Is Hoarding an Addiction?
It’s not unusual for people to hold onto sentimental items. But when they amass an excess number of goods and experience severe distress upon discarding them, it is classified as a hoarding disorder. Whether...
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How to Help a Parent Who Hoards
Growing up in a hoarded home is a traumatic experience. Conflicts arise between the adult child and parent due to a number of issues related to the hoarding disorder. Fortunately, adult children can help...
Hoarding Clean Up Tips: Do’s and Don’ts
Hoarding is a complex psychological disorder that often requires professional intervention. However, if you’re taking on the task of cleaning up a hoarder’s home, there are certain do’s and don’ts to keep in mind...
When Hoarding Clutter Becomes a Danger
Do you know people that struggle with some form of hoarding? If this problem is not kept under control, it could have devastating effects on the individual and their home. Hoarding is a disorder...
Five Major Warning Signs of a Hoarder
To many people, it is difficult to understand hoarding disorders or how people that struggle with hoarding issues can allow their homes to fall into a messy and dangerous condition. There are between 10...
Dangers of Hoarding and Cleanup Procedures
Hoarding is a dangerous situation that impacts not only the safety and well-being of the occupants, but it can also lead to legal consequences. A hoarded home can be condemned due to it causing...
How to Help a Hoarder Clean up – Hoarding Help
Hoarding is a psychological disorder. People who hoard compulsively collect things, to the point where their homes become filled with just about everything they encounter. This includes garbage, junk mail, food products, consumer goods,...
How to Clean a Refrigerator Affected by Food Hoarding
Accumulating perishable food, from bread to milk, is normal when these items are consumed well within the expiration date. But hoarding piles of food, despite them being spoiled, is a sign of food hoarding....
Why Hoarding Worsens with Age
According to recent research, hoarding behaviors can start as young as mid-30s, worsening with age, and leaves 70% of these individuals in their 70s affected by the disorder. According to the University of California,...
How are Hoarding Claims Handled by Insurance Companies?
When dealing with hoarding cleaning situations, insurance claims can become notably complex and challenging to manage. From the outside, it’s often difficult to discern whether someone living in a home has a hoarding disorder....