At the begining of this project I had a question to answer: "Predict how hoarders start to over consume things? And why is it so hard to get rid of their belongings?"
So now after all the research and finding out how a hoarder's brain works.. This is definitely not as simple as I thought it was going to be.
Hoarder's have this mind set.. this voice in their head saying, "Ya know.. if I can't make this decision perfectly, then I am not going to make it at all." That is how hoading becomes such a problem.. because the hoarders themselves don't even want to deal with the mess they created. Would you? No I don't think so. I don't even like cleaning my room...
It all really beings with a person afraid of living in their own skin.. that making one wrong mistake could potentially be disaterious. They are litterally perfectionists. Perfectionists that can't live a day without having to make a choice, but will they actually make the choice is the real the question. It is so common among hoarders to put off something until "tomorrow".
But tomorrow never comes.
Hoarding becomes a habit, a rut they can't get out of. They keep telling themselves, "I dont have a problem, I dont have a problem.." But really all that procrastination is what makes it so hard to move on, to get rid of things that are worthless. But when it comes down to it.. it all really depends on the person and what kind of help they are receiving, that is how you get over something of this monstrosity. With the right kind of help and support from friends and family.
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