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digging out of a mountain 
Compulsive hoarding is a dirty little secret in America. If you have a friend or family member who will never allow you into their home, that is a big red flag warning you that they are afflicted with this disorder.
Someone who cannot bear to part with anything someone else would consider minor, such as junk mail, twist ties, broken pens and pencils--to the point there are literally hundreds or thousands of such items and it affects their ability to walk through their living space is a compulsive hoarder.
Everyone has a bit of the pack rat in them, this book helps the person, and especially the families of such individuals, identify this disorder and gives a method of dealing with the consequences.
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This is not you average "clutter" book 
This book is so good, I couldn't read it all in one sitting, in that I didn't want to distill the feeling that it gave me in the beginning, for fear the author would destroy it all with nonsense words. It has opened possibilties I'd never before considered. It's made me think differently about why I can't let go of things. And after reading this book, for the first time in my life, I'm coming closer to understanding why what is material is important to me.
And by "material," I mean, just old photographs, my grandmother's wedding gown, my great-grandmother's piano, stuff like that. This book explains how it's not important.
But maybe this author didn't go through watching almost everyting destroyed through three hurricanes, two floods, and an absent-minded tornado. So I also feel a bit of angst when someone living in a highrise in New York writes a book explaining to me why "material" things are important to me....and shouldn't be.
At the same time, the writer made some good points and I'm going to try and follow them. Honest.
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Assumuptions narrow the field for this self help book 
Covering a limited range of emotional reasons for this compulsion & how to address them. Useful to those particular sufferers..
But if like me, hoping to help a family member with their hoarding, whose particular attitudes & reactions aren't mentioned anywhere, not really much help.
I did learn a few things - the difference between OCPD & OCD.. Not the book it claims to be..
Strongly suggest reading review by Betsy1479 (Jan. 18th).
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Extremely Useful
Being a long-time hoarder, I found this book to be quite helpful and very practical. It shows people how to: interrupt obsessive thinking; change compulsive behavior; and confront distorted beliefs. It is clearly written, very user friendly and quite effective. I do recommend it to anyone with hoarding issues. I also suggest 'Brain Lock' by Jeffrey Schwartz as helpful for this problem. Frankly, I am very glad to have found this book - it is helping me turn things around. It really is never too late to change.
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No understanding of hoarding or related emotions
From reading this book, I would guess that the authors have not really worked with any hoarders, but thought that they could write a book about behavior modification, and sell it to hoarders. They do not understand the hoarding syndrome or the thought processes involved.
The book covers a few generally accepted theories about hoarding, has a brief section on medication, and then describes a few behavior modification techniques and tells the reader to apply them to hoarding. But the examples are not what most hoarders think or feel at all! Then they throw in the old chestnut of the three box sorting technique, making it "new" by calling it three and a half box organizing.
The only reason I gave it two stars, rather than no stars, is because I guess it would be better than nothing, especially if you have never heard of behavior modification, or would like to learn a little about medications that might be helpful to hoarders.
"Conquering Chronic Disorganization" by Judith Kolberg, is a much better choice for hoarders. Her section on "Emotional Organizing" is brilliant. She handles the topic with humor and understanding. If you already have Kolberg's book, and know about medications, then save your money. The techniques in this book won't be much help. |
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Posted on Friday, June 15, 2007 @ 23:22:18 ICT by Donna
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