history: Some people would say I compulsively hoard things.  I have a lot of boxes that I can't let go of due to sentimental value or thinking I may need it.
knowledge: Compulsive hoarding behavior has been associated with health risks, impaired functioning, economic burden, and adverse effects on friends and family members.
response: Well, does your behavior risk your health or adversely affect you or your family and friends?
history: Some people would say I compulsively hoard things.  I have a lot of boxes that I can't let go of due to sentimental value or thinking I may need it.
Well, does your behavior risk your health or adversely affect you or your family and friends?
I don't think so. I've gotten a little better about getting rid of things I don't absolutely need. I try to really consider if things are necessary.
knowledge: When clinically significant enough to impair functioning, hoarding can prevent typical uses of space, enough so that it can limit activities such as cooking, cleaning, moving through the house, and sleeping.
response: OK, just so you know, hoarding can get bad enough to actually limit activities like cooking or cleaning, or even moving within the house because of all the space lost. Is that happening for you?
history: Some people would say I compulsively hoard things.  I have a lot of boxes that I can't let go of due to sentimental value or thinking I may need it.
Well, does your behavior risk your health or adversely affect you or your family and friends?
I don't think so. I've gotten a little better about getting rid of things I don't absolutely need. I try to really consider if things are necessary.
OK, just so you know, hoarding can get bad enough to actually limit activities like cooking or cleaning, or even moving within the house because of all the space lost. Is that happening for you?
No, like I've said, I've gotten better about getting rid of things. For some people, though, it gets to the point where it's too much and if it starts to interfere with normal functioning, that's when it's time to admit the problem.
knowledge: It can also put the individual and others at risk of fires, falling, poor sanitation, and other health concerns.
response: Yea and not to mention the risk of fires, failing and health concerns like poor sanitation. Yuck
history: Some people would say I compulsively hoard things.  I have a lot of boxes that I can't let go of due to sentimental value or thinking I may need it.
Well, does your behavior risk your health or adversely affect you or your family and friends?
I don't think so. I've gotten a little better about getting rid of things I don't absolutely need. I try to really consider if things are necessary.
OK, just so you know, hoarding can get bad enough to actually limit activities like cooking or cleaning, or even moving within the house because of all the space lost. Is that happening for you?
No, like I've said, I've gotten better about getting rid of things. For some people, though, it gets to the point where it's too much and if it starts to interfere with normal functioning, that's when it's time to admit the problem.
Yea and not to mention the risk of fires, failing and health concerns like poor sanitation. Yuck
Those are also valid concerns.  I haven't gotten to that point thankfully.  I just get a sort of attachment to some things here and there.
knowledge: Compulsive hoarders may be aware of their irrational behavior, but the emotional attachment to the hoarded objects far exceeds the motive to discard the items.
response: Yea thats fair, some things just mean too much.  Sometimes the emotional attachment to the objects exceeds the motive to throw them out
history: Some people would say I compulsively hoard things.  I have a lot of boxes that I can't let go of due to sentimental value or thinking I may need it.
Well, does your behavior risk your health or adversely affect you or your family and friends?
I don't think so. I've gotten a little better about getting rid of things I don't absolutely need. I try to really consider if things are necessary.
OK, just so you know, hoarding can get bad enough to actually limit activities like cooking or cleaning, or even moving within the house because of all the space lost. Is that happening for you?
No, like I've said, I've gotten better about getting rid of things. For some people, though, it gets to the point where it's too much and if it starts to interfere with normal functioning, that's when it's time to admit the problem.
Yea and not to mention the risk of fires, failing and health concerns like poor sanitation. Yuck
Those are also valid concerns.  I haven't gotten to that point thankfully.  I just get a sort of attachment to some things here and there.
Yea thats fair, some things just mean too much.  Sometimes the emotional attachment to the objects exceeds the motive to throw them out
Exactly.  Some things just have some kind of an emotional value to them, but it's important to know when to let go.
knowledge: Researchers have only recently begun to study hoarding, and it was first defined as a mental disorder in the 5th edition of the DSM in 2013.
response: That's true. Interestingly, hoarding wasn't officially considered a mental disorder until 2013.