Comments on: More About Hoarding

By: Crystal

Crystal — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:53:36 +0000

Hi, My roomate is a hoarder. I’ve been trying to research ways to help her.
She just doesn’t feel secure unless our living space is cluttered. I’ll help her clear everything out, and tidy up, but within a few days she’s got the place right back to where it was. When she lived by herself her place was pretty scary, pretty gross.
Even still, our place manages to get downright unsanitary with two geriatric cats who forget where the litter box is, and a roomie who saves bags, flyers, shops compulsively and never throws anything out. Every counterspace is full of junk, I can’t even cook in the kitchen without doing an hour of cleanup first. Seriously, when she feeds her cats, she saves the tins. Which wouldn’t be so bad if she rinsed them out, but they just sit, until I pick them up and throw them out when she is not home. Our place smells like cat litter and food that’s gone bad, and I literally can’t keep up with the cleaning. I’d leave, but I love her and worry about her health. At first I thought she was just a slob, but the more I see her habits, I’m convinced that she’s a hoarder.

By: chaotic kitten

chaotic kitten — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:42:10 +0000

Possessed is a really good documentary I think. Sensitive and moving.

By: Sister Wolf

Sister Wolf — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:48:40 +0000

fashion herald -Yeah, that was a memorable one. Try the film; it’s really good.

Andra – This is wonderful news!!!!!!!!!! Some lesbian somewhere might be forlorn, but I think the stick was meant for you! Send me a photo and I will post it! xo

By: Andra

Andra — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:27:51 +0000

Good morning Sister.
To change the subject – a couple of days ago I ventured into a very fancy watch shop in Cairns, Australia and there, lying on the floor was a very wonderful lesbian stick! Almost identical to yours but a little longer I think.
I was going to mention it but the owner is Swiss and his two assistants are Japanese and I figured it might take too long to explain.
However, I can now see how important a good lesbian stick could be.
I guess I need one and I will make enquiries around town.
Keep up the good work.
Love
Andra

By: fashion herald

fashion herald — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:44:40 +0000

I think a lot about my hidden, inner hoarder every time I hear about the poor dead hoarder whose door can’t be opened b/c of all the newspapers, etc stacked round.

By: Sister Wolf

Sister Wolf — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:51:52 +0000

Dextor -Facebook friends fill me with dread. But I loved my friends as MySpace!

Catherine -My pleasure. xo

Sal – Ha, so I think and hope, too.

Mark – Shit!

K-Line – Wow, I wish I could cultivate the throw away urge.

Deni – Oh god, I’m not gonna pray for you until you relax.

Hammie -Hahahhaha! You are always such a good role model.

By: hammiesays

hammiesays — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:10:23 +0000

Moving house ten times in the first 4 years of Boo’s life helped me leave a lot behind. I also burned all my high school journals and year books. I think I developed the 3 Fs very early when I knew I needed to and shed any thing that would slow me down. (3 Fs: Fight, Flight and procreate)
xx

By: Den Den

Den Den — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:39:39 +0000

S/b “I’m getting ready (not reading) Yes, I can’t edit my own work! Sorry.

By: Den Den

Den Den — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:37:59 +0000

I feel that hoarding is a planned released strain of mental illness perpetrated on us by the media, big business (big brother) military-industrial-complex, _____ (fill in the blank), so we won’t/can’t feel good about ourselves unless we have the latest and the greatest and lots of it. And if we’re obsessing, hoarding, and possessing, and consumed by reading blogs about about a 20 year-olds self obsession with her fashion we won’t march in the streets. It we’re worried about fashion, weight control, celebrities, possessions, drugs, drinking and the latest fad, movie, love triangle, _______( fill in the blank) we won’t care who’s stealing the country blind, and we won’t worry about “those” people over there when we can’t manage our own lives full of __________ (fill in the blank).
I’m getting reading to throw my computer out the window and yell, “I’m mad as hell and i’m not taking it anymore!”
But I think I’m infected too! Say a hail Mary for me Sister Wolf!

By: K-Line

K-Line — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:53:26 +0000

I do think that hoarding is a symptom of mental disorder. However, I am compulsive about throwing things away (I struggle, seriously). And that’s as much of a problem in its own way.