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| Topic: Post-Intervention Stress Syndrome (P.I.S.S.) |
norse701
Replies: 39
Views: 1906
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 Forum: Interventions, Reporting, & P.I.S.S.
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:21 pm Subject: Post-Intervention Stress Syndrome (P.I.S.S.) |
I am sooooo glad you're home now. I hope Lisa gets moved out soon if she hasn't already.
I'm so sorry about the fleas. We had to "bomb" the house a couple of times growing up. We'd do it ... |
| Topic: How many people does your hoarder hurt? |
norse701
Replies: 5
Views: 361
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Forum: About Growing Up
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:03 pm Subject: How many people does your hoarder hurt? |
Well, that may take a minute to calculate.
There's me and my brother.
Both of our wives.
My father.
My mom's sister.
The guy who tried to clean up one summer.
Mom's friend Lori
Lori's husband ... |
| Topic: The Doorbell/Knock At Door |
norse701
Replies: 23
Views: 1181
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Forum: About Growing Up
Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 2:31 pm Subject: The Doorbell/Knock At Door |
| Welcome Thatgirl. I am really sorry about the MRSA problems on top of everything else. I had to google pounds to stone conversion to understand that 5 stones is 70 pounds. I can't imagine what that lo ... |
| Topic: Has anyone secretly cleaned a hoarder's house? Need advice. |
norse701
Replies: 18
Views: 779
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Forum: Interventions, Reporting, & P.I.S.S.
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 6:45 pm Subject: Has anyone secretly cleaned a hoarder's house? Need advice. |
I have three ideas.
1) Get pictures.
2) Get pictures.
3) Get pictures!!!!!!!!
Your hubby needs the evidence for any sanity hearings, defense against any potential lawsuits, and so on.
... |
| Topic: Post-Intervention Stress Syndrome (P.I.S.S.) |
norse701
Replies: 39
Views: 1906
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Forum: Interventions, Reporting, & P.I.S.S.
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:08 pm Subject: Post-Intervention Stress Syndrome (P.I.S.S.) |
| Bumping for bb143. |
| Topic: Hoarding intervention and help for crisis |
norse701
Replies: 4
Views: 254
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Forum: Interventions, Reporting, & P.I.S.S.
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:40 pm Subject: Hoarding intervention and help for crisis |
| Thanks Liza. I think that helps clarify things a lot. Anybody out there interested? |
| Topic: Hoarding intervention and help for crisis |
norse701
Replies: 4
Views: 254
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Forum: Interventions, Reporting, & P.I.S.S.
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:05 pm Subject: Hoarding intervention and help for crisis |
Hey Liza! Thanks for posting.
I'm one of the moderators around here. Some questions for clarification might help us understand what you are looking for.
1) Are you looking for a situation where ... |
| Topic: Interventions |
norse701
Replies: 7
Views: 386
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Forum: Interventions, Reporting, & P.I.S.S.
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:36 pm Subject: Interventions |
Oh, my goodness.
I'd love to see a TV show about a hoarder intervention. Several differences leap to mind.
With a drug addict or alcohol addict, I would think that it would be much easier to get ... |
| Topic: Books: For Adult Children: Covert Incest |
norse701
Replies: 2
Views: 940
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Forum: Learn About Hoarding-Knowledge Base
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 7:11 pm Subject: Another book suggestion..... |
The Emotional Incest Syndrome: What to do When a Parent's Love Rules Your Life
By Dr. Patricia Love
From the back cover......
Do these "endearments" sound familiar to you?
* "Of ... |
| Topic: Pennsylvania |
norse701
Replies: 8
Views: 1663
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Forum: Resources by State/Country
Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 9:31 pm Subject: Possible hoarding cleanout in Philly |
http://www.disposophobia.com/
You might want to turn down the volume on your pc before you go to the site. I found it depressing.
This company is in New York, but their web site seems to indicat ... |
| Topic: I cleaned out Mom's house and now she is having a MELTDOWN! |
norse701
Replies: 8
Views: 718
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Forum: Interventions, Reporting, & P.I.S.S.
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:53 pm Subject: Re: I cleaned out Mom's house and now she is having a MELTDO |
<snip>
Please help me!
</snip>
I'll sure give it a shot.
<snip>
So.... when she left for a trip to meet her boyfriend, I decided to help her out. I spent over 100 hour ... |
| Topic: Post-Intervention Stress Syndrome (P.I.S.S.) |
norse701
Replies: 39
Views: 1906
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Forum: Interventions, Reporting, & P.I.S.S.
Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 11:00 pm Subject: Interesting article of post-traumatic responses |
http://www.anxietyandstress.com/sys-tmpl/posttraumaticresponses/
In response to bobbledboo's comment about de-personalization I started to do a little research and much of what I found didn't reall ... |
| Topic: Post-Intervention Stress Syndrome (P.I.S.S.) |
norse701
Replies: 39
Views: 1906
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Forum: Interventions, Reporting, & P.I.S.S.
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 11:01 pm Subject: The feelings of P.I.S.S. |
| In posting about the importance of this thread and encouraging some others to post about their experience, I began to remember to feeling of those first few days back more vividly than I have. The mem ... |
| Topic: Post-Intervention Stress Syndrome (P.I.S.S.) |
norse701
Replies: 39
Views: 1906
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Forum: Interventions, Reporting, & P.I.S.S.
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:04 pm Subject: Holly....... |
That guilt you feel is exactly why the COHUGET was brought into existence. We COH tend to carry much more than our share of responsibility for the situation our parents place themselves into.
Many ... |
| Topic: Post-Intervention Stress Syndrome (P.I.S.S.) |
norse701
Replies: 39
Views: 1906
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Forum: Interventions, Reporting, & P.I.S.S.
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:54 pm Subject: Post clean out #1 |
| With my mom, this last clean out was in two phases. Clean out #1 occured when someone (either a neighbor or a home health care nurse) called the state and reported her. She accused me of doing it and ... |
| Topic: Post-Intervention Stress Syndrome (P.I.S.S.) |
norse701
Replies: 39
Views: 1906
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Forum: Interventions, Reporting, & P.I.S.S.
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 5:42 pm Subject: By the way...... |
The acronym was an accident, but I love it!!!!!
Post-Intervention Stress Symdrome a.k.a. PISS
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA |
| Topic: Post-Intervention Stress Syndrome (P.I.S.S.) |
norse701
Replies: 39
Views: 1906
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Forum: Interventions, Reporting, & P.I.S.S.
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 5:40 pm Subject: Post-Intervention Stress Syndrome (P.I.S.S.) |
| It seems like the majority of COH have a significant let down after an intervention. It seems like it doesn't matter a whole lot whether the intervention was a complete success, a partial success, or ... |
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