13 Surprising Facts You May Not Know About Hoarding Disorder

Think of your most valued possession. Your jewelry? That box of precious family photos? Baseball memorabilia? Now, imagine feeling that way about every single item in your house. Welcome to the mindset of hoarding disorder. This week, here are 13 surprising facts about hoarding.

hoarding disorder facts - tips for family members of hoarding disorder sufferers.

for more information about hoarding disorder visit. people with hoarding disorder have a conscious ongoing urge to accumulate possessions as well as corresponding feelings of anxiety or mental anguish whenever those possessions get thrown away.
what is hoarding disorder? do patients with hoarding disorder have autistic traits? watch our full series on hoarding disorder at medcircle.

signs of hoarding disorder (hd). at what age can hoarding disorder manifest?.



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[garchamp]

That book on hoarding sure sounds interesting. I’ll take 10.

[goodintentions]

I find it to be one of the most misunderstood disorders.

[chowfurnowmeow]

I was a hoarder since 2006, level 4. My trigger was living with a very violent, abusive mother. Since 2015, I tried a million times to declutter. only with weekly therapy and CBT in 2021 to 2022 that I FINALLY overcome my hoarding. It was a painful long process. You really want to want this. And declutter YOU have to physically do it item by item, day by day. Now I have rules for myself, one item in and one item must be out. AND most hoarders get their items dirt cheap or for free. So my other rule is NO SECONDHAND shopping is allowed. I only buy things new. And finally, hoarders tend to spend all their money on things. So everytime I want to buy something, I do a stocktake. Then I check how much I need to spend on the item. I make it harder for myself to acquire a new thing. No credit card. If an item I want costs $165. I literally save $1, 650 + $165. By the time I hit my goal, I no longer desired to get the item.

[TanyaKatherine]

There’s more to this …on a spiritual level too

[MollyOKami]

My Mom was a hoarder and a "shop-oholic." She could sniff-out a bargain where you'd never think to find one, but, there were plenty of times it was something she'd never use. As I was going through the stuff when Dad & I were moving (Mom died almost 2 years ago), I was trying to find certain items & I found boxes and BOXES of various holiday items we never used. I even see some of Mom's traits in myself. I struggled to leave behind a lot of items & 3/4 of the stuff we took is mine, so I'm still fighting it in me (at least I hate shopping, right? 😆).

[dennisingeorgia]

My Mother and half-sister are out of ccntrol hoarders. They have 11 storage units completely filled. A mobile home completely full. And my Mother's home is so full as to be unlivable. She can't even get from one room to another without climbing over junk. Her plumbing is no longer functional. The house is full of hundreds of mice. They will noty let anyone in the house. Ihaven't been inside since 1999. I hoped to be of help when I moved back here in 2010. No such luck. My Mom is 85 and legally blind, but wants no one in her house.

[angierox]

Awesome! Great information. Thank you! Background music is absolutely unnecessary and distracting and frustrating and annoying. I hope I can finish the video because I’m learning a lot from your facts.

[kennotis]

So much of this rings true. Im in the process of divorcing a hoarder and taking control of my own space.

[ritabutler]

I have a co-worker who I believe is a hoarder. Yet, at work her desk area is neat, organized and tastefully decorated.

[annetterichards]

The Nutcracker song in tne background... 😮

[charlotteryner]

I'm not a hoarder. I live with CHAOS. Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome! 😅

[Ensoniqdude]

What is the purpose of the music!!!! It’s very annoying!

[Brian-qgbm]

My ex-wife is a hoarder. She's also a vulnerable narcissist.
I formed the theory that she can't address her own mess because she'd have to admit something to herself, namely that she made a mess, which is basically saying that she did something that isn't right. That activates shame and guilt, which she can't accept.
The whole process starts because she doesn't see value in anything she can't get immediate gratification from. Any object she has no immediate need or want for, instantly becomes worthless; it just stops existing. It leaves her hand and sits where she put it forever, because she'd need to accept responsibility for the disorganization, filth, mess and material chaos she's directly responsible for in order to do something about it, and she just can't do that.
She sees herself as being above it, too good to "touch creepy things" so she lives in her own filth, like a pig, instead.

[nataliemcnall]

Excellent video. I work in mental health and some of this information is new to me. Thanks!

[distaff]

"...Notoriously hard to treat." Just as I suspected. Things get worse and worse. I should call an end to my marriage sooner rather than later - life is too short for lost causes. Other well-meaning sites suggest, Just be patient! He buys and buys. All the boxes the stuff came in have to be kept too. It is all HIS stuff, so I can't touch it. The walls are closing in on me.

[jessicamonday]

My husband has to put something in every corner of the house. Every space has to be filled in.

[gwenshin]

Oh come now. Most hoarders would never know if you threw out a few of their "precious" items because its usually buried and rotting. EVERYONE has had some trauma or lost a loved one if they lived long enough. They're selfish people, forcing their families and pets to live in squalor. They'll choose their junk over everyone else, if forced to choose. . We molly coddle these people too much.

[anneflynn]

I know of at least 11 hoarders of varying degrees.

[rebeccaerb]

People can keep their space how they like. I have a hard time thinking that some one actually wants things messy.
There probably is some type of thought block of some sort.... I get the whole wanting to be in comfort and having supplies.. but I don't think the keeping of garbage n clutter is actually on purpose.
I think I have some kind of clothing closet block then because I will see an item of my closet n think oh that's so cute or that's still good
I may not have worn it in awhile..
But I still like it. I think there is a difference between a collection and hoarding .. I might be a little bit on the keeper side ...yep. a lil keeper.

[Stevenyoung]

It's like somebody that walked around smelling like s*** all the time. Imagine how mad you would get if you were their spouse. They just refused to take a shower or a bath and their stench is so putrid and unbearable and embarrassing. The problem is so easy to solve yet yes they are so stupid oh stupid that they are unable to ever solve this problem. Just stay away from those people.