HOARDING DISORDER WARNING SIGNS: WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR

Overview

A disorder characterized by difficulty in parting with or discarding possessions.

Symptoms

If you're experiencing new, severe, or persistent symptoms, contact a health care provider.

The first signs are build-up of clutter and refusal to throw away things that are not needed.

Other symptoms include:

• Acquiring a lot of items that are not needed despite lacking space
• Persistent difficulty throwing out things
• A need to keep items
• Filling up the rooms with clutter rendering some things unusable
• Indecisiveness
• Procrastination
• Avoidance personalities

→ Common treatment options

→ Questions to ask your doctor

Causes

• The exact cause is not clearly known but it may be attributed to genetics and stressful life events.

- Risk factors include:

• Indecisive or procrastinating personality
• Family history – people with close relatives with the disorder are more likely to acquire the disorder
• Stressful life events – like losing possessions in a tragedy, or loss of a loved one

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Disclaimer: For informational purposes only. Consult a medical professional for advice. Source: Focus Medica.

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