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Brexit Theory Due to Brexit a significant rise in the number of problem hoarders could be linked to the huge uncertainties surrounding Brexit, it has been claimed. Darlington’s council has been told that authorities were examining why there had been a surge in issues. This mainly relates

Ottawa Social Worker Ottawa social worker Elaine Birchall can tell you all about people who keep way too much stuff, how you’ll know if you’re one of them and what to do about it. There are a lot of misconceptions about hoarding, starting with the one that

Common Misconceptions Misconceptions within hoarding are becoming increasingly common. To have a better understanding of hoarding, it’s important to first understand what it is. Let’s look at the definition. Hoarding is when “someone acquires an excessive number of items and stores them in a chaotic manner, usually

Artists as hoarders Artists are bound to collect stuff. After all, how can you create art without lots of paint, paper, canvas, clay, stone, metal, fabric, thread, and yarn? But how much stuff? Has your textile stash migrated into every part of the house because one closet

Stuff Humans love stuff. In modern society there is an innate desire to collect, give and receive endless items. For some this means purchasing more and more space to store all these items. We put things in closets, basements, garages. And attics. Drawers, boxes, and containers. Shelves,

Digital Hoarding Digital hoarding is something of a rising trend in modern society. As storage on mobile devices increases, so too does the number of apps, photos and videos that people are holding on to. Nur Izzaty Shaifullizan has almost 20,000 photos and videos on her smartphone.

Tips for afterwards Looking for tips and advice after losing someone close to you is only natural. Losing a loved one is hard in itself. But when that person was a hoarder, managing grief while sorting through mountains of stuff is even more challenging. Ashley Eneriz is

Tragically passed away A woman was tragically found dead after living in conditions described as the worst ever seen by the authorities. Donna Bettley, 42, was found dead in the home she shared with her sister and father. It was described as a “grim and a distressing

Time to tidy up? One of Britain’s biggest hoarders has admitted it’s time to finally tidy up — as his daughter is getting married. Eccentric Arthur Watson, 69, has been collecting everything from old newspapers to bicycles for more than 30 years. Every room in his small

Rise of Hoarding The rise of hoarding is something we need to find the cause of because it is a growing issue. Certainly TV doesn’t need to do much to sensationalise hoarding. Like rubberneckers at a traffic accident, we gaze in horror at “goat paths” hacked between