The Hoarders Anonymous Thread. Sorting It Out.

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There was a thread that I was involved in some time ago which was started by someone trying to understand why her Dh kept so much 'stuff' and couldn't throw anything away.

The thread quickly turned into a support thread for many MN hoarders and there was a large support network that evolved from that thread.
Eventually, the thread died and with it, certainly my 'support and encouragement mates' circle...

From other threads where lovely Mumsnetters have supported and given rl help, there have come other hoarders, untidy people and those who are just plain stuck in a rut admitting they have a problem. People like me that have become emotionally attached to stuff and it has taken over their homes and their lives. People that cannot cope after loss of different types (parent, relationship, job etc) and it just turns into one big nightmare ~ it certainly did for me following my relationship breakdown, my Dad dying and another nine people in my life passing away inside 11 months.
Personally, I feel that being unable to let anyone in through my front door means that no one can hurt me; I've pulled up the drawbridge, so no one can get to me and shoot me again.

I've always been a bit of a collector of things. I'm a make do and mend type and I can make something out of nothing. Trouble is that once I started to lose important things (people mainly) from my life, I felt unable to let anything made of something go...what if I could never get or have another?! that'd be terrible right?

So! that is a part of my story and here is a thread of support and encouragement (I hope) for others feeling overwhelmed by their hoarding, clutter and stuff. I am hoping that I can get my life sorted out and that there are others that will come along on the journey and perhaps also sort out their homes and lives.
I want to raise my drawbridge and invite friends in. Anyone else? :)

[Babieseverywhere]

I have done nothing...and I'm off to soft play with the kids shortly..oh well there is always tomorrow :)

[2boysnamedR]

I did a quick run round and grab of 20 things for the tip today. I'm doing that all this week. It's not much but it's getting in the right mindset.

I had a few avalanches (crapalanch which we affectional call them here) - which normally backs up my theroy of leaving well alone, but today I was thinking "next time I touch this it won't be all be falling on my head".

[fuzzpig]

Wahey 2boys great stuff!

I did sod all today beyond cooking... and delousing, ugh. First time we've had any (and at that, thankfully only a few, rather than a full on infestation) since before 8yo first started school! But the great thing is, the fact that we have decluttered and got more organised meant that it was much less stressful - so much easier to just get on with hot washes etc because there was less crap in the way.

Not sure of plan for tomorrow - pretty wiped. But do really need to put all clean laundry away with the DCs.

[Babieseverywhere]

Sounds great 2boys.

poor you fuzzpig...treating the kids is no fun

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