Dealing with Depression and Hoarding Depression sucks. Simple statement, but not a simple experience. When you’re coping with a hoard or wrestling with your own hoarding tendencies, there are likely going to be times that feel pretty dark and bleak, maybe even hopeless. SPECIAL NOTE: If you are feeling suicidal, please immediately go to the end of this post for links and phone numbers to connect with suicide hotline counselors who can provide immediate support, or please contact your local…
If you’re struggling to come up with holiday gift ideas for friends and family members who hoard or compulsively collect, fear not. The following hoarder gift guide will give you some suggestions on how to show your affection without compounding your loved one’s problem. Besides, even if you’re not shopping for a hoarder, it doesn’t hurt to be more conscious about the things you buy and their lifespan beyond the immediate thrill of the purchase. Be a Conscious Consumer Shop…
How to Shop for Someone Who Has Everything, Literally It’s Black Friday, which means you may be in a shopping mood, so I wanted to share a list of gift ideas for the hoarder in your life. The last time I did a holiday gift guide list for hoarders, we weren’t in the era of coronavirus, so I’ve updated it to remove some of the activities on my original list that are currently limited by social-distancing requirements. Be Conscious about…
Hoarding: A Family Affair When I was a little kid, our home was pretty normal. We had the usual amount of clutter, toys, books, and miscellaneous stuff, but it was nothing that couldn’t be shoved into a closet when we needed to tidy up for company. “Hoarding” wasn’t a word in my vocabulary. As I got older, our home began to morph. The “usual amount” of stuff turned into much more. The hoard of objects took on a living quality…