Posted by Dinah on November 22, 2001, at 11:34:22
In reply to Re: Hoarding..., posted by robinibor on November 22, 2001, at 10:54:50
Fi,
Of course, I don't know the scope of your hoarding, but hoarding can be a sign of obsessive compulsive disorder and medications for OCD can help. I have OCD that shows itself another way, but my mother is a classic hoarder. Some rooms in her house can't be entered at all and others rooms have paths made between piles of papers, books, etc. piled over my head. It seems clear to me that she has OCD, and that I probably inherited it from her, even though mine is a different type of OCD.
Of course, my mother doesn't see her hoarding as a problem at all and wouldn't be interested in medications.
Again, I don't know the extent of your hoarding, but you might want to mention it to your doctor if it is a problem to you.
poster:Dinah
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