Feb 24, 2020
I am Bôvel, cleric of a hoarding problem…
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I am Bôvel, cleric of a hoarding problem…
I have a serious seed hoarding problem.
I have a seed buying problem!!
Send help in form of garden blueprints!
Many people are familiar with the problem of hoarding partly because of several television shows featuring the issue. So you may recognize when someone is showing signs of hoarding, but what can you do? How can you approach your friend or family member?
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Hoarding treatment begins with a person acknowledging the underlying problems that fuel hoarding behavior. The reasons for hoarding differ depending on the person, and treatment is challenging because people who hoard often do not realize their behavior is a problem or they are socially isolated and ashamed due to the condition of their home. Sometimes, they resist treatment because they think it will involve simply clearing out the clutter.
WebMD takes a look at hoarding -- why some people are prone to keeping everything and how to treat the problem.
Hoarding is a common problem that is difficult to treat. Its effects can extend beyond an overstuffed home. It can put people’s health at risk. It can damage families. It can affect surrounding neighborhoods. And treating it requires more than a big box of trash bags.
Fun fact: whenever I'd cut the milk bag, I'd store the little end part in the silverware drawer and have done so for the three years we've lived here and I'm not sure why but anyway we were packing up the stuff in the drawer and my mom discovered my little hoard and it was like four handfuls of them oops
Okay, so I have waaay too many books yet to be read, books that I will never get rid of because they're closer to me than many friends or are excellent resources, and yet more books to be read. Anyone got clever ideas for book storage in a really small space? Besides a TARDIS?