Sounds all too familiar, especially the parts about hoarders not perceiving things the same way as others. (Not "as the rest of us"; I always twitch a bit at pieces written that assume readers couldn't possibly be part of the group described/dissected.)
Coincidentally I'm about to spend a lot of time attempting to empty the family summer-house: 50 years' worth of accumulation with a fresh hoarder-layer on top. My sister certainly fits the "impulsive acquirer" model; I have more "worried keeper" tendencies.
Sadly, we don't have the time to clear out the house compatible with a long-term treatment model, so I expect a lot of push-back.
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Date: 2013-05-01 05:39 pm (UTC)Coincidentally I'm about to spend a lot of time attempting to empty the family summer-house: 50 years' worth of accumulation with a fresh hoarder-layer on top. My sister certainly fits the "impulsive acquirer" model; I have more "worried keeper" tendencies.
Sadly, we don't have the time to clear out the house compatible with a long-term treatment model, so I expect a lot of push-back.