Am I A Hoarder Or Not?

By Maria Wright


If someone hoards a lot of things without being able to let go of them, it could mean that he or she is way too lazy to clean up the place or has a problem. There are actually a lot of people with hoarding problems that suffer from some sort of OCD. When one suffers from an OCD, that person will find letting go of things very hard and will have the urge to keep on buying new things. If one constantly asks himself the question am I a hoarder, then take a look at these signs.

In order to determine whether one seems to have a problem or not, one must first check if he or she can actually let go of stuff. There are people who are just lazy to do it and some people who actually cannot. If one does not want to get rid of worthless junk and still keeps on adding to the pile, then there probably is a problem.

If one would just take a step and look at his or her house, he or she will be able to know if he or she has a problem or not. Once he or she sees that his or her house has a lot of piled of stuff like furniture, carton boxes and a lot of weird collectibles, it could be a sign. It also confirms the sign if he or she doesn't have much room to move around.

Another sign would be if one has a very easy time letting go of the stuff of other people. Comparatively, if one cannot let go of his own stuff but can easily let go of the belongings of other people, then he or she probably has a hoarding problem. One would want to check on this type of behavior if he or she believes he or she has this problem.

If one also sees that his or her house has become rather unsanitary to the point that weird things are starting to grow, then it is yet another very unhealthy sign. Observe for things such as molds, mildew, or probably even mushrooms growing in some parts of the rooms. This is definitely a big sign that should not be ignored at all.

This kind of behavior may also affect ones relationships as well if not attended to early on. One will notice that he or she will get pretty irritable if ever there are family or friends calling out his or her attention. For those who kind of hate people interfering with this sort of behavior, seek help early already.

Getting angry over people confronting them about their habits may lead to something worse like social isolation. If a person feels like other people do not understand what he or she is doing, then he or she will most likely just shut himself or herself up. Then that could lead to relationship problems.

If a person is already noticing some of these signs, then it is already a very good indication that he or she has a problem. Of course, the best thing to do is to curb this problem by undergoing some sort of therapy. If one does not take care of this problem early, then it could lead to a lot of problems in the future.




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