Written by scientists and practioners who are leaders in studying and treating hoarding disorder, this book outlines a program of skill-building, learning to think about possessions in a different way, and gradual challenges to help people manage their clutter and their lives. This fully updated Second Edition of Buried in Treasures outlines a scientifically based, effective program for helping those with hoarding disorder dig their way out of the clutter and chaos of their homes. If you or a loved one has hoarding disorder, this book can help. Hoarding is often associated with significant reduction in quality of life, and in extreme cases, it can pose serious health risks. Hoarding is a behavioral problem consisting of clutter, difficulty discarding items, and excessive buying or acquiring. If you have a problem resisting the urge to acquire and you find your home cluttered and filled to capacity with items many people would find useless and unnecessary, you may suffer from a condition known as hoarding disorder.
It provides a judgment free environment, direction, and mutual support for people ready to make a change in their lives.“While most people find it relatively easy to manage their possessions, some find it extremely difficult. The group will meet for two hours on 15 Saturday mornings beginning June 7th to learn about the disorder and to support each other in learning and practicing new behaviors. Frost and Gail Steketee, leading experts on compulsive acquiring and saving Ask the Experts panelist Elizabeth Tawney Gross. The workshop is based on the book Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding by David Tolin, Randy O. This 15 session facilitated self-help group provides support, learning, and effective, practical strategies for overcoming hoarding. The workshops will provide practical, effective, affordable help for adults burdened with hoarding behaviors. If you do meet the criteria for hoarding, there is a newly developed program to help those afflicted with hoarding behaviors is being offered in Albuquerque.
The Institute for Challenging Disorganization has several fact sheets that will help you decide if you are chronically disorganized. If you don’t meet these three criteria, you are not a hoarder, but may be chronically disorganized.
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