What is hoarding? How to help a hoarder?
Hoarding is a mental disorder where someone struggles to throw away or get rid of anything. They could hoard anything from newspapers to cats. A lot of hoarders continue to hold onto items because they believe at some point these things will be useful or valuable. Another reason that people develop hoarding tendencies is that they have other mental health issues. Many doctors believe that depression, obsession-compulsive disorder, attention deficit disorder, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder all can lead to hoarding. If you have someone in your life that suffers from hoarding, there are ways that you can help them. (more…)