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A hoarder might say, “If I were to throw away any of my stuff, it would cause me too much pain and anxiety to bear.” Obsessive-compulsive disorder, on the other hand, involves intrusive, unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors or mental acts (compulsions) performed to ...
Another lived with an elderly woman who just doted on him; unfortunately, she fed him mostly cheese and crackers (an indicator to me that her own diet was sadly neglected). She had to go into a nursing home, but had given him so much love that he was extremely affectionate—not a cand...