HOARDING
Stop The Stigma!
TOS has a mission!
We want to create awareness about hoarding to allow the people who suffer from it to have a safe place to seek help, not only for themselves but for those around them affected by it. We want to remove the fear of persecution and create a space of safety and hope for this increasingly damaging and deadly disorder.
Understanding Different
TYPES OF HOARDING
Understanding Different
TYPES OF HOARDING
Bibliomania Hoarding
When a person collects books, newspapers, and mail in abundance and has a reluctant fear of getting rid of these items for the possibility they may need them later in life.
Animal Hoarding
A person who collects and homes more animals than allowed by their city ordinances. Typically resulting in a very neglectful situation for both the owner and the animals
Compulsive Shopping Hoarding
A compulsive shoppers’ home will mostly consist of piles of shopping bags or piles of items most of which will have price tags on it.This is also true with bargain shopping hoarding.
Collective Hoarding
Compulsive Collectors collect a variety of items and go overboard to the point where it invades the living areas of the home and changes daily routines.
Food Hoarding
Food hoarding typically happens when a person goes a period of time in their life when food was not readily available to them. This trauma tends to make them have illogical thought processes including keeping food far past the expiration date and even consuming spoiled and molded items.
Syllogomania Hoarding
People who keep and even collect trash by dumpster diving or grabbing items from the curbs on trash day. This type of hoarding is one of the most common and the majority of syllogmoniacs suffer from Diogenes which is a disorder which causes extreme self neglect.
Hoarding
Services
Hoarding
Services
Thoughtful and supportive sorting and purging
While coaching my clients we work together to sort and thoughtfully designate items for donation, sell, keep and trash.
1 on 1 coaching during the sorting and purging process.
Hording Inheritance
Management
After discussions with all involved we designate items that need to be sorted and items strictly for donation and trash. This process is quick while remembering to take moments to deal with the trauma of the initial inheritance
If you are in need of local resources for trauma, compulsive behaviors, or hoarding-related challenges, please feel free to reach out. I can help connect you with a hoarding specialist or other trusted resources in your area so you don’t have to navigate the process alone.
If you are a family member, friend, or third party impacted by a hoarding situation, support is available for you, too. We understand the emotional toll these situations can take and the many different ways they can affect individuals and families.
When you’re ready, reach out to us. We can help connect you with local support and resources to address both the emotional impact of the situation and the physical challenges within the home.