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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 12:06 PM Original message |
Has anyone been watching the series Hoarders on A&E |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
1. I don't need to watch it on TV. As an EMT I have been in houses like that |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
2. I can't bear to. Mom became a horder in her last years. At least she was clean about it. |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 01:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. My grandma in-law was like that |
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dembotoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
3. yea it can be a problem |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 07:06 PM Response to Reply #3 |
35. Us autistics tend to be hoarders, and autistic traits run in families, so... |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
4. That's easy for you to say, it's not that simple |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 04:20 PM Response to Reply #4 |
18. I just went thru that with makeup - I have stuff I've owned for over 10 years |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 05:31 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. The Depression created a lot of hoarders. |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 11:14 AM Response to Reply #4 |
47. where do you hire a declutterer? |
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ChickMagic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 01:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
55. How do you find a declutterer? |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
5. My grandma was a hoarder. |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
7. It seems a lot more complicated than just "clean your home". |
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newcriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 01:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Yes, they obviously have some mental issues. |
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Tommy_Carcetti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
9. It shows extreme situations but I think most of us have some hoarding tendancies. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
10. That show is fucked up!!!!! |
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newcriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 01:34 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. And she wanted to keep the food that was floating in it. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 03:14 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Ugh! That refridgerator should've been set on fire. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
12. you watched the series and clearly learnt nothing about the underlying causes of this |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 12:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
49. I know a lot about the underlying causes |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 01:21 PM Response to Reply #49 |
53. if you understood anything of this dear princess, you wouldnt ask them to just clean up. |
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City of Mills (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
13. I've come across this before |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 03:41 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Yeah, me too. |
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Paper Roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
14. Good grief, are those pictures real? I'd go nuts! |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
15. Looks like my place |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
19. Wow! Wouldn't it be great if it was just that easy |
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tabbycat31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 09:27 PM Response to Reply #19 |
41. I have hoarded clothes before |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 12:19 PM Response to Reply #19 |
50. At my mother-in-laws there is no counter space... |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
20. That looks exactly like my MIL's house. |
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Z_I_Peevey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
21. Last night's show was painful to watch. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
22. Fantastic show |
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Broken_Hero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
23. I've watched a couple |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
24. whenever i see these shows or pictures i always think 'where do the get the money to buy all that |
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dembotoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 06:26 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. my friend has a very good job and is paid fairly well. |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
25. For these people it's not just a matter of cleaning. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 05:39 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. ... |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 12:28 PM Response to Reply #25 |
51. I have plenty of sympathy, trust me... |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
26. It's so frustrating for me to watch. |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
28. as an antique picker and dealer, those pics make me rub my hands |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 11:22 AM Response to Reply #28 |
48. that is a problem of mine |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
30. Have you ever considered that there is a reason |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 06:31 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. I am sorry to hear of your situation. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 07:13 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. Many high-functioning autistics can be hoarders to some degree, myself included. |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 07:17 PM Response to Reply #30 |
37. Just so you know it's ok |
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ThatsMyBarack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
32. I have. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
34. I'm not nearly THAT bad, but I do have a hard time throwing things. |
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Cairycat (454 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
38. that looks like my MILs house - the last time I saw it, anyway |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
39. Obviously these are extreme cases, and there is an underlying medical condition |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 11:32 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. I don't see a lot of hoarders in my family tree before the age of "consumerism." |
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UTUSN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
40. This is very different from some of the posters saying they "buy a lot of some stuff" |
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jmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
42. One of my grandfather's brothers was a hoarder. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-29-09 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
44. I have to say I feel better about my room after looking at these pictures |
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gauguin57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
45. If you've ever known someone with any variant of OCD, then you wouldn't be saying ... |
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annonymous (850 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
46. My father was a hoarder but he had dementia |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
52. I think they should change the name of the show |
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ChickMagic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
54. When your through cleaning your mother's house |
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