What is compulsive hoarding ? Explain video
Channel: Explain Bear
Date: 2021-03-08

What is compulsive hoarding ?

Hey guys Explain Bear here. Today we talking about compulsive hoarding.

Here in germany we have a special name for the main term „compulsive hoarding“ and that is Messie.The word Messie is derived from the English word mess. Messie or also technically the Messie syndrome also compulsive hoarding is most the expression of a psychological illness. 
There are many causes of compulsive hoarding, compulsions,trauma, dementia or other brain damage. Affected individuals in Germany are often 40 to 50 years old and 80 percent are female.
It's estimated that between 2% and 6% of adults in the US and Europe may have symptoms of hoarding disorder. Whilst symptoms will impact on both males and females, it's frequently seen more in males than females, although more females present in clinical samples. 
Of course, there are exceptions, just like everywhere else. The outer chaos, the hoarding of things, often reflects the inner chaos in the head. People who suffer from compulsive hoarding often collect old newspapers, electrical appliances or clothes. There are also people who hoard animals, for example cats or other small animals. After years of hoarding things or animals often comes the social isolation and neglect. With many hoarders regular garbage mountains arise from food remainders and other remainders. those affected have a hard time organizing their daily life and keeping their apartment or house tidy. 

How to help the people who are affected by hoarding disorder ? 
There are self-help groups. You can ask for help there. With eviction and cleaning out the apartment or houses of the affected, the suffering is only temporarily helped because they need long-term professional care of psychologists, psychotherapists, doctors or social workers who deal with the issue seriously and appropriately. This specialist staff is unfortunately very rare or hardly available.
Assisted living groups is a solution approach or if the people are already very old maybe a retirement home. You can help the people who suffer from hoarding disorder only if they want to be helped, otherwise it is coercion and no help.


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