(September 30, 2018 at 8:38 pm)outtathereligioncloset Wrote:(September 30, 2018 at 8:33 am)Sal Wrote: I constrict my movements. My muscles ache from all the throwing of stuff into the waste container. It's full with shit hoarded for at least 3 decades. And we're probably gonna need another container to get the stuff from the back of the house.
Wow. Who was/is the hoarder? It ran in my husband's family. It's something that never really completely goes away. And I'm pretty sure it can be contagious. There really needs to be a 12-step program for it. I feel for you.
From what I understand, it's a mental health disorder, although I don't believe it's in the DSM-V. Typically hoarding comes about from some sort of trauma like losing a loved one or having one's house burn down in a fire.
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