
Selects: How Hoarding Works
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The Three Reasons Why Hoarders Feel Shameful
Hoarders feel ashamed and that can feed the beast. They acquire stuff for comfort or their material possessions are like food to somebody who eats as comfort. That's one of the reasons also why it makes it such a terrible mental disorder. The grabster said it's really not unlike an alcoholic. You drink, you get ashamed, you feel those feelings of shame so you drink to feel better or forget. And that's what makes it just such a sad disorder. They're aware of this and feel shame as a result. Yeah, they're incapable of change. Well, I don't know if incapable is the right word, but with the right help, they're capable. But on
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