Thank you so much for your response! I commend you for recognizing that you have a problem and seeking help for it! That is amazing and you should be very proud of yourself. You'd be surprised; I think people definitely can relate and understand what you are going through. Seeing you make an effort to change probably has made a world of difference to the people in your life...I know I would feel better if my future MIL did the same.

I definitely have invested time in reading and watching the show! My future MIL suggested that we go through her units without her and "deal with them" because she couldn't bare to get rid of anything on her own. Even though my fiancé was ready to take her up on her offer, I put a stop to it. After reading and seeing the show I know that it would not actually solve her problem and if we threw her stuff away without us, she would grow to resent us or feel like we forced something upon her. I suggested that we go through her stuff WITH her to help, one item at a time, no matter how long it took, but my future MIL took the keys back to her storage units after having a lot of anxiety even thinking about it. It's painful to see how emotional she gets, and even though I don't completely get it, I still respect her right to live how she wants (and keep her stuff).

Good luck to you! I know it has to be hard, but good for you for taking the steps to help yourself! I don't know if you have children, but I know it can be hard on families. I hope hearing it from this perspective will inspire you to keep up the good work