Regardless of the amount of clutter from messy to hoarding, compassion and patience are key in getting cooperation and being an advocate and support for those struggling. Two – Remember the Fair Housing Act Because hoarding is a mental disorder; it’s vitally important to approach the situation...
Clutter and disorganization are mainstays of bothhoarding disorder(HD) and ADHD, conditions that often co-occur and give rise to messy living and working spaces. A deeper dive into the ADHD-HD overlap, though, reveals important differences in the roots ofclutterand disorganization across both condi...
there is no urge to get rid of clutter no urge to perform a ritual to control the thoughts distress is brought on by the prospect of having to discard possessions hoarders experience positive emotions when they acquire objects grief is felt when an attempt is made to discard objects ...
Hoarding disorder is a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder and is a mental illness. True hoarding involves: Extreme difficulty discarding possessions, even items that are of no value to the person The objects clutter living spaces to the point that movement is restricted (and any ...
In addition to the core features of difficulty with getting rid of possessions, excessive saving, and clutter, many people with hoarding disorder also have associated problems like indecisiveness, perfectionism, procrastination, disorganization, and distractibility.1These associated features can contribute ...
Participants included 34 individuals with hoarding disorder. Participants were randomized into a clutter or non-clutter condition and asked to complete various neuropsychological tasks of memory and attention. Results revealed that hoarding severity was associated with difficulties in sustained attention. ...
Hoarding tendencies are common among adults with ADHD who are easily overwhelmed by piles of clutter and who attach emotions to stuff.
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or repetitive tasks to minimize or reduce the persistent thoughts or urges can result in disruptions to daily life and may cause avoidance of social situations. Hoarding results in clutter due to the difficulty in letting things go which can affect the health of the home environment and avoidance...
People with diagnosed hoarding disorder have filled their living areas with so many items and clutter that it impacts their day-to-day functioning leading to a poorer quality of life, anxiety, and depression. “Overall, we found that people who had been diagnosed with ADHD had a higher ...