Hoarding and Disposophobia Therapy Kenilworth

Hoarding and Disposophobia Therapy Kenilworth

Do you hold on to things in the hope that someday they will be of use, or find a use for it ? Of course that day never comes and clutter builds together with the emotional attachment to the items. Disposophobia: the excessive acquisition of possessions (and failure to use or discard them), even if the items are worthless, hazardous, or unsanitary. Compulsive hoarding impairs mobility and interferes with basic activities, including cooking, cleaning, showering, and sleeping. It is not clear whether compulsive hoarding is an isolated disorder, or rather a symptom of another condition, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Symptoms

Hoarding can begin in adolescence and not only continue but worsen as the person gets older. Unlike someone who is a collector of objects generally recognized as collectable with some known value, a person with hoarding disorder collects random items and is overly attached to personal possessions that may or may not have any value. Although they may be convinced to give up or throw away some of the items, doing so causes the person great distress. Ultimately, almost every surface in the home of a hoarder, including floors, furniture, counters and other fixtures, is covered in growing piles of clutter. The hoarder has only a narrow path left clear for walking through the living space which, for the most part, is no longer usable. The more cluttered and blocked the home becomes, the more stress the person feels, because of the chaos within the living space and often because of complaints from family members and neighbors.

Causes

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