Help with hoarding

unaluna · Nov 14, 2021 at 12:41 AM

@SprinkL3 Thanks for the resources! One of them actually listed a chaotic home as a cause, which is how ive often felt. That the chaos here echoes the chaos there.

SprinkL3 · Nov 14, 2021 at 12:48 AM

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@SprinkL3 Thanks for the resources! One of them actually listed a chaotic home as a cause, which is how ive often felt. That the chaos here echoes the chaos there.

That would actually make sense.

I didn't read much into that because I vacillate between wanting to collect things and then wanting to donate a bunch of things. I grew up in a very chaotic home, too. I do struggle with OCD-like tendencies (mostly fear of contamination), but I'm not diagnosed with that. I'm just weird, but I sometimes like that I'm weird, LOL.

It must be hard to struggle with that now, but I can understand the familiarity and finding comfort with something that reminds us of the past - even if it wasn't something we wanted. Change is hard for me, too.

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Buffy01 · Nov 29, 2021 at 08:41 PM

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That would actually make sense.

I didn't read much into that because I vacillate between wanting to collect things and then wanting to donate a bunch of things. I grew up in a very chaotic home, too. I do struggle with OCD-like tendencies (mostly fear of contamination), but I'm not diagnosed with that. I'm just weird, but I sometimes like that I'm weird, LOL.

It must be hard to struggle with that now, but I can understand the familiarity and finding comfort with something that reminds us of the past - even if it wasn't something we wanted. Change is hard for me, too.

((((safe thoughts and hugs)))) :hug:

I understand how you feel. Sound like how I grew up. I have some family members who have ocd.

SprinkL3 · Nov 30, 2021 at 10:00 AM

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I understand how you feel. Sound like how I grew up. I have some family members who have ocd.

@Buffy01 - Thank you for understanding, but I'm sorry you struggled with similar things growing up.

unaluna · Nov 30, 2021 at 01:38 PM

The size of the piles is decreasing. I do feel a little panic. Its been helping to take one bag from a pile and get rid of it.

unaluna · Dec 04, 2021 at 09:09 PM

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The size of the piles is decreasing. I do feel a little panic. Its been helping to take one bag from a pile and get rid of it.

Im actually decreasing some of the piles enough that i am getting to the floor! And finding lost implements.

Its funny, i see peoples houses on tv/youtube and im like, they have ROOMS. With WALLS. My pkace feels like a library, but then, that was my happy place when i was a kid.

Buffy01 · Sep 06, 2023 at 08:49 PM

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Im actually decreasing some of the piles enough that i am getting to the floor! And finding lost implements.

Its funny, i see peoples houses on tv/youtube and im like, they have ROOMS. With WALLS. My pkace feels like a library, but then, that was my happy place when i was a kid.

I am a little jealous of celebrities homes.

Buffy01 · Dec 22, 2021 at 09:44 PM

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The size of the piles is decreasing. I do feel a little panic. Its been helping to take one bag from a pile and get rid of it.

I feel like that all the time.

Buffy01 · Nov 30, 2021 at 08:38 PM

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@Buffy01 - Thank you for understanding, but I'm sorry you struggled with similar things growing up. :hug:

Your very welcome. I’m trying to heal myself from everything that has happened growing up.

SprinkL3 · Dec 04, 2021 at 03:29 AM

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Your very welcome. I’m trying to heal myself from everything that has happened growing up.

@Buffy01 - I hope you find great healing through this process.

Buffy01 · Dec 04, 2021 at 08:51 PM

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:sadhug: @Buffy01 - I hope you find great healing through this process.

I hope so

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unaluna Elder Harridan x-hankster Member Since Jun 2011 Location: Milan/Michigan Posts: 40,000 (SuperPoster!) 12 66.7k hugs given	Nov 14, 2021 at 12:41 AM #1 @SprinkL3 Thanks for the resources! One of them actually listed a chaotic home as a cause, which is how ive often felt. That the chaos here echoes the chaos there.
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unaluna Elder Harridan x-hankster Member Since Jun 2011 Location: Milan/Michigan Posts: 40,000 (SuperPoster!) 12 66.7k hugs given	Nov 30, 2021 at 01:38 PM #5 The size of the piles is decreasing. I do feel a little panic. Its been helping to take one bag from a pile and get rid of it.
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