What Is Hoarding And The TV Programs That Are Now Teaching The Public About This Illness
Compulsive hoarding is an ailment that actually also is called disposophobia which is the excessive accumulation of possessions and the inability to get rid of any of them. This is a much more severe case of someone being a pack rat as a real hoarder will have this problem get in the way of their relationships with family and friends, their ability to cook, bathe or even sleep in their own surroundings. Some say compulsive hoarding is a separate disorder while others believe it is a type of OCD. Each person that is a hoarder may find value in acquiring various items and a lot of people once they fill up their homes will go out and rent mini storage buildings with roll up doors to save even more things that they collect. This issue has been recently brought to a lot of people’s attention through 2 telelevsion shows about this obsession.
One show that is opening up the dialogue on this problem is the A & E channel with a new series called Hoarders. This show usually will follow 1 or 2 hoarders in an episode to show what their homes are like and ways they can get help for this overwhelming condition. A lot of times, it is friends or relativesfamily members that contact the show asking for assistance for their loved one who has a hoarding issue. It is shocking to see how many hoarders live in residences that are filled from floor to ceiling with possessions they have saved.
A lot of hoarders understand they have a problem but seem helpless to fix it. Professionals on the TV program explain that it is not simply about clearing out all of the things and making their home neat and tidy again but it is about intensive counseling for the hoarder. Most have a physical reaction when the cleaning out of stuff begins and they panic at the thought of getting rid of items. Aome examples of hoarders have been a mom who had trouble dealing with being an empty nester once her kids left home or a person that was raised in poverty with no possessions and wants to make up for that.
Another show that is addressing this issue to the public is on The Learning Channel also known as TLC and has a show named, “Hoarding: Buried Alive”. This too films the horrible living circumstances that some hoarders live in. Sometimes hoarders are even scared to get rid of garbage and so the homes are full of trash and all of the bugs and animals that go along with that making it a huge health hazard. Most hoarders are embarrassed of their houses and never have anyone to visit because then their reality may be seen.
There are psychologists and doctors that specialize in hoarding and that is what people living with this affliction need. A few hoarders have said that these television programs have saved their lives which are pretty powerful. Hopefully, educating others about this problem will help more people with this debilitating problem.
Connor R. Sullivan has decided to use roll up doors in the steel building he is erecting. He is renting mini storage buildings across the country to house his extra inventory.
