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Question: Hi. My roommate, who has been a friend of mine for several years, is exhibiting signs of being a hoarder (piles of newspapers, saving all mail, not being able to sleep in her bed because of having too much random stuff on it). I actually had to move out because it got so bad. …
Question: My daughter is 40 years old and has an IQ of about 49. She keeps everything bought or given to her. There is only a small pathway to her bedroom; barley enough room to pass. It is a fire hazard as well as unhealthy. I cannot get her to get rid of even one …
Question: When I was 12, I went through a period of OCD hoarding symptoms. I kept everything from plastic forks to rotting food and on several occasions raided the garbage in the middle of the night. I was not formally diagnosed, but I got better on the advice my parents received that I needed more …
Question: I have heard it said that the extreme collection of live animals, such as the cliche about the “little old lady with her 50 cats,” is a form of Hoarding OCD. Can anyone address this idea? A relative of mine does this. Answer 1: The accumulation of large numbers of cats or less commonly …
Question: My elderly mother’s house was condemned (hoarding and vermin infestation). She refuses medical treatment or other help. Although we tried to help her, she is now not speaking to us, tells people we have stolen “everything” (which not true). Her health is bad. She is nearly blind from cataracts, but she is very articulate, …
Question: My husband at age 50 has been diagnosed with OCD hoarding. We are at the start of his treatment. He is trying therapy and medications. As the spouse of someone with this, how should I be supportive yet understand that his behavior has taken our family down with him. (We have a garage and …
Question: Are there health dangers for an elderly person living in a very filthy house? When should a relative intervene to protect the health of an elderly person? Answer 1: It’s hard to give a definitive answer without knowing what is causing the “filth” — if there are rats, cockroaches, etc., that could certainly be …
Question: When I search on “hoarding,” most of the questions involve adults living in situations of homes being crowded with newspapers, garbage, etc. There is also little information, in general, about hoarding in some of the OCD books I have. My 9 year old son hoards (or, at the very least, can’t bring himself to …
Question: Would you please define intrusive thought for a compulsive hoarder?. Answer 1: The diagnosis of OCD requires either obsessions or compulsions but not both. Most people with OCD have both but occasionally people seem to have only obsessions or only compulsions. Most experts would agree that people who appear to only have obsessions have …
Question: As the daughter of a “professional hoarder,” I have had the task of helping him “hide” his illness to neighbors, friends and family. I have been able to bring up the subject a few times without him getting mad, however, I know that speaking to him about therapy would ruin everything I’ve accomplished up …