August 2010
1 post
“Above all, they can’t process information well, which confounds what...”
– Hoard Mentality | Mother Jones
January 2010
1 post
December 2009
6 posts
“Stuff-after-stuff-after-stuff-dot-com.”
– A terrifying show about compulsive hoarders. - By Troy Patterson - Slate Magazine
“The scariest reading of “Hoarders” is that these freakish piles of stuff it...”
– Consumed - Do Hoarders Have a Disorder? - NYTimes.com
Hoarding behavior
saladandcandy:
Sugarspycam 2k9 FACT: Good things come in small packages. FACT: Condiments are expensive. CONCLUSION: Hoarding condiments like a squirrel is not only an economical practice, but an aesthetically satisfying one as well. Soy sauce and ketchup are the easiest condiments to hoard. The trick is to make a habit of grabbing extras whether you need them or not. Always take mustard,...
November 2009
3 posts
What's the deal with "cat ladies?" →
merlin:
They found that two-thirds of the obsessive collectors were women and that 70 percent were single. Cats and dogs were the most commonly stockpiled pets, and women were proportionally more likely than men to acquire cats.
I find this totally fascinating.
Children of Compulsive Hoarders →
“To this day, I will not clip coupons—my mother used to save entire newspapers...”
– When Hoarders Make Life Miserable for Others - WSJ.com
October 2009
2 posts
“For me, Tiananmen is a sacred place, that’s why I’m so devoted to...”
– One Man’s Tiananmen_English_Xinhua
September 2009
4 posts
““People with this problem tend to have a first-degree relative who also...”
– Why People Hoard Stuff - Yahoo! News
The Issue →
August 2009
2 posts
“Hoarders one of the only reality shows that is about — maybe only about, maybe...”
– Tess Lynch | Wipe Your Feet
Lessons Learned From Episode One of "Hoarders"
tesslynch:
Hoarders is on Mondays after Intervention on A&E.
1. The worst thing you can hoard is food. Inclusive in this category: pumpkins and gourds.
2. If you are a hoarder and you have cats, your condition is one million zillion times worse than if you did not have cats.
3. If there is fly paper hanging from your ceiling, someone will vomit in your kitchen or on your porch. It’s not...
July 2009
2 posts
Obsessive Compulsive Foundation →
June 2009
4 posts
“Nobody knew just how many toys he had,” said Jeanne Bertoia, the owner of...”
– Collecting - After a Life Selling Toys, It’s Time to Sell His Own - NYTimes.com
May 2009
11 posts
“…game designers know that it’s pretty damn easy to tap into this...”
– Gamasutra - News - Analysis: The Psychology Behind Item Collecting And Achievement Hoarding
“It’s not like collecting stamps or collecting toys. It’s collecting...”
– Behind Closed Doors: Hoarding Pets | KSFY.com | Sioux Falls, South Dakota
WatchWall-E: I, hoarder.
“When we let go, we receive everything.”
– Now, This Is Yoga: PYS 2:39 A Closet Cleaning Kriya!
Disposophobia The secret Epidemic →
“It’s just like substance abuse; it’s a matter of time before most relapse.”
– Animal hoarding issue needs attention | Farm and Dairy - The Auction Guide and Rural Marketplace
The Hoarding of Animals Research Consortium →
April 2009
8 posts
Public Collectors →
buffleheadcabin:
Here’s one way inquiring minds educate themselves:
Public Collectors is founded upon the concern that there are many types of cultural artifacts that public libraries, museums and other institutions and archives either do not collect or do not make freely accessible. Public Collectors asks individuals that have had the luxury to amass, organize, and inventory these materials to...
“A proposed state law aimed primarily at a Franklin County man with a persistent...”
– The Columbus Dispatch : Ohio Senate approves bill aimed at man with urine-collection fetish
“Barely a decade ago, most researchers considered compulsive hoarding a...”
– Ohio.com How to know if you’re a compulsive hoarder
March 2009
14 posts
““Hoarding is distinct [from OCD] in many ways,” says Randy Frost, a...”
– San Francisco News | Gathering Storm
“Like everyone else, compulsive hoarders have gone digital. Infohoarding may be...”
– Downloading Is a Packrat’s Dream
