Anonymous
- Date posted
- 48w
Hoarding
What has helped? I feel like I've struggled with thus my whole life.
Amara Amara
- Date posted
- 48w
Start small by decluttering one area at a time. Set achievable goals and break tasks into manageable steps. Consider seeking help from a professional organizer or a clutter specialist to assist you in creating a structured and organized living environment. Recognize and challenge unhelpful thoughts and beliefs that contribute to hoarding behaviors. Practice self-compassion and be kind to yourself as you work on changing your patterns of thinking. Find alternative ways to cope with stress, anxiety, or emotional distress that do not involve hoarding. Engage in activities that bring you joy, relaxation, such as hobbies, exercise, mindfulness, or creative pursuits. Establish routines for decluttering, organizing, and maintaining a clutter free environment. Regularly review your belongings and identify items that you no longer need or use. Recovery from hoarding disorder is a gradual process that requires patience, practice, and persistence.
777Q777Q
- Date posted
- 48w
Recently I posted about me watching the television series Hoarders on Hulu . I find it helpful watching as it helps me put things in better perspective and context not just for hoarding but OCD & GAD in general.
fruitbat42069fruitbat42069
- Date posted
- 27w
Agreed. I love watching hoarder house flippers shows cause it gives me insight and ideas into our house that we're renovating and it also helps to have hope for decluttering and cleaning a deeply cluttered house
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- 25w
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- Date posted
- 22w
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Anonymous
- Date posted
- 19w
Decades of OCD..confused about my next steps!!!
I have had ocd for decades! Could I still be cured???? (Of you can call it that?) I have seen different therapists but it never had fully left me...not by any stretch of the imagination. I do want to be free of this ocd and its power over me and all the bad that it brought into my life!!! Some days I am strong and feel like I am fighting it put other days...many days...I don't get things done or if I do I take a long time to-do the things I need to get done. I feel like I know this is just then ocd stopping me and that these are just thoughts but nobody in my family understands and though they have shared my journey and hated it a I do.....it just feels like I want so bad to be the best person I coukd be but I avoid places, people, things, that have any reminder of my ocd.......and so it restricts me from getting better and completing tasks the way I used to. Now UI might go and make 2-3 trips cuz I am worried to shop at a place and therefore it takes my time up. The avoidance I do is bad! When I actually don't listen to my ocd and don't avoid something...I feel great! ,However, it happens so rarely!!! I.dont know how finding a therapist through NOCD will help me. It is not in person and two be honest I almost think I need medicine to push me along. I don't have anybsteady and consistent improvements. However, I don't think I want to be on medication for the rest of my life! I am very confused!
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