That Hoarder: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding

#15 Is digital clutter really that bad?

"People say, ‘No, you shouldn't do these things. Because you're just transferring physical clutter into digital clutter. And it's just as disorganised and it takes up a different kind of space and your phone will run out of room and you'll regret it’"For the full show notes and transcript for this episode, visit the website at Overcome Compulsive Hoarding. Twitter: @ThatHoarderFacebook: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderYouTube: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderHelp out: Support this project Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#14 Why do I keep buying stuff?

"I don't know why I get such an urge to get stuff in the first place. I mean, is it just living under capitalism? Am I just a victim of every advert I see and every idea I have that I feel I need to turn into a possession of some kind?" For the full show notes and transcript for this episode, visit the website at Overcome Compulsive Hoarding. Twitter: @ThatHoarderFacebook: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderHelp out: Support this projectSupport the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#13 A weird motivation for hoarders: death?

This may sound like a weird reason to dehoard my home, but it's not as morbid as it sounds. For the full show notes and transcript for this episode, visit the website at Overcome Compulsive Hoarding. Twitter: @ThatHoarderFacebook: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderHelp out: Support this projectSupport the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#12 ”But throwing it away would be a waste of money”: defeating objections to dehoarding

What I want to focus on today is: ‘well I can't throw this away, because it would be a waste of money. I spent a lot of money on that pair of jeans, or that shelving unit, or that bedding and throwing it away now would waste that money’. For the full show notes and transcript for this episode, visit the website at Overcome Compulsive Hoarding. Twitter: @ThatHoarderFacebook: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderHelp out: Support this projectSupport the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#11 Does hoarding really have a 97% recidivism rate?

I need to stop this statistic - that may or may not be made up - from being a barrier that stops me from making my home livable in. And so that is my goal for the time being, I need to get that number out of my head and stop using it as a reason to not make progress. For the full show notes and transcript for this episode, visit the website at Overcome Compulsive Hoarding. Twitter: @ThatHoarderFacebook: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderHelp out: Support this projectSupport the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#10 The gas man came

I was so scared. I was so scared because this person was going to come in and see how I live For the full show notes and transcript for this episode, visit the website at Overcome Compulsive Hoarding. Twitter: @ThatHoarderFacebook: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderHelp out: Support this projectSupport the show
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#9 Panic, panic, panic

I'm also full of panic about the absolute horror and shame I will feel when they are in here. My initial reaction to that the appointment was panic, panic, panic, and then I just froze. 
I was paralysed for days, I knew what needed to be done, I didn't know how to do it. 
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#8 One of my worst nightmares just happened

My podcast planning has gone out of the window today, because I am in a panic. A full-on panic, my worst nightmare - one of my worst nightmares - is happening  For the full show notes and transcript for this episode, visit the website at Overcome Compulsive Hoarding. Twitter: @ThatHoarderFacebook: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderHelp out: Support this projectSupport the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#7 Resisting the lure of pretty boxes - or stop buying storage to store your junk

If you're listening, and you're struggling with hoarding and you haven't got rid of 75% of your stuff already, then listen to me: “Don't get the pretty basket, don't get the shelving unit, and don't get the pretty bags. Not just yet, anyway. Hold out, as it is just more clutter”.For the full show notes and transcript for this episode, visit the website at Overcome Compulsive Hoarding. Twitter: @ThatHoarderFacebook: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderHelp out: Support this projectSupport the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#6 So do we just pick a room and start?

Thinking of compulsive hoarders, thinking of people whose homes are in quite a mess, then just saying, “I'm going to work on the bedroom” is just too big. It's too overwhelming. It's too difficult to do.For the full show notes and transcript for this episode, visit the website at Overcome Compulsive Hoarding. Twitter: @ThatHoarderFacebook: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding with That HoarderHelp out: Support this project.Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.