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Compulsive Hoarding
Is A Family Problem
Together, we hope to find some solutions.
This is a community for all adult family members
and friends of people who hoard.
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MESSAGE SENT THROUGH WEBSITE
This form was submitted: Nov 13 2007
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I can't believe there's an actual web-site about this. God bless you. Both my parents hoard. It's all I've known. I am 36 and
have a husband and 3 kids. I don't hoard, I just have to deal with low self esteem, depression, and how to deal with my parents. I grew up
dealing with what you all have, fear of the doorbell, no friends over, not even to use the bathroom. My dad would keep 3 of each car he had (at
least) just for parts. He still does, and he's 72. As a small child my room was so bad that I couldn't close my bedroom door. They fought
and fought. I remember chicken bones stuck to the couch, soda bottles on the floor, papers, papers, papers. I know there are things in their
house that I would want to keep, but I know when they pass I won't have it in me to go through it all. Thanks to you all for sharing.
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Posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 @ 06:37:01 ICT by Donna
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Re: Story sent in by a daughter (Score: 1)
by goldengirl877 on Sunday, November 18, 2007 @ 23:27:44 ICT
(User Info | Send a Message) | I am new to this website...thank God there is a place like this for people like me. For so long, I have lived with the belief that I was the only person dealing with this. The things I have read so far on the site have made me feel like I was reading my own story.
I'm 30 years old and my mother, who is a single parent, is a hoarder. Growing up for me was a nightmare and the memories and dreams I still have about that time haunt me. What's even worse is that the situation has only gotten more extreme over time. I went home last week (my mother lives out of state) to help her move into a new apartment (the bank has foreclosed on her home) and felt like I wasted a trip home (a 12 hour drive from where I live now). She would not even let me into the house because she said it was "unsafe" and worse than anything I had ever experienced when I was living there growing up.
Donna, I can relate to EVERYTHING you mentioned and I thank you so much for your candidness about your situation. I have lived with such shame and anger my whole life. Not only is hoarding a "dirty little secret" among families, but I don't think much attention has been paid to the effects this disease has on family and friends of the people that hoard. It has been hard for me, as I too have suffered with the depression, low self-esteem, and difficulty dealing with my mother. What is worse is that I am a licensed clinical psychologist and feel like I should be able to understand this for what it is--a mental illness, but it is hard to be objective when it has affected my life so deeply.
I am so thankful I have found this website. I have been looking for an outlet for so long. I am grateful to have found something to help me in my own healing. |
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