Hoarding is a mental health disorder that needs professional help. It’s not a choice

@sharong8511

Ай бұрын

Few people commenting here understand this. I looked for someone like you among the rude and negative ones. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

@karenashton5053

Ай бұрын

@@sharong8511 you are so welcome. My sister to a point and brother in law, were hoarders, and we had to clean after they died. It was interesting all of the neat stuff we found and also the 9 dumpsters of junk. One day at a time.

@Agatha1031

Ай бұрын

Exactly. Unfortunately, they'll probably need to clean it again in 6 months - if she doesn't have an anxiety attack during this clean up and hit the brakes. 😔

@akenjah

Ай бұрын

It's not always the case of mental illness. Some just like to shop my husband mother was that way. She never had stuff when she was younger so when she got older she knew she can buy whatever the hell she wanted. I'm connected to her email she buys things every dang day! I have to watch over it cause people try to scam her all the time.

@karenashton5053

Ай бұрын

@@akenjah I’m so sorry

If you watch any hoarder shows you know that’s the dangerous time. 😂😂

I'm glad she is getting help.

She'll slam the brakes on the minute they start removing stuff. I want to keep this, I want to keep that. etc etc

@eattherich9215

Ай бұрын

I used to watch 'Hoarding: buried alive.' Most of the hoarders couldn't cope once the clean up started, and only a tiny fraction were able to keep the property junk free.

@maxinef6654

Ай бұрын

Exactly. 😂😂

@virginiamoss7045

Ай бұрын

Maybe the counseling help should start months before the actual removal so that won't happen. Hoarding is a mental illness that has no cure; I'm so sad for the sufferers. I can imagine the state the inside of the house is in.

@debbiehall9396

Ай бұрын

YEP!! I watched the hoarder series also. It literally becomes a FIGHT to remove ANYTHING!! Neighbors are getting false hope unfortunately!!

Thanks to all the people that jumped in and helped this lady out. You guys are hero's.

Unless she gets help, it will end up the same or worse.

Hoarders always say they are going to resell the junk !! In the meantime its everyone else's trash that was left at the curb for garbage pick up ! And they never resell anything !

@krazycatz

Ай бұрын

Sadly they are waiting for the value of their possessions to rise in price which it might do if the items in question were in mint condition. Unfortunately they do not keep any of their possessions in mint or excellent condition which means it has no resale value. I’m glad that the Salvation Army is coming in first to look at everything. They will be able to determine what items can still be used by someone else and what items (unfortunately) is just garbage for the landfill. I remember as a child when my grandparents died my siblings and I helped our parents and relatives clean out their house. They had some beautiful furniture in excellent condition which oldest sister took for her first apartment. Other members of the family were able to take what they needed and fortunately there was no fighting over anything. Everything else was donated to a local charity which assured my parents that because of the excellent condition of the items that they would sell in no time.

Thank you for the story and the follow up. I’m so very glad this former teacher, who is obviously overwhelmed and needs help, is now getting that help from people who are being caring and kind. The last thing a person in her situation needs is people being judgmental and mean-spirited. ❤

Mark my words- She will be out there saying- "NO! That soggy mattress needs to stay!" "WHAT! That crumbling carpet pad is FINE! It STAYS!" And on and on and on.

It's not that simple. They evidently haven't seen the show Hoarders. These people do not want to depart with a piece of nothing including trash.

@straycats6

Ай бұрын

Thinking the same. There were very few positive outcomes on Hoaders. Don't expect much here

@1_star_reviews

Ай бұрын

My granny has started hoarding. She loves the feeling of opening a new Amazon box, Temu box, wish box etc because it’s the only thing that makes her happy to leave her bed. I tell her that I’m taking it out to the garage, wait a few weeks then remove it. I label boxes with colors so I know which items just came in, which items are on the waiting periods and which items are ready to be sneaked out to the trash bin. Sometimes she asks for the items but I quickly change the subject. One day she may catch on but everyday that she doesn’t is a blessing to my mom, herself and their home.

I wonder if the inside of her home is similar.

@user-sf8vo2oy4w

Ай бұрын

There is a little pathway to walk around.

@SILSAL67

Ай бұрын

Of course it is! As the story goes, it started inside and then spilled out.

@JK-yi9gk

Ай бұрын

I wonder where all this stuff comes from

@user-qk1uy9uj2m

Ай бұрын

No doubt. She filled the house first.

@Nanno00

Ай бұрын

I was wondering the same

Bless them. Hoarding is hard to overcome. I wish them all the best and a full recovery.

She should have a yard sale.

@panda4757

Ай бұрын

😂😢

@kittenpawsbb

Ай бұрын

Her selling this is a lie, it’s part of the sickness. If this is what the yard looks like, just imagine what it looks like inside.

So the one man seems truly and utterly shocked elected officials couldn't get anything done. So glad the help is on the way. Please, stop expecting politicians to be the solution....

She's got the biggest house on the block, too! Lol. The neighbor's homes all look so nice. She's lucky to have such a big, beautiful home these days. Lol.

@krazycatz

Ай бұрын

The size of a home does not make it beautiful. What makes a home beautiful is keeping it clean and in good condition. When I was a child growing up there was an abandoned house about a block away that had not been lived in for over ten years or longer. Strangers passing this house would never realize at first glance that it was empty. That was because all of the neighbors worked together doing yard work, making repairs and cleaning the outside of the house and even painting the outside of the house as needed. They did it so that the house in question would not become an eyesore for the neighborhood and bring down the value of their houses. A family finally moved into the house in question when I was in high school.

Wow. That rarely happens. I'm glad she's accepting help. I hope she can get the proper help she needs.

@HeavyInstinct

Ай бұрын

Oh don't worry she will change her mind as soon as she sees her things starting to disappear. They always do. The kind of help she needs comes from a mental health professional.

@meladeekunkel5880

Ай бұрын

Oh yeah, for sure. She'll most likely start piling up again unfortunately.

Just seen in another report that the clean up has been done. I hope it stays that way and that the help was really all that was needed.

Someone has already commented that the homeowner/ woman did not put that stuff there. Others have found a way of dropping off junk in her yard perhaps with her permission because she doesn't know any better. The fact that the mayor finally finally called an organization that can help stuns me that they didn't do it before. Everyone had good intentions but they didn't get anything done now some help for the woman, I'm not as concerned about the neighbors. Maybe some of the neighbors can mow her lawn and shovel snow for her, don't hold your breath.

@maxinef6654

Ай бұрын

Yeah, I couldn’t understand how she was able to lift some of that stuff.

@nalou6933

Ай бұрын

Too bad they can't help her hold a yard sale, I'm sure the homeowner could use the money. Instead, the company offering to do it for free THIS TIME, will make money selling anything of hers that they can.

@nbaoldgirl

Ай бұрын

I love your comment!🎯

@JohnDoe-ip2hx

Ай бұрын

Most, if not all of these people, are incurable narcissists/sociopaths. Bitter pill to swallow. Truth hurts. They're incurable. It is not the responsibility of the neighbors to cut her lawn or shovel her snow. Most of us have busy lives and can barely keep our own yards looking presentable! Helping her once in a blue moon I can see, but to continually take care of her yard is nonsense. This is the main reason why I rent my home. I have packed up and relocated many, MANY times when my lease expired after seeing filthy people move into the neighborhood. I enjoy living in peace, love & HARMONY away from mentally unstable people. 😎

They all live under that delusion: "I'll sell it or use it one day". When are you ever gonna use a 10 gallon container that the racoons have done chewed through?

Yeah I hope someone’s gonna help her with the inside of the house you can only imagine looking at the outside

finally.... HELPING vs POINTING FINGERS.... cant wait to see the results.............

Praise God for sending help to this lady. Peace and Blessings to everyone involved in helping this lady. ❤❤❤️🙏🙏🙏

Yea! Neighbors! Yea! The Salvation Army was helping! Yea! G. I. Haul is helping! 🥰🥰🥰

It’s a real shame cuz that’s a really nice home

Code enforcement should have taken over

Great to hear the owner will get some help.

I'm 68 and disabled and I can understand how someone can let this get out of control. I'm blessed I don't have this sickness, but if you're physically limited with health problems it's difficult to take care of the house.

@michelemcguire8995

Ай бұрын

It's not a sickness

@lindabentley1749

Ай бұрын

@michelemcguire8995 it's a symptom of a sickness.

@wot4me2

Ай бұрын

@@michelemcguire8995 It's a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Count your blessings you're not affected.

Thank goodness.

A couple well placed “yard sale” signs might go a long way.

This is good for the safety and health of the owner and neighbours. Hopefully, the "help" will take care of the issue. I hope there is a follow-up so it is not allowed to get to this state again.

I seriously doubt if one little woman dud all that herself

@WatercoloredWords

Ай бұрын

She's a hoarder. This took YEARS for her to accumulate. Yes, one person can do this

@ladikmk

Ай бұрын

@@WatercoloredWords Yes, she can and very likely did. No explanation given for why all that stuff was in the back of her pickup truck either. I wonder what the inside of her house looks like.

@LoloO42

Ай бұрын

​@YesAndBlessed: You think she lifted all those mattresses onto truck beds, etc? No.

@straycats6

Ай бұрын

Then you have never watched Hoarders

@OnemotherandonedaughterTherese

Ай бұрын

​@@straycats6 Ditto!

The Mayor should have gotten Public Worls to came in a clean up that mess

Hopefully she appreciates the help and doesn't hoard again , like they usually do.

@momtrips6783

Ай бұрын

Or maybe she will decide to move into a smaller property that is more manageable for a senior living alone. It would be a struggle for a single younger woman to manage a property that size on her own.

@gmvalentine626

Ай бұрын

She needs therapy to deal with whatever trauma caused her to hoard.

Good job people!!

"junk of all shapes and sizes, spilling out of ..'s home, and into the driveway and yard, for the past year and a half" - so even though she's lived there for 30+ years, this has all happened in the "past year and a half"? I find it hard to believe she had the ability to haul a household appliance out of her house and put it in her front yard. But what do I know? That corner's not a dump - should the street install a camera? Whatever she put out, there's a lot of "junk of all shapes and sizes" that looks like dumped garbage.

Praying that she accepts the help

Wow, I can only imagine what the inside looks like!!!

It's great to see someone taking their 'recycling' seriously 😃

That’s a shame that you have to go through the tv news in order to get something done with that mess.🤦‍♀️

@OnemotherandonedaughterTherese

Ай бұрын

She didn't have to. The neighbors tried to help her prior, she said no. This is before the news even became involved.

I’m so glad.

It wont stay clean for long ....😢

Ridiculous that it had to get to this point!!!

If that's what it looks like outside of her house, can you imagine what it looks like inside!!! And that house looks like a really nice expensive house, not some shack.

@babblesp1367

Ай бұрын

It looks very fancy and probably custom built.

I lived next door to a worse mess than she has for 8 years, I called the mayor, ministry of environment, natural resources, building inspector, everyone, then the dumpsters came after threatening the city with a lawsuit for not being able to enjoy my own property. They got it cleaned up, I sold my house and got out of there before it turned into a scrap yard again.

She hoard again tryst me

@eattherich9215

Ай бұрын

Sadly, a lot of hoarders who received help slipped back into their old ways.

@krazycatz

Ай бұрын

Unfortunately unless they receive mental counseling they are not getting the help they truly need. Helping them remove their trash is like trying to fix a broken leg by putting a bandage on it.

The real question is how and the hell dose she afford that mortgage payment ?!!

Thank you Mr DeMarko (gary & kerry, fla.)

Big, beautiful home.

FINALLY!!

Oh. Wonderful! I just left a comment on the initial story where she said I need help. Good ending for everyone.

I'm so haopy she'll get the help. She said she wanted help in the 1st news story. Im sure she said it i the past, yet it went unheard by those who should have listened. Thank GOD it's finally coming and for free. GOD bless them too. 😊

@moonshoes11

Ай бұрын

Don’t forget to Thank the people who are actually doing something.

@SILSAL67

Ай бұрын

​@@moonshoes11many times, the people say they will let someone help. But, inevitably, they change their minds. It's not as simple as you want it to be.

@moonshoes11

Ай бұрын

@@SILSAL67 How is that irrelevant? So don’t thank the people who say they will help but don’t help. Instead, like I said….Thank the people who actually do something.

@moonshoes11

Ай бұрын

@@SILSAL67 What is wrong with you?

@vivoyeur

Ай бұрын

@@moonshoes11 I did.

What a beautiful home she has. I'm losing mine. I wish her all the best and I wish her to get well. Please take it easy on her it's a mental health disorder, like depression addiction whatever. Your words can weigh heavy upon people who are ill whether it's physical or mental

Have you seen hoarders?? How they get mad, when they ask them to start throwing stuff away. Hoarders should show up. I would love to see this play out.

Maybe her neighbors should invite her over for dinner and holidays. If she refuses send a plate of cookies over for her to enjoy. Have your kids drop by and see if she needs anything. Get involved with her instead of picking with her issues.

@babblesp1367

Ай бұрын

The problem with that is that they risk bringing in bed bugs and stuff into their home, which they don’t want either. Maybe just invite her over for a picnic.

Thanks to the house owner

APS should be authorized too unannounced random visits to make sure hoarders are keeping their situation under compliance with community guidelines.

shes been there 30 years? the House still looks good the trees yard and surroundings look good. I let my yard go for 2 weeks and it looks like crap.

Call your attorney in the morning

Got bless America 🇺🇸 Let’s hope Katy K allowed those kind ppl to clear the junk for free. And yes hoarding is a mental health issue. Damn. In Canada there is a MASSIVE housing shortage and forced homeless while working problem. To see such a gorgeous house in such a nice neighborhood to be trashed is very very very sad, for MAJORITY of CANADIAN’S. Plus the house has a BLUE ROOF!! (🔥 Hawaii 🔥)

Thank you for the story and the follow up! Thank God she is getting help. She probably started with good intensions, but got too far gone. She could have the early stages of dementia. It blows my mind that the health department wasn't called, and or couldn't do anything. Even if she were going to resell all of that, she would have to have some kind of permit. That:s why there are HOAs and town ordinances. People cannot get that out of hand with their yard trash. Like the guy in VA with the trash bags that caused rats. OMG. So glad that something is being done. They need to get her help if the inside is like that too. It isn't healthy for anyone. 🍀🌈🧚💜🦋🌷🌅

@christinabennett6696

Ай бұрын

Like the guy in California. Sorry about the typo.

The reporter reported that the homeowner sells the junk, however the HO when asked is she sells it, she replied, " I hope". Also if there are rats in the junk & appearing in the neighborhood, the Health Dept should have been able to force the issue.

Great neighbors !

Guarantee you she'll give everyone a hard time when it comes time to discard things. That's what they do.

This could be really good or really bad. She needs help for her issues, problems, past trauma( whatever you want to call it). I wish her the best.

Strange, but looks like a nice property, with bushes n grass oddly well maintained lol, considering the junk on it. Sad how people become like that. Good she’s getting help, but she needs to do one heck of a garage sale lol

Beautiful 😊

Where in hell did she get all that stuff and how did she move it?

@molmer2380

Ай бұрын

My first thought! Someone commented on ppl dropping stuff off??? Don't see how all this just junk appeared from inside the house. Don't think she went to yard sales etc herself 🤔

nope, she needs MORE stuff, force it into the yard if the home is packed floor to cieling. She has so much wealth, and tons of space for more, c'mon everybody, let me get some donations.

Ain't done yet!!!

This what happens when you don't have HoA

The neighbors could be nice to her and check in on her. All the neighbors do that for my mother.

Once its on the news, things get Done! 😊

@OnemotherandonedaughterTherese

Ай бұрын

🤣 you must have never seen hoarders.

Good luck! She's being agreeable now because of all the media attention. But like all hoarders she obviously has a mental health issue. As soon as she starts to see what's she perceives as her "valuable possessions" starting to disappear she will change her tune really quick. The kind of help she really needs is from a psychologist.

If she donates it she can get a tax write off maybe

What about the inside of her house???

She needs help alright.

What does the INSIDE look like though?

@GretchenPeanut76

Ай бұрын

I think she ran out of room in the house. If the inside isn't taken care of, the outside will be back to the same soon. Also, she needs therapy! 😢 I am glad so many people are stepping in to help.

@straycats6

Ай бұрын

Probably worse

@SILSAL67

Ай бұрын

SAME!

What’s the inside like, though?

Beautiful homes.

Greedy Salvation Army - of course they come and get the items and sell at ridiculous prices. At least that other Junk company will haul everything for free, am sure they were told by Salvation Army to wait. At least the lady's outside home will be cleaned. Hope the same hoarding is not in the inside of home.

Also...I wonder how many took the oppertunity to "Donate/Dump" some of your own Stuff.

what a great neighborhood, Business GI hauling junk. nice

there is something MENTALLY WRONG with that woman...................

@mferguson5215

Ай бұрын

Thanks Einstein!???? You're so perceptive and smart. 🤔

All of the stuff is trash, hoarders make up excuses for their illness.

@momtrips6783

Ай бұрын

Maybe when she sees how little the Salvation Army is willing/able to take it will be a wake-up call for her. Hope springs eternal!

@ladikmk

Ай бұрын

@@momtrips6783 The Salvation Army doesn't take everything people donate; they are picky because they don't want to waste time and gasoline picking up trash or weather-beaten items.

This is the BRAIN not thinking rationally. Sort of like gender dysphoria--the BRAIN is not thinking rationally. Like anorexia--the BRAIN is not thinking rationally. Like OCD--the BRAIN is not thinking rationally. It's interesting that in some of these conditions, we are told to legitimize the affected person's perspective.

Take it easy on the way you talk about her, she's got a mental issue, and calling her stuff junk is not polite. At the end of the day everything we all own it's kind of junk, we just know our limits

😊

maybe sell in lots 🤷‍♂

Disgusting how some people live.

What is startling to me is that I didn't hear anyone that was interviewed say that they saw the stuff being unloaded by this woman. Chances are someone found an opportunity in advertently to dump stuff on this woman. You would think that one of the neighbors would have seen something going on with all of the stuff that's on that property that there is no way even one man could handle unless he was a manster. So whoever put it there had a truck and they had help and magically no one saw it.

@molmer2380

Ай бұрын

Commented about that too. Hard to just drop off stuff without neighbors knowing.

The USA can be a

She needs counseling. In most hoarding situations there has been trauma/severe depression in the hoarders life. Mack with Midwest Magic Cleaning specializes w/ helping hoarders can explain it best.

The USA,can be a funny country,only in America.😅😂😅

🤘🤪🤘

she needs to sell the house and put in a nursing home locked up...

What a way to get your 15 minutes of fame .

Knock down the big stuff so more of it goes in the trucks and put some of the stuff in trash bags and have the neighbors put it out as their weekly trash limit. My area has 2 bags per week limit. The metal can be scrapped out. You need to have a few folks show up a few days early and sort out the mess so you don't waste the cleanup crews time.

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