Category: COH Interviews

Neziroglu /upcoming book on family members of hoarders

Hello, This comment was posted on the COH site-Donna: ============== http://childrenofhoarders.com/wordpress/?page_id=3479#comment-509 Katharine Donnelly and I, Fugen Neziroglu are working on an upcoming book on family members of hoarders.  We would love to get some feedback from those who have lived or who are currently a member of a hoarder .   We are looking to …

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Spokane group helps hoarders and their children come clean

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12/1/11 Anderson Cooper

Hoarders & How To Free Your Life From Clutter Tune in tomorrow where Elizabeth Nelson of Children of Hoarders, Inc. will make a brief appearance

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COH Inc. Spokesperson Guest on Anderson Cooper

Children of Hoarders Inc. is proud to announce that our spokesperson, Elizabeth Nelson, among others,  was a guest on an episode of Anderson Cooper’s daytime talk show taped today in New York City. We are grateful for the opportunity provided by the production team and host, to share the voices of children of hoarders. Please …

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Children of Hoarders: Silently Screaming No More

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information/Germany?

As a partner of a COH together with other siblings is there any recognised Treatment providers in Germany. Little information easily available apart from one bit of academic research done on messies. Well done on the website and others connected. Though would be great help if content could be in German and Spanish as well …

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relieved to know I am not alone

I am 42 years old. I have lived in over 50 places in my life. I move often so that I can’t accumulate ‘stuff’. I live a gypsy lifestyle because it is impossible to carry around too much crap. Both of my parents are hoarders. They divorced when I was 6. I remember my mother …

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Hoarding Dissertation

Hi everyone, I’m Susan Gunther and a Ph.D student with Capella University. I am preparing to do my dissertation on the experiences of individuals who live with a hoarder.  I’m in the NYC area and my email is susangunther@optonline.net if anyone knows of any leads. Any information will be greatly appreciated.  – Susan Gunther  

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The time my life changed because of hoarding

In the beginning of the year 2011, my life was turned upside down because of hoarding. I moved in with my grandparents age two. I was too young to know it but I had just moved into the world of hoarding.It was a new house at the time I moved. As years went by the …

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New to this

Hello, I am a 23 year old daughter to a hoarder.  I am very very new to coming to terms with this.  To tell you the truth, my younger sister suffers from a very serious eating disorder, and my family’s focus and concern has been on her. We gave up on my father years ago. …

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Survey Participant Request from Dr. Chabaud

NOTE: The survey described below has been closed. Raised in a hoarded home? Participate in valuable & groundbreaking research! Phase II of research of Adults Raised in Hoarded Homes by  Dr. Suzanne Chabaud, of the OCD Institute of Greater New Orleans. From Dr. Suzanne Chabaud: Thank you for participating in my research on Adult-Children of …

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Mom went on vacation and I CLEANED!

8/11 Mom has hoarded since my grandmother died.  Sometimes I feel like really I was raised by my grandparents and now I’m left taking care of my mother.  Only she doesn’t want to be taken care of.  Or does she?  She’s so young to be acting the way she does, but she’s left the house …

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My burden/Son

8/11 Okay,so where was all this help when I was growing up? As a middle child and the only male,it was my job to “fix” things,at least that’s how I saw it. Our house would have made it in the top ten,at least,on “Hoarders”.Both parents were drunks and constantly fighting. The conditions were such that …

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Hello. 44 y/o daughter

Over the past few days since the 20/20 package aired, I have been trying to grapple with the idea that I am not alone. I am the 44 year old daughter and only child of OCD parents. My mother’s obsession is with hoarding, rage and hand-washing. My father was obsessed with work & money. I …

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So glad to find out I’m not alone

8/11 My mom saves newspapers because she says someday she’s going to clip things out of them she wants.  She has huge stacks of them throughout the house and actually pays to store more in a storage unit. She also saves magazines and old catalogues.  She’s got Christmas catalogues from more than 10 years ago …

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