An Excellent Documentary About Hoarding
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This is a short documentary (a little more than 20 minutes) that you can watch in its entirety. Four people in the UK with hoarding issues talk about their lives and their problems with stuff.
Two moments that really struck me:
- A book hoarder expresses his guilt about the idea of parting with some of his books, “It’s almost as though you’re betraying them.”
- A woman who feels unable to throw her garbage away says, “It might be a lot of rubbish but nobody is allowed to touch it.”
What were your reactions to the documentary?
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I was struck how obsessively the woman kept like garbage in order and how she kept the stuff around the bath tub so obsessively orderly. And the man with the books turning out to hoard other things as well.
I am not “that bad” – yet – but could see myself heading that way. I have gotten rid of a lot of garbage but still need to get rid of alot more. I am trying to find a place for like objects (cleaning supplies, arts and crafts supplies, books and videos, too) and designate a certain place where each thing should belong, in an organized yet clutter-free way.
I don’t know if other hoarders are like this, but I see some sort of warped security in amassing things around me. I am trying to break the mold, and with some success. But it isn’t easy.
Anita, I think I know what you mean by the “warped security in amassing things around me.” I used to have trouble discarding junk and garbage and it was almost like a security blanket to have so much stuff in the house. And the weight seems like that too. But in terms of clutter, the sense of security that the stuff gave me was never equal to the anxiety I had about the clutter and mess. Thanks so much for your comment!