How to stop hoarding – Simple Tips

Hoarding is dangerous. It has ruined many lives. People who hoard objects are not aware of their condition. They believe every object they collect could be useful to them in the future. Therefore they keep collecting objects and are unable to get rid of them.

If you are a hoarder and wish to stop hoarding here are some tips which will help you.

Start Small – Take out the trash at home, by starting small you can avoid the anxiety of throwing away all unwanted objects at once.  The advantage of taking a starting small is that you will not have any regrets.

Work your way through the kitchen sink – If you have dishes unwashed for a long period of time start by cleaning them. This would help you get rid the harmful bacteria.

Decide, Decide! - Do you really need it?  Make a decision on what to keep. This you help you get organized and reduce the clutter.

Clean you’re the cupboards – Organize the items in your cupboard and remove the unwanted items. Prioritising your items will help you decide want is most needed.

Finish want you started: If you are cleaning one part of your room like your cupboard or drawer finish that completely and only then move to the next. Keep a box ready to move all the unwanted items.

Ask yourself questions – What does this mean to me? Am I holding onto it because someone gave it to me? How long have I had it for? Is this of any use or is it there because I can’t get rid of it? These are questions that will help you decide what exactly needs to be thrown out.

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Are you a hoarder?

Simone says that she’s always been having trouble

throwing away things. Anxiety strikes her when she is 

attempting to discard any item. This is a classic example of a hoarder. Hoarding is defined as having persistent difficulty in discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of their 

actual value. The behavior of a hoarder effects all those

 associated with the hoarder.

What are the common symptoms of a hoarder?

• Severe anxiety when it comes to throwing away any item

• Constant suspicion of other people touching your items or that someone will throw them out.

• Hoarders cannot throw away possessions.

• Have an assumption that the item will be useful someday.

• The home of a hoarder has the furniture gradually moved to the middle of a room with useless objects around it.

• There is no organization to the clutter. Items are stacked precariously at random or even tossed inside the room.

• Keeping items of no value like magazines, newspapers, or catalogs.

• The home of the hoarder becomes unsanitary.

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20 Common Thoughts Inside a Hoarder’s Mind

Hoarding is not a mere accumulation of useless junk. 

It involves many thought processes with the decision to discard. These thought processes impinge on the hoarder’s decision-making process which ultimately results in the item not being discarded. 

Following are some common thoughts what a hoarder is likely to think.

1. “I’ll throw this away later…”
2. “I might need this at a future time…”
3. “I do not know where to store this. It doesn’t belong anywhere.”
4. “I have a feeling that I will clean up soon and that is when I will need some items I have collected.”
5. “This item might be valuable in the future and if I discard it, I will be at a loss.”
6. “I need to prepare myself for the next Great Depression!”
7. “These things offer me a sense of comfort. I am inaccessible to anyone. No one would dare come close to the pile, leave alone me. Hence I am protected.”
8. “These items are actually gifts from someone close. How can I even think of discarding them?”
9. “This reminds me of my lost loved one…it is perhaps the last piece of interaction I have between us two”
10. “My loved one, whom I lost years ago, liked these items. I believe s/he will come someday to collect it.”
11. “I collect these things so that I can possibly gift them to someone later.”
12. “I might be financially deprived to afford these items. Hence, I need to save them, even if they are small things like wrapping paper or ribbons.”
13. “I need to keep this item so that I remember something which I am likely to forget at a future date.”
14. “I feel relieved when I discard my stuff. However, once it’s done, I feel suddenly exposed. They are my safety pile.”
15. “Survival is about being prepared. Hence, I need to collect these items. I need to rely on myself and not on anybody”
16. “People can walk out of your lives. Things don’t.”
17. “Discarding these items makes me feel guilty about discarding it. Like it’s a criminal thing to do.”
18. “Right now, I do not have the time at my disposal to sort through these things. I will keep them here, so I can go through them, another day.”
19. “It gives me an excuse to get out of social obligation. I can always say I can’t go to a party because I have so much cleaning to do.”
20. “I believe in recycle and reuse.”

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