr. Marla Deibler, a licensed Psychologist and the Director of the Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia. She discusses her experience on the A&E program, “Hoarders,” tells how she works with patients, and shares helpful resources. 1. What is your area of expertise and how long [...]
Are You Flirting With Addiction?
ad⋅dic⋅tion [uh-dik-shuhn] noun. the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma. Dictionary.com Do you have an addition? Are you straddling that thin line between addiction and hobby? Can you tell if you’re [...]
“Hoarders” Snapshot: My Life as a Hoarding Expert by Dorothy Breininger
Ever wonder what it’s like to be the organizing professional who works with an extreme hoarder? Today’s guest author is Hoarding Expert, Dorothy Breininger. She gives us a glimpse into her life and what it’s like to work with families on the A&E program, Hoarders. It seems like taking a 5-hour plane ride, preparing for [...]
Hoarders in Your Neighborhood
Do you have a hoarder in your life? Perhaps you have a neighbor who’s a hoarder? According to msnbc.com, “an estimated 2 million people in the U.S. suffer from compulsive hoarding.” With such a high number, it should come as no surprise that you might have a hoarder living in your area. Recently, a woman [...]
Hoarders: Backyards, Bedbugs, and Beer Cans
“Compulsive Hoarding is a mental disorder marked by an obsessive need to acquire and keep things, even if the items are worthless, hazardous, or unsanitary. More than 3 million people are compulsive hoarders. These are two of their stories.” Every Monday night at 10 pm ET Hoarders on A&E begins with these three sentences. Now [...]
Top 10 Signs That You Are “Hoarding,” Not Just “Collecting”
Today’s guest article sheds some light on the differences between hoarding and collecting. Many thanks to Ariane Benefit for sharing her insight. TV shows featuring hoarders are causing lots of people who never thought of themselves as hoarders to wonder, “What really is the difference between ‘collecting’ and ‘hoarding’?” Lots of people collect. Some of [...]
Shopaholics Are Not Hoarders in Disguise
Hoarders may sound like they are shopaholics, but while there are some similarities, there are some differences between the two. First, let’s start with what hoarding is: “Compulsive hoarding is a common and potentially disabling problem, characterized by the accumulation of excessive clutter, to the point that parts of one’s home can no longer be [...]
