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Why People Hoard with Julie Pike, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

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Working With a Client With Hoarding Disorder

The main reason the people who hoard contact me is they have some kind of really difficult circumstance. I try to do what we call psychoeducation, which is teaching people about hoarding disorder. It's far more common that I am approached by families and friends. We also use something called exposure therapy, which is exposing the person systematically to the upsetting feelings and thoughts that they have about getting rid of things.

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