Hoarding Episodes and Dangers

Many problems arise for people with OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), with regards to clutter. It may have an affect on a persons mental health and can also pose a physical danger. In addition, the excessive hoarding can sometimes present a safety risk to neighbors because it can make the home structurally weak. Plus, many of the things that hoarders collect are combustible and can catch fire. Thus, placing other houses within the neighborhood in danger as well.<br />

Hoarders also have a hard time getting rid of everyday trash such as food wrappers, empty pizza boxes, containers, cans, etc. This collection of trash tends to find its way to the floor, attracting various types of unwanted pests. Full-blown infestations are not unusual, and yet these circumstances do not even prompt them to seek any kind of hoarding treatment. The thought system is usually "I'll take care of it later" or "I'm fine, just the way things are".

A hoarder has difficulty disposing of any items. Most hoarders do no heed the warnings of the fire department, they just leave the stuff where it is, and often add even more items to the hoard. Sometimes the hoarders huge collection of items catches the attention on the city and the city officials then feel the need to have the stuff removed.

This may temporarily resolve some of the issues, but this forceful tactic will not provide permanent results. It does not solve the problem. The causes of the hoarding behavior were just swept under the rug, but the problem itself was not properly addressed, nor was any care or understanding given to the person who needed it the most. Without proper treatment, a hoarder will simply re-accumulate all the material possessions within several months.

After a few months, the city council or fire department will probably be perplexed again because the hoard has re-accumulated and they are back there once again to address the same problem. It is puzzling for an onlooker, who does not have any hoarding issues, to comprehend that a hoarder would accumulate so many items and put themselves and their loved ones in a potentially dangerous situation.

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