Comments on: Hoarding http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/2010/02/hoarding/ Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:50:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 365girl http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/2010/02/hoarding/comment-page-1/#comment-9274 365girl Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:24:55 +0000 http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/?p=5589#comment-9274 Thanks Karen for the tip - I'm in the UK - do not think we have anything like that over here.... but will certainly suggest it! Thanks again Thanks Karen for the tip – I’m in the UK – do not think we have anything like that over here…. but will certainly suggest it! Thanks again

]]> By: Karen http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/2010/02/hoarding/comment-page-1/#comment-9260 Karen Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:59:37 +0000 http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/?p=5589#comment-9260 365, before you buy a copy, find out if your county library is a member of Link Plus, which allows users to borrow books from libraries outside their own system. Good luck! 365, before you buy a copy, find out if your county library is a member of Link Plus, which allows users to borrow books from libraries outside their own system. Good luck!

]]> By: magdalena http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/2010/02/hoarding/comment-page-1/#comment-9258 magdalena Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:22:44 +0000 http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/?p=5589#comment-9258 Hi, Shannon, yes, I'm still bloggin' away. You should be able to click on my name at the comment and connect. (Sorry, Katie, hope that wasn't too shameless.) Hi, Shannon, yes, I’m still bloggin’ away. You should be able to click on my name at the comment and connect. (Sorry, Katie, hope that wasn’t too shameless.)

]]> By: 365girl http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/2010/02/hoarding/comment-page-1/#comment-9090 365girl Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:36:26 +0000 http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/?p=5589#comment-9090 Thank you Katy, the book looks excellent and worth a read. My county library does not hold a copy so unfortunately I have to buy the book (oh the shame!). Thanks again... Thank you Katy, the book looks excellent and worth a read. My county library does not hold a copy so unfortunately I have to buy the book (oh the shame!). Thanks again…

]]> By: Shannon http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/2010/02/hoarding/comment-page-1/#comment-9087 Shannon Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:02:06 +0000 http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/?p=5589#comment-9087 Do you still blog? I find the topic fascinating too. So much so that I'm considering doing professional organizing as a career once my youngest is in school full time. My mom was a packrat on the road to being a full fledged hoarder when she died, and when she was living I used to joke with her that I'd get stuck cleaning out her house when she died. Well, guess what? The cleaning didn't bother me at all, it was the heaviness of deeply experiencing how she lived that bothered me greatly. Do you still blog? I find the topic fascinating too. So much so that I’m considering doing professional organizing as a career once my youngest is in school full time. My mom was a packrat on the road to being a full fledged hoarder when she died, and when she was living I used to joke with her that I’d get stuck cleaning out her house when she died. Well, guess what? The cleaning didn’t bother me at all, it was the heaviness of deeply experiencing how she lived that bothered me greatly.

]]> By: magdalena http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/2010/02/hoarding/comment-page-1/#comment-9067 magdalena Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:56:08 +0000 http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/?p=5589#comment-9067 There are hunters and there are gatherers! Maybe I'm blessed to be a hunter rather than a gatherer. I've blogged on this topic as a symptom of the spiritual disease affecting our culture, not just individuals. I have known, over the years, many hoarders. As a priest, I found them hard to reach because they are often very guarded, and ashamed of what they have accumulated. And some of the problem was me. In a hoarder's space I have to sit on my hands and hear them out - rather than imposing my viewpoint of what's wrong. Just having stuff isn't the problem - it's why they have so much stuff. I find "Hoarders" to be insightful, and is helping me to understand these people who end up as outcasts. There are hunters and there are gatherers! Maybe I’m blessed to be a hunter rather than a gatherer. I’ve blogged on this topic as a symptom of the spiritual disease affecting our culture, not just individuals. I have known, over the years, many hoarders. As a priest, I found them hard to reach because they are often very guarded, and ashamed of what they have accumulated. And some of the problem was me. In a hoarder’s space I have to sit on my hands and hear them out – rather than imposing my viewpoint of what’s wrong. Just having stuff isn’t the problem – it’s why they have so much stuff. I find “Hoarders” to be insightful, and is helping me to understand these people who end up as outcasts.

]]> By: Shannon http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/2010/02/hoarding/comment-page-1/#comment-9060 Shannon Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:40:16 +0000 http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/?p=5589#comment-9060 I know that many hoarders have OCD and similar disorders, but with some of them it just really seems like they are overwhelmed by the plenty in our society. What I mean is, some of them would have been really good people to know a hundred years ago, when resources were more scarce. I sometimes wonder if we all aren't, to some degree, hard-wired to "gather." As a people it's part of how we survived. In our culture of plenty, be it food or stuff, it's like we have to override our instincts. I know that many hoarders have OCD and similar disorders, but with some of them it just really seems like they are overwhelmed by the plenty in our society. What I mean is, some of them would have been really good people to know a hundred years ago, when resources were more scarce. I sometimes wonder if we all aren’t, to some degree, hard-wired to “gather.” As a people it’s part of how we survived. In our culture of plenty, be it food or stuff, it’s like we have to override our instincts.

]]> By: Lisa http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/2010/02/hoarding/comment-page-1/#comment-9054 Lisa Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:44:02 +0000 http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/?p=5589#comment-9054 "Hoarders" is one of those shows that fascinates. It's painful to watch other people who are obviously suffering, but it's impossible to look away. Part of the fascination, I think, is in knowing that we all have the potential to fall into the same trap (or know people who have). After watching each week I'm motivated to clear my space! It takes all the fun out of being a self-declared pack rat. “Hoarders” is one of those shows that fascinates. It’s painful to watch other people who are obviously suffering, but it’s impossible to look away. Part of the fascination, I think, is in knowing that we all have the potential to fall into the same trap (or know people who have). After watching each week I’m motivated to clear my space! It takes all the fun out of being a self-declared pack rat.

]]> By: Katy http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/2010/02/hoarding/comment-page-1/#comment-9052 Katy Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:05:26 +0000 http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/?p=5589#comment-9052 A good website for hoarding information and resources is: http://www.childrenofhoarders.com/bindex.php And the best book on hoarding that I've read is "Buried in Treasures," which really addresses the mindset behind hoarding. The creative mind sees potential and sentimental history in every object. http://www.powells.com/biblio/1-9780195300581-0 Katy Wolk-Stanley The Non-Consumer Advocate A good website for hoarding information and resources is:

http://www.childrenofhoarders.com/bindex.php

And the best book on hoarding that I’ve read is “Buried in Treasures,” which really addresses the mindset behind hoarding. The creative mind sees potential and sentimental history in every object.

http://www.powells.com/biblio/1-9780195300581-0

Katy Wolk-Stanley
The Non-Consumer Advocate

]]> By: AJ in AZ http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/2010/02/hoarding/comment-page-1/#comment-9049 AJ in AZ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:38:51 +0000 http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/?p=5589#comment-9049 Watching it on TV is good, since so many people won't believe anything UNLESS they see it on TV. Plus they will never encounter any information that isn't dished out via TV. Can you tell I don't own a TV? Watching it on TV is good, since so many people won’t believe anything UNLESS they see it on TV. Plus they will never encounter any information that isn’t dished out via TV. Can you tell I don’t own a TV?

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