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Mike 03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 07:32 PM Original message |
Poll question: Is Someone Close to you a Compulsive Hoarder? |
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Catshrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. Does my cat count? |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
2. Sometimes I worry about myself |
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DiverDave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 11:33 AM Response to Reply #2 |
69. perfectly natural |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 01:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
117. I didn't realize my mom was somewhat OCD until I was grown up. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 05:35 PM Response to Reply #117 |
119. I need to replace my energy sucking refrigerator-freezer |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
3. Yeah,my ex. |
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MattBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. My wife (gets it from her family) |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 12:49 AM Response to Reply #4 |
129. If you think some stuff in your basement is hoarding - you've never seen a hoarder. |
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dana_b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
5. my grandmother (now deceased) lived through the great depression |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 08:42 PM Response to Reply #5 |
26. My grandmother did too |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 11:15 AM Response to Reply #26 |
66. I think everyone's grandma who lived through the Depression does this-- |
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NotThisTime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 01:43 PM Response to Reply #66 |
88. yup, same thing here... the depression seriously altered them :( |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 11:19 AM Response to Reply #66 |
112. Mine certainly did, and I do to some extent |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 10:02 PM Response to Reply #5 |
43. My grandma had to be forcibly removed from her house by the police and paramedics. |
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dana_b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 12:03 PM Response to Reply #43 |
77. oh my - |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 11:12 AM Response to Reply #5 |
64. I have an aunt who hoards food for the same reason |
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RockaFowler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 12:15 PM Response to Reply #5 |
78. My Grandmother was like this, too |
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dana_b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 12:58 PM Response to Reply #78 |
86. seeing all of these responses |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 12:21 PM Response to Reply #5 |
80. We discovered the same when my husband's mom passed away. |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 10:58 AM Response to Reply #5 |
111. canned "something" from 1974 |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 01:37 PM Response to Reply #5 |
116. Same with my Grandma. |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
6. I keep copies of all my posts and responses... is that bad?? n/t |
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KingFlorez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
7. I have an Aunt who keeps a lot of useless things |
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Kceres (839 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 08:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
20. My aunt, too. We had to clean her house out when she could no longer care for herself. |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
8. I am keeping a well-stocked pantry, and stocking up on essential supplies and tools |
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BoWanZi (502 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
9. I *could* be a hoarder but I don't think I"m a full blown one at this point |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 07:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. I'm that way too, especially with electronic parts |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 10:17 PM Response to Reply #12 |
44. I accumulate old computers... |
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BoWanZi (502 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 10:31 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. OH boy, old computers too!! |
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jennygirl (133 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:58 PM Response to Reply #9 |
99. BoWanZi , You May Have What We in Psychology Call Instrumental Hoarding Tendencies |
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BoWanZi (502 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 02:00 AM Response to Reply #99 |
133. Yup, that is what ends up happening... question inside... |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
10. I'm the organized hoarder type |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 09:05 PM Response to Reply #10 |
35. what kind of commercials? let me guess... more crap you 'need' or organization stuff? |
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ZeitgeistObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
11. There are 5 levels of hoarding. |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 10:12 AM Response to Reply #11 |
55. good info |
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ZeitgeistObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 11:11 AM Response to Reply #55 |
62. Liberating feeling is it? |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
13. Other...I've known people who are compulsive hoarders who |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 08:05 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. I have an idea for your yarn |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 08:30 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Oh, good idea!!! |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 07:14 PM Response to Reply #22 |
102. Craftygal hoards yarn |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 05:43 PM Response to Reply #102 |
120. Oh my, I can empathize totally... |
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Crystal Clarity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 08:18 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. I don't understand it |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 08:35 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. What's odd is that sometimes even people who do understand their own things |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 08:52 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. A coworker recently cleared out her deceased father's home. |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 09:13 PM Response to Reply #30 |
37. Uh, oh.... |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 10:58 AM Response to Reply #13 |
58. Pipi- about that yarn, can you put some out on the lawn for the birds to nest with? |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 11:13 AM Response to Reply #58 |
65. Yep, I've done that too... |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 11:38 AM Response to Reply #65 |
71. Never thought of the dryer lint for nesting creatures. Great idea. And I tend to "listen" to tv |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 06:54 PM Response to Reply #71 |
98. If you have pets, the wild critters are also fond of their fur |
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NV Whino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
14. A friend's husband hoards newspapers |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 12:49 AM Response to Reply #14 |
130. Was that guy you dated |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
16. Are you watching the show on Discovery on Sunday nights? |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 08:38 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. I've been watching that....alternately |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 08:48 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. It can be frustrating. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 01:10 AM Response to Reply #16 |
131. You probably do know at least one hoarder, you just don't realize it. |
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bluedeminredstate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
18. My good friend's husband hoards |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 01:13 AM Response to Reply #18 |
132. I'd have to divorce him. I couldn't take someone who insisted I live that way. |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
19. Uh oh, this one hits really close to home: |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 08:50 PM Response to Reply #19 |
29. That seems a bit silly. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 12:29 AM Response to Reply #19 |
50. I guess I could fall on that category. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 12:30 PM Response to Reply #19 |
81. I save all my digital photos |
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conspirator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 03:31 PM Response to Reply #19 |
95. I am a compulsive porn hoarder. Does that count? nt |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
21. I hoard books and magazines |
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raouldukelives (945 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
25. A friend has a terrible money hoarding problem |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
27. I fight a hoarding tendency myself. |
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PSzymeczek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
31. My sister, now deceased, was a hoarder. |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
32. My grandfather probably was a hoarder (although we didn't know it then). |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 11:47 AM Response to Reply #32 |
72. back in your Grandpa's day "hoarding" was probably a reasonable survival strategy. |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
33. I don't look at myself as a compulsive hoarder |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
34. my dogs. they hoard bones. |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
36. my sister's house is really bad. it's been building up for years. |
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pansypoo53219 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
38. hoarding runs in my family, but not horribly obsessively. |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
39. One of my friends is a hoarder |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
40. My father is a hoarder. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
41. others junk is sometimes my supplies |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
42. Mom and Grandmom were horrible. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 11:51 AM Response to Reply #42 |
73. Surviving an economiv depression does that to a person. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 11:46 PM Response to Reply #73 |
106. Her family was affluent in the Depression actually. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 07:45 AM Response to Reply #106 |
108. That's wacked! |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 12:12 AM Response to Reply #108 |
126. Yeah I have not figured em out and I probably never will. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
46. My shit is stuff. Everyone else's stuff is shit. |
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WCIL (265 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
47. My parents and my mother in law |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 12:20 AM Response to Original message |
48. I hoard books, bookmarks (real and virtual), clothes that will never fit |
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DeschutesRiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 10:46 AM Response to Reply #48 |
109. I not only hoard virtual bookmarks, but the only way I can get rid of the excess |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
49. Quite the opposite, most people I know are obsessive neat freaks. |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 12:34 AM Response to Original message |
51. My grandmother was a hoarder and I've been an obsessive non hoarder |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
52. I'm compulsively too lazy to throw shit away. Does that count? |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 01:02 AM Response to Original message |
53. I know several hoarders and have hoarding features myself |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 04:38 AM Response to Original message |
54. Yes, someone in my home |
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Ysabel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
56. my father (i know others as well)... |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
57. Oh, and I didn't even realize that digital images could be a problem, but |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
59. I am a magpie who collects shiny things, ephemera, feathers, beach glass etc |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 11:08 AM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Ooooh....shiny objects! |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 11:36 AM Response to Reply #60 |
70. Yes, I pick up shiny bits and pieces to play with them and evenually glue them onto some paper |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 11:57 AM Response to Reply #60 |
75. LOL, that's me, it's probably one of my autistic stim behaviors! |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 11:55 AM Response to Reply #59 |
74. You too? |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 02:59 PM Response to Reply #59 |
92. that's my excuse, too |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
61. A particular relative of mine has to create "tunnels" through his house. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
63. Yes, the mother of a good friend of mine is a compulsive shopper and hoards clothing |
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DiverDave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
67. People who lived through the depression |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
68. What is a horder? |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 12:00 PM Response to Reply #68 |
76. I expect a lot of Gen-Xers and us Millennials to be hoarders when this current depression is over. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
79. My aunt became a compulsive hoarder in her old age |
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Pharlo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
82. I'm a semi-recovered hoarder |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 02:38 PM Response to Reply #82 |
91. From my mom: |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #82 |
135. OMG |
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Cairycat (454 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
83. My MIL has been hoarding for about 50 years |
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pinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
84. I used to keep every empty coffee can, 'cause they'd be "useful" for something, sometime. |
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tilsammans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
85. Um, does it count if said hoarder is yourself? |
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rustydog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
87. A co-worker is a hoarder |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 03:06 PM Response to Reply #87 |
94. I see rolling junkpiles from time to time, mostly vans full of crap |
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jennygirl (133 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 07:10 PM Response to Reply #87 |
101. No, They Need a Professional Organizer & Therapy |
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Sheltiemama (892 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 09:44 PM Response to Reply #101 |
105. How fascinating! |
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Froward69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
89. myself |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
90. About 10 years ago I de-cluttered my basement. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
93. I know of folks who hoard once removed - relatives of friends |
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AnArmyVeteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
96. A great deal of insecurity surrounds hoarding... |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 07:02 PM Response to Reply #96 |
100. I don't have a problem with receipts so much, but it's... |
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AnArmyVeteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 10:54 AM Response to Reply #100 |
110. Hey Pipi.k, here's a tip for you... |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 01:09 PM Response to Reply #110 |
115. Never thought of that.... |
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troubledamerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
97. Hoarding of News & Information... |
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Mike 03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
103. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your contributions to this |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-25-10 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
104. Brother and sister, one with house paths, sister with 6 cats. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 12:38 AM Response to Reply #104 |
128. Personally, I don't think six cats is excessive. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 12:12 AM Response to Original message |
107. The people on TV at least realize they have a problem. |
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Cassandra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
113. I have too much stuff. |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
114. Yes, me! Actually, I am more messy then hoarding. I would gladly throw out all |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
118. this poll is directed at me, isn't it? Is this another intervention?!!! Not again!!! |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 05:46 PM Response to Reply #118 |
122. Well, as the saying goes...if the 625 pairs of shoes fit.... |
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slampoet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
121. My Dog came from a hoarders house. The woman had 36+ dogs living in a double-wide. My pug was one. |
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Mike 03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
123. Kick. In the 8 years I have been here, this is probably the thread that has meant the most to me. |
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BoWanZi (502 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 02:08 AM Response to Reply #123 |
134. Same here even though I haven't been here long |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
124. I have two inlaws who are hoarders. |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-26-10 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
125. Salon.com: "Stuff": The psychology of hoarding |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 12:35 AM Response to Original message |
127. My Sister Was Hording Cats |
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Mike 03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
136. A Passionate "Thanks" for Your Robust Response. |
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