Stories-sent in to COH Site
Would you like to read the experiences shared over the years with the Children of Hoarders Site? Please feel free to post your experience, if you choose, in the comment area below.
“If You Want To Give Something Power, Keep It A Secret.”
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Please use this space to share with the general public/professionals/social services, what you would like them to know about your COH experiences, by posting your comments. Below you will find comments from COH attached to the New York Times article: Children of Hoarders-On Leaving the Cluttered Nest. First, here is a good idea/comment from a …
Recommended site: FlyLady.net Recommended books by other COH: Sink Reflections, By Marla Cilley FlyLady helps you create doable housekeeping routines and break down overwhelming chores into manageable missions that will restore peace to your home–and your psyche. Soon you’ll be able to greet guests without fear, find your keys, locate your kids, and most of …
Typical behaviors seen in compulsive hoarding include: • Saving far more items than are needed or can be used • Acquisition of more items than can be used • Avoidance of throwing things away • Avoidance of making decisions • Avoidance of putting possessions in appropriate storage areas, such as closets, drawers, or files • …
From a member of the COH support group: Initially I was concerned about some of the guilt that various people in the group were experiencing. It seemed like it wasn’t really guilt that they had done anything to deserve, so this post was the result: Guilt is not necessarily a bad thing. Guilt can be …
Trips Down Memory Lane Quotes shared by children of hoarders: Curdled Milk! Numerous half filled bottles…of ketchup/mustard/pickles <insert food item of choice, half filled crammed into refrigerator haphazardly, with brand new ones crammed in there too Fleas Flea infestations that can’t be remedied because there are too many flea eggs/larvae hidden in the stuff! Fly …
Apr 13, 2006 My brother and I received a call on Sunday March, 26th that they found our Mother dead in her home. AND MY MOM WAS A NURSE! No one knew, the people at work would say she would show up to work clean, she didn’t stink and her hair and makeup were always …
Advice from other COH on Guest Anxiety & Entertaining Lots of COH seem to have anxiety about having guests in their homes. Some COH may have not seen much (or any) entertaining in their homes as children and are responsible for hosting events and entertaining now that they are out on their own. Below you …
“Real isn’t how you are made,” said the Skin Horse. “It’s a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.” “Does it hurt?” asked the Rabbit. “Sometimes,” said the Skin Horse, for he was always …
What input do you have for other COH raising children of their own? What has helped you, what routines do you teach your children? What do you tell them about their grandparents? Please post your comments below if you choose, to share with other site visitors. ========================== A recovering person who hoards sent in this list for the …
We know you’re out there. We’re right there with you. We offer this space to share those ridiculous things you’ve done for your parent, courtesy of the disorder of Hoarding. Thanks to a member of the COH Yahoo Group for the idea for this topic! (you can use the comment section below to post or …
TRACY’S STORY My Mother Died In Squalor Hoarding hurts more than just the Hoarder She worked as a caring and thoughtful Registered Nurse. Everyone who met her liked her. Tracy’s mother was creative: a painter, a seamstress, a lover of poetry. Her house was peppered with framed sayings reminding her to “look on the bright …
Sent in to the COH Site… 1. The appreciation instilled in me for things that are made by hand. -daughter of a hoarder 2. Learning from my mother to have compassion for animals. -daughter of a hoarder 3. My mother’s love of art and creativity. -daughter of a hoarder 4. This form was submitted: Apr 16 …