Mental Hoarding

This practical guide is designed to provide the fundamental aspects of hoarding disorders and simple, yet effective treatments for hoarding. Let's face it, you cannot heal your hoarding condition before you understand it and know of the help for hoarding that is available to you.

Many people who hoard understand the extent of their problem and are open to help. This book is not for them. Digging Out is for the concerned and frustrated friends and family members of people who do not fully accept the magnitude of their hoarding problem and refuse help from others. If you have a friend or loved one with a hoarding problem and are seeking a way to guide him or her to a healthier, safer way of life, this book is for you.

This audiobook will take you through every aspect of Craigslist and make a pro out of you before you begin your selling endeavors. After all, it’s worth knowing detail before you begin anything to make sure you don’t fall foul of pitfalls and errors.

Got clutter? Turn it into cash—fast! If your garage is too packed to park, your spare room has turned into a storage nightmare, or you're spending a fortune on personal storage, it's time to take control—and make money while you’re at it. In this second edition of From Clutter to Cash: Selling on Facebook Marketplace, a five-star seller reveals the secrets to decluttering your home and turning unused items into extra income. With 246 decluttering ideas and expert tips, you’ll learn exactly how to: Write irresistible ads that get noticed Prep your items for a quick sale Use the #1 ...

It’s been more than a decade since Charlie Trewin left her sleepy Cornish fishing village for the dazzling lights of London, vowing never to return. But when shocking news of her father’s death forces her back to Carncarrow, she’s confronted with everything she thought she’d left behind: the tragic loss of her mother, her father’s obsessive hoarding—and her own unresolved emotions about them both.

Millions of Americans struggle with severe clutter and hoarding. Barry Yourgrau is one of them. Behind the door of his Queens apartment, Yourgrau's life is, quite literally, chaos. Confronted by his exasperated girlfriend, he embarks on a heartfelt and too often uproarious project to take control of his disorderly apartment and life, and to explore the wider world of collecting, clutter, and extreme hoarding.

We all have heard of the phrase "money can't buy happiness", but what we don't realize is a lot of us are under the control of the media and advertising industry, and have been fed the idea that having more materialistic possessions can help you experience a much happier and more fulfilling life. This obsession with having fancy clothes, nice cars, or bigger houses has distracted many people from being kind, friendly, and respectful to each other. The materialistic mindset has also caused a large number of people to get into serious debt.

Somehow you find shopping almost addictive and can't help yourself but then, your great purchases soon mount up and you find you have spent quite a bit of money? What are the signs of overspending? What types of buyers exist, do you know? This audiobook makes a great gift and can be listened to from any section or sequentially. These days, the focus is completely on consumerism, and this can make it hard for those who simply like to browse and buy. This audiobook will provide proven insights into shopaholic spending sprees and how to stop, get out of debt, and save money.

Sick of drowning in kitchen mess and constantly washing dishes? Tamra Carter offers a game-changing approach to kitchen cleaning—even if you're juggling work, children, or health challenges.

Unless extremely “hippie” parents raised you, you’ll be accustomed to the consumerist lifestyle we all know. We are prompted to buy that new iPhone or flashy pair of sneakers at every turn! But these possessions quickly engulf us if we’re not careful. Minimalist living is disconnecting from distractions, excess material wealth & unhealthy relationships & reconnecting to what’s important. To live a more freeing & purposeful existence. You are allowed to do that. In fact, its imperative for your mental well-being.

Discover how to become a minimalist by decluttering your life of unwanted items and emotions at the same time. You will learn how to live a less stressful lifestyle with proven guidelines and exercises.

The author has spent her life helping the chronically cluttered and disorganized change their bad habits and adopt new positive ones. In her trademark, straightforward, and often humorous approach, Mary Carlomagno takes the listener through thought-provoking exercises to discover the real reasons as to why we clutter. Crush Your Clutter is based on her work as a nationally recognized media expert and sought-after public speaker.

Spring clean your life with this practical, achievable guide to decluttering from the British Marie Kondo. Wardrobes bursting with unworn clothes. Boxes full of obsolete chargers and neglected children's toys. A dresser jammed full of mismatched socks... Sound familiar? Many of us feel increasingly overwhelmed by the sheer amount of stuff packed into our homes. Being organised at home doesn't just mean always knowing where you left the remote; it means being able to face the world with a clear mind and increased energy. It all starts at home.

Save your life from your stuff with minimalist living. Declutter your home. Live simply. Save money. Learn mental tricks to want what you already have, instead of always craving more. Minimalism doesn't mean you live in a bare apartment and own three shirts. Minimalism means cutting out the things in your life that waste your time, energy and money, so you can spend time on the things you love and cherish most. It's true: Less is more.

Hoarding disorder can be classified from mild to severe in some cases it may not have a much adverse effect on your life while in other instances it seriously affects your life and people around you. Many people with this disorder at first see it as a normal behavior making treatment challenging. So if you are a hoarder or someone close to you, then this audiobook is going to help you to know about the symptoms, complications, treatments, and much more about this disorder.

Is your world stuffed with clutter? Discover a simple method to get organized and take back your life! Overwhelmed by the constant pile of stuff that's turned your every day into total chaos? Do you dream of getting organized but you have no idea where to start? Author and decluttering coach Christine D. Shuck has over a decade of experience working with clients to accomplish their organizational goals. Now she'll teach you her step-by-step method to go from mess to success.

Minimalism is simply removing anything that does not align with your goals and passions. The Minimalist Mentality will teach you how you can actually accomplish more with the fundamental principle of minimalism: less.

The world today has evolved to become a fast-paced whirlpool of conflicting thoughts, hopes, vanity, expectations, failure, and success into which the human race has been embroiled. The average man is constantly on different pursuits simultaneously, but unfortunately, most of them are not even worthy of his attentions, and sadly enough, he doesn’t know. Born free with a clean slate, he is brought up from childhood to chase after everything within reach, to take every action he can take, to blur the difference between needs and wants, and to diversify his efforts.

In Possessed, Rebecca R. Falkoff asks how hoarding - once a paradigm of economic rationality - came to be defined as a mental illness. Hoarding is unique among the disorders included in the American Psychiatric Association's DSM-5 because its diagnosis requires the existence of a material entity: the hoard. Possessed therefore considers the hoard as an aesthetic object produced by clashing perspectives about the meaning or value of objects.

Is your life crowded with stuff but unfulfilling? Understanding what brings value to your life and what doesn’t helps you release the objects that have cluttered up your home for maybe years. Clearing your physical space can help you attain more mental clarity as well and allow you to clear out your mental baggage as you take out the physical trash.