When a compulsive hoarding fell in love with one of his possessions and Food

In most cases it is very difficult to get help for someone who has a problem with hoarding, if they want help. If your loved one is an adult who is legally competent and disorder is not immediately life threatening, are entitled to accumulate. Not until the owner is involved and the threat of eviction or the Board of Health mandates that the person who cleans your house, a person with a problem of accumulation is forced to clean their living space. Although any type of disaster scale extremes can attract pests, this is especially true when the person is hoarding food. Many times, the food that is built out of sight and becomes the main attraction of creatures like insects and mice. Living with mouse droppings is extremely dangerous to humans.

Although in most cases cannot be the person with the problem of accumulation, can shift their focus to get results. There are several principles that should guide the conversation when talking with your loved one about the problem of accumulation. The first thing to do is to refrain from speaking with the person. It's going to do defensively. Hoarders honestly believe that there is good reason for everything they do. When it comes close to their possessions, may feel they are valuable and make a high price they charge. You may feel that their goods are full of memories so they cannot get rid of them. To undervalue their property, they are underestimating the things that mean much to them. When a loved one is hoarding food is likely those in the past has been without food and had financial difficulties and were unable to feed themselves. It is very difficult for them to move from sales in the grocery store when they feel they are saving money buying the item that way. It is with these reasons that a monopolist to argue with you. It is also very important that you show your sympathy ones. Showing empathy does not mean you agree with what the person is saying, but it does mean you're willing to listen and try to see things from their perspective.

Another key principle in helping your loved one to see that they have a problem is to remember that this is an adult who has the right to live as they wish. Try to have a discussion with the person's home and his behavior. Without debate, we asked what they would do about it, instead of telling how he thinks should be handled. Above all, use respect and remember that the accumulation is a condition that the individual cannot control. They are not making the conscious choice to live good or harassed for the way in which they live.