Marie5656
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- Batavia, NY
My guilty pleasure has been watching that show, Hoarders on TV. No new episodes in years, but lots of reruns. Anyway, one guy from the show, Matt Paxton..who was the clean up guy, wrote a book a few years ago titled "The Secret Life of Hoarders". Speaks of his work as a cleaner, hauler, both on the show and in is real life job of doing it.
He speaks with compassions, and trys to give a sense of understanding of this disorder, which has recently been classified as a mental health issue, in the OCD spectrum. Many times the hoarding, or unwillingness to throw things out, comes from a tragic, or emotionally charged event in a persons life. Be it a history of abuse, or abandonment, or in some cases, the loss of a loved one, usually a spouse or child.
I just got the book today, and have just read a chapter or two. But I think I will like it.
He speaks with compassions, and trys to give a sense of understanding of this disorder, which has recently been classified as a mental health issue, in the OCD spectrum. Many times the hoarding, or unwillingness to throw things out, comes from a tragic, or emotionally charged event in a persons life. Be it a history of abuse, or abandonment, or in some cases, the loss of a loved one, usually a spouse or child.
I just got the book today, and have just read a chapter or two. But I think I will like it.