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Usefull links concerning Hoarding.:

• Kylie Healey's Clutter Cutters.
  Kylie Healey's Clutter Management Guide.
• Levels of depression, anxiety and disability in OCD hoarding and nonhoarding patients by Lauren Williams.
• Hoarding to Excess."When the Stuff You Keep, Keeps You From Living.: Step into 37-year-old Diane's house and you cannot be sure of what you will step on. A single well-worn, packed-down path is the only safe way through the litter-strewn house she shares with her two children. (ABCNEWS)."
• "The Infinite Mind: Hoarding and Clutter.When does enough become too much? And why is it so hard for compulsive savers to know the difference? This show looks at hoarding, which involves the accumulation and inability to throw away unneeded possessions, to the point that a home may become so filled with stuff that..."
• Clutter Busters.Deconstructing our acquisitive human nature.: by Bill Strubbe.

• H-C · Hoarding/Cluttering group for OCDers.
  Description.: "H-C (Hoarding/Clutter) : For Hoarders and/or Clutterers with OCD and a strong desire to improve their living or work spaces. Currently 70 members. This is a working list, so be prepared to take goals and report back to the group. No lurkers -- once a month minimum posting required.
  Advisors: James Claiborn, Ph.D. and Johan Rosqvist, M.A. Co-managers: Paula, Jim and Abby."
• TwelveStepGroup.
  Members of this group seek to apply the twelve steps of MA to their lives in order to overcome their disorganized lifestyles.
  Description.: "We struggle with clutter and disorganization and we are failing in the struggle. First we admit we are powerless. We turn our attention from changing the house to changing ourselves. By applying the twelve steps adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous by Messies Anonymous, we seek to find sanity in our living. These steps are similar to the AA steps. Their application to the Messie lifestyle is spelled out in Sandra Felton's book, Hope for The Hopeless Messie ($21.95 incl. postage) available from Messies Anonymous, 5025 SW 114 Ave., Miami, FL 33165 or 24 hour automated order line 1-800-MESSAWAY (637-7292) Members are urged to keep the focus on themselves. Each member may wish to refer to whatever step, slogan, or 12 step principle of each post."
• decluttr.
  Support and info for people whocollect, clutter. save in an obsessive, erational manner. OCD?
• PackRatsAnonymous.
  Welcome to a list where all pack rats can speak freely, without fear of chastisement!
  Description.: Are you tired of all the clutter around you, but you just can't bear to part with your beloved possessions? Are you tired of feeling like no one else understands? Then you're in the right place! Welcome to PackRatsAnonymous, a list where you will find support and friendship. Let's work on our piles and boxes together!
• Messiness-and-Hoarding.
  This is a self-help group for those with serious problems with hoarding belongings or those who love them.
  Description.: "Most disorganized people tend to keep too many belongings. This site does not intend to deal with the ordinary problem of keeping too much experienced by many. It is only for those for whom hoarding is a very significant problem. Some serious hoarding, though not all, is classified as an obsessive-compulsive disorder. We encourage those who struggle with serious hoarding to seek professional psychological and medical help. For $11, the OCD Information Center at 608-827-2470 will send you a packet of articles on hoarding......"
• Hoarding List.
  "List Name: To Hoard or Not to Hoard - That is the Question. What are the answers for us? (Hoarding in OCD).
  Purpose: Hoarding is a compulsive ritual engaged in to reduce anxiety arising from obsessional thinking. There are many different types of hoarders and many reasons for hoarding. This list is an opportunity for hoarders (and those who suffer with them) to explore this compulsion. Hoarding is one of many rituals found in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder, though OCD may often be undiagnosed for years in people with this variation from more traditional OCD symptoms."