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About Compulsive Hoarding
Case Studies
MessoftheHouse@Youtube
MessoftheHouse's ongoing effort to create livable space in
the house where his father, 15-year-old sister, and depressed
stepmother live. Simply amazing for its vivid portrayal of
life in a hoarder's house, the difficulty of making changes,
and the compassion MessoftheHouse shows in his dealings with
his family. A must-watch for anyone who knows a hoarder.
My Mother Is
Insane
The house of a compulsive hoarder who buys most of her stash
on Ebay (and often doesn't even open the box when it arrives).
Other hoarders are discussed in the comments.
My Mother's
Garden
Cynthia Lester's documentary about her 61-year-old mother,
whose hoarding has filled the house so full that her mother
sleeps in the garden and who is on the verge of eviction.
Langley
Collyer: The Mystery Horder of Harlem
The
Paper Chase
Articles about the Collyer brothers, isolated New York eccentrics
who were eventually killed by their clutter.
Behind
Closed Doors
The Eggert house in St. Paul, where a teenager and three children
were abandoned by their parents and the house spiraled into
unbelievable squalor. News articles about the Eggert house
started an avalanche of reports of "garbage house"
across the Twin Cities area.
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Discussions of Compulsive Hoarding
Making
Light: Squalor and Hope
A discussion of the Squalor Survivors site.
Making
Light: Collecting Bug
A vivid article about why animal hoarding is not just a "collecting
bug" or "being a cat lady." The links and the
comment thread below are excellent.
Help for Hoarding
Squalor Survivors
Children
of Compulsive Hoarders
Help for both children of hoarders and hoarders themselves.
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