On 10/27/2011 09:44 PM, Michael Oke, II wrote: > In all likelihood you, on your own, will not be able to. Getting professional > help is key but when the hoarder won't admit that they have an issue, chances > are poor that you will be successful.
Right. It will not only require the help of professionals, but based on what I've seen in the TV episodes of "Hoarding", having the hoarder agree to be helped also requires some kind of immediate, pressing crisis, like threat of eviction by a landlord, removal of kids from the house by protective services, tickets requiring the payment of fines for violation of city ordinances, and jail time, (eg 90 days), if conditions continue unattended, etc. Still, even with a crisis and professional help, most hoarders will fail; although, based on the TV series most avoid the immediate threat. In the TV series a professional cleaning crew is brought in with large trucks to clean up the mess over a two or three day period, while the hoarder; although given the final say, is helped by mental health professional that specialize in things like ADHD/Hoarding, etc. The degree/level of the hoarding disorder varies from individual to individual. My wife's condition is not nearly as sever as those featured in the TV series of "Hoarding", which are almost always level 5 hoarders. It is estimated there are 3 to 6 million hoarders around the world. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10336/1107340-55.stm Regards, Leland J > Michael Oke, II > [email protected] > > On Oct 27, 2011, at 7:37 PM, lelandj<[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 10/27/2011 06:11 PM, Pete Theisen wrote: >>> lelandj wrote: >>>> On 10/27/2011 04:19 PM, Pete Theisen wrote: >>>>> Nicholas Geti wrote: >>>>>> I think he has dyslexia. >>>>> Hi Nicholas, >>>>> >>>>> When you think of the hundreds of millions he has made with his FoxPro >>>>> accounting program he is still using that $8 spell checker. >>>> You had better check your source of information on that, or re-add your >>>> figures. LOL >>> Hi Leland, >>> >>> It is the net worth theory, base on your wife's garage sale purchases . . . >> This house and about 6 storage building here and around town are just >> full of stuff. I'm not sure what's valuable inventory, what's junk, >> what's trash and what's personal stuff, as just about everything seems >> to be negotiable. LOL I've got Netflex and have been watching episodes >> of "Hoarding" in an attempt to better understand the wife's condition. >> I've even invited the wife to watch some episode with me, but even after >> watching a number of episode, she claims not to be a hoarder. Her >> behaviour is the textbook definition of the disease, but she remain in >> denial. Watching "Hoarding" episodes via Netflex is not very >> encouraging that I will ever be able to get her and the house organized, >> but I'm trying. >> >> Regards, >> >> LelandJ >>>>> He needs to get the integrated grammar and composition checker, which is >>>>> $9. >>>>> >>>>>>>> Also, the Federal Reserve will horror checks >>>>>>> We certainly need horror checks. Especially come Monday night. >> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
