Do you know the TV show Hoarders? Its the first time I have watched it and I spent over 2 hours with my mouth wide open.
There was the guy who hoarding rats, his house was filled with rats running round uncaged.
I had some small knowledge about it, but not on how bad it can get, in one house the found the skeletons of two cats under all the stuff.
While, I feel, that these shows can exploit people, I also hope they can get them the help that they desperatly need
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I do, and I find the show very fascinating.
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I just couldn’t believe it, I must admit my first thought was how, but I suppose its the same with any mental health disease
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I’d read it’s similar to OCD.
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they certainly seem to have a few similar traits
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When I see that this show is on, I stop by for a few minutes and – like you- sit with my mouth agape. That is until I can’t take it any more. Either I feel so bad for the people or I can’t look at the mess any more. Makes me want to go clean my house though, so I guess that’s a plus.
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It made me think that my house wasn’t as bad as I originally thought
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I agree! My is spotless by comparison (not really).
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Yeah! I remember that show. Didn’t know it was still on air. Hoarding rats?! Now that’s a first for me
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I think it was a first for everyone. But a friend was telling me
one female rat, can breed from 5 weeks of age
only pregnant for 3 weeks
have up to 20 babies a litter
can get pregnant straight after birth, that would be a hell of a lot of rats
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Wow, no wonder. In a short while, the whole place would be filled with rats.
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it wouldn’t take too long no, that one sent shivers down my spine, I am not a rat lover
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Hoarding is actually a mental disease. I have watched the show several times. I only made it to the end a few times (couldn’t take the filth). What many don’t realize is that with hoarding, it’s necessary to clean up the mess as it’s sometimes life threatening. One episode the guy had mold growing on his mattress. Sadly, you can’t take all of a hoarders belongings, clean it and expect them not to restart “collecting”. From what I was taught (used to work in a mental facility), they need therapy and have to help in the cleaning process. Again, sometimes the situation dictates immediate action, but it’s a lifestyle change that is very slow to overcome.
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They did seem to be chucking alot and what I noticed is the hightened anxiety from the hoarders, when they noticed things being thrown out and it might be something that was broken but to them it suddenly became the most important thing in the world. I was happy to see they had doctor’s who specialised in hoarding and anxiety on hand
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Hoarding partly deals with control. It’s very common among the elderly when they feel they are losing control or memories, so everything becomes important. They normally know where their every day items are but the disease ignores health issues because keeping everything becomes priority. Yes, they can become very anxious through the cleaning process because someone else is in control of their possessions.
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It was very interesting to watch, because I don’t have an real knowledge of it, one woman was so bad she had a storage unit filled with stuff on top of her house which was also filled to the brim of things, she was a teacher so collected things like toilet roll, newspapers and such like
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Yeah, those episodes can get pretty intense. Years ago, my goal was to be a psychologist. Then life happened. Although I have working understanding of many mental illnesses, it wasn’t my calling; on a professional level.
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I hope they can give people the help they need as well! But somehow I doubt they do. It feels like they’re just exploiting people’s mental illnesses to me.
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I think like that as well, but these had aftercare teams, so I would like to think that there is some help
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I remember both of those episodes. All those rats had me squirming in my seat. No way I could live with one let alone a whole herd.
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A friend owns rats and I just can’t, it really wasn’t pleasant to watch, but then I really felt for the guy because he loved all of his rats and he was being forced to give them up, for his own sake
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I’ve seen that show. It can be funny, but the disorder is very sad and so are the people who have it. I feel like shows like this exploit people with this disorder but also, I suppose, educate people about it.
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I certainly learnt a few bits but like you say, I also have a feeling it exploits them
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That is the important thing. Are the people getting the help they need?
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They did a thing at the end if the person was still working with aftercare
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That’s good
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Although one of the people, kept making excuses, so I do wonder if they keep trying or go with the person needs to help themselves sort of attitude
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Unfortunately you can’t force someone to make a change unless they are ready. So my guess if they offer to get them the help the person needs but if they say no then what can they do but leave and hope for the best.
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I think that is probably true, and with the state of some of those house, we are talking years of doing it, not just weeks, so it must be hard
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The emothional pain must be very very deep. That isn’t something that can be helped in just a couple days. Just cleaning the house help. They need to heal as well.
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exactly, and also those days must of been so stressful
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