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The Secret Dragon Hoard: May 2012
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The Secret Dragon Hoard. Me, my mother, her hoarding addiction and a whole lot of binbags. Who, What, Where, etc etc. Thursday, 17 May 2012. The Hoard of The Flying Knives. Progress is a terrifying thing. Especially in a hoarded house since things get way worse before they get better. Clearing can be a bit like going bananas in a forest with a chainsaw. You do flatten the trees but the chances are high that the trees will be equally as successful at flattening YOU. Oh hell, what did I just agree to?
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Resources and Advice for Compulsive Hoarders and their families - Help For Hoarders
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In May 2013 Hoarding Disorder was officially recognised in the DSM-V. The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders). The NHS has published a page on Hoarding, click here. Your GP is your first point of contact. Take a trusted friend with you to help explain the situation, you could even take photographs or ask for a home visit. Alternatively, download Dr Mataix Cols' Clinicians Diagnostic Criteria for Hoarding Disorder and take this to your doctor. Offer phone, email and...
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