MOUNT LAUREL, N.J., Oct. 31, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- People often don't suspect that many people have hoarding tendencies, however there are signs that individuals are susceptible of becoming hoarders in the long run. This is a frequently asked question hoarding cleanup companies get. There is a disposition towards certain characteristics of a person who might hoard items. Also, this tendency to hoard items can become steadily worse over the years and therefore become problematic for the individual. However you need to understand what leads towards this person wanting to hoard items. A good first place to look is their family and life events.
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Hoarding tendencies can be triggered by certain life events that might set off the collection items that the potential hoarder gathers. This tendency to hoard a particular item is set off by stress or depression examples might include divorce, death, or unemployment. All of these factors together can form a tidal wave of emotion which breaks down the person, to a point that they covet the items that they have control over. Another critical factor to look into is that people might have a genetic predisposition to hoard, sometimes you need to observe other family members closely to see if they collecting tendencies as well. Also, you need to look at the age of the person.
Hoarding is generally thought of as an issue that effects people who are years on into their life. When looking at even an adolescent you can see a tendency to collect items and them to defend their choices of what they are choosing to gather. Many of these individuals often begin to show the symptoms of hoarding as early as age eleven. Examples of their collecting tendencies could be found in their collecting broken pencils, old toys, pens that no longer have ink, and more. All this can project an insight in to them having a hoarding tendency later on in life. Another point that needs to be looked into is the personality traits of the individual themselves.
An indecisive person can have hoarding tendencies since they cannot decipher what is worthwhile to keep and what is necessary to be thrown away. Another critical factor is that they have severe emotional attachment issues. This emotional attachment towards particular items is a compensation mechanism that needs to be addressed, because in reality it is brought about by social isolation of an individual. All this factors in for a hoarding cleanup company.
When dealing with a hoarding cleanup, people need to realize that this tendency does not just suddenly to appear, but takes years to develop. All of this piles into a collection of items, that might have even been collected since the person was an adolescent. So one needs to be aware of the signs of hoarding and make sure that their family members and friends are not falling into this scenario.
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Hoarding tendencies can be triggered by certain life events that might set off the collection items that the potential hoarder gathers. This tendency to hoard a particular item is set off by stress or depression examples might include divorce, death, or unemployment. All of these factors together can form a tidal wave of emotion which breaks down the person, to a point that they covet the items that they have control over. Another critical factor to look into is that people might have a genetic predisposition to hoard, sometimes you need to observe other family members closely to see if they collecting tendencies as well. Also, you need to look at the age of the person.
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Hoarding is generally thought of as an issue that effects people who are years on into their life. When looking at even an adolescent you can see a tendency to collect items and them to defend their choices of what they are choosing to gather. Many of these individuals often begin to show the symptoms of hoarding as early as age eleven. Examples of their collecting tendencies could be found in their collecting broken pencils, old toys, pens that no longer have ink, and more. All this can project an insight in to them having a hoarding tendency later on in life. Another point that needs to be looked into is the personality traits of the individual themselves.
An indecisive person can have hoarding tendencies since they cannot decipher what is worthwhile to keep and what is necessary to be thrown away. Another critical factor is that they have severe emotional attachment issues. This emotional attachment towards particular items is a compensation mechanism that needs to be addressed, because in reality it is brought about by social isolation of an individual. All this factors in for a hoarding cleanup company.
When dealing with a hoarding cleanup, people need to realize that this tendency does not just suddenly to appear, but takes years to develop. All of this piles into a collection of items, that might have even been collected since the person was an adolescent. So one needs to be aware of the signs of hoarding and make sure that their family members and friends are not falling into this scenario.
To view this video on YouTube, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIGQfJDNg2k
Media Contact: Jeff Cohn, Address Our Mess, 8665757455, [email protected]
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