A hoarder is generally a person that cannot do away with anything that they possess, this can be for various reason, having nothing as a child, feeling that they can contaminate other people by disposing of certain articles, a believe that everything has its use….etc., holding on to things that have sentimental value are all valid reasons…to some however if this article is broken perished not in any kind of working order and could be classified as harmful or a general eye sore, it should be disposed of. The greater problem is when this excessive behaviour affects others and the life or personal space of others and the obsessive person. A large percentage of people who suffer from this problem may also have difficulties with decision taking and general organisation in there lives, in there work place and in general everyday living. Don’t confuse a person who likes to hold on to things in the event of it being useful one day, we are talking about people who generally have an inner struggle to part with things…and live in havoc, mess whatever you want to call it depending on the degree of the hoarder, this in turn can become a booster point for creating anxiety and depression when confronted with the problem or the discarding of their things.

If you seek professional help regarding this, the first part of recovery is to pin point the origin, whether it be from childhood or even inherited, where did these people obtain the obsession to keep everything that comes into your life, one of the most important points is support, which can be said for many things, if we feel we have support, many obstacles can be overcome, at times to confront things alone is not an option but with support we can take on any task, today we have wonderful options to recycle, knowing that object is going to be made use of, maybe turned into something very beautiful, can help to let go, it is also important that the supportive party knows that the person in question will have emotional difficulties and this should be taken into account, there will be good and bad moments, some days will be easier than others. Like everything in life,with a little help and emotional support from others any emotional state is easier to get through and understand.