Shared from our Hypnotherapy Cumbria page Hoarding: Some people think of hoarding as nothing more than the keeping of memento’s but at the other end of the scale hoarding becomes a problem. I have had a few clients come seeking help because hoarding had become a problem, their lives miserable. Imagine not able to allow anyone in through your front door because of embarrassment or shame, the effect upon the family i.e. a child unable to have room to play or to have a friend around to play or stay. Not to mention the safety aspect, fire hazard, ease of access in or out, even a bio hazard in extreme cases. It is not until you hear of the personal impact from a client suffering from extreme hoarding that it takes on a new meaning and if previously the subject was a joke then it soon stops being so. Can a person be helped with this condition? Of course they can and often very quickly though occasionally it can be a slightly protracted process. How did my clients with hoarding problems do, did they succeed? Yes and to put it into perspective. my last client with hoarding problem ended up funding her therapy by selling some items and then later went on to sell more via car boots or Ebay etc Later she also found that at the end of a car boot sale any items that were unsold, she just gave away and this, as anyone who is or was a hoarder would tell you is an amazing accomplishment and massive positive change. It is all down to the effort, motivation and commitment of the clients as it is they who are to be congratulated and admired for their positive life change.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 11:24:35 +0000
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