Hoarders
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 [...]
“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 in [...]
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 in [...]
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 [...]
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 used [...]
The Thrill of Thrift Stores
Have you ever been to a thrift store? Have you ever been to a thrift store and found a new (or like new) item for pennies? If you’re the sort of person that loves finding a great item at a phenomenal price, you may well enjoy the thrill of going to a thrift store. This [...]
“Hoarders” Revisited
On Monday night, a group of professional organizers on Twitter (along with others) tuned in to the A&E program, Hoarders. As I mentioned in the previous post, hoarding is a mental illness, a disorder that stops people from discarding things that you or I may dispose of easily. I have to be honest, even as [...]
A&E Explores The Lives of Hoarders
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Starting tonight, A&E will air the series, Hoarders. Each episode is described as “a fascinating look inside the lives of two different people whose inability to part with their belongings is so out of control that they are on the verge of a personal crisis.” Though hoarding may seem like an issue of [...]
