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The Secret Lives of Hoarders
The Secret Lives of Hoarders: True Stories of Tackling Extreme Clutter | Matt Paxton, Phaedra Hise
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On the front lines with extreme hoarders The Secret Lives of Hoarders is much more than harrowing tales of attacking the ugliest, dirtiest, and most shocking hoarding cases in the country. It is a behind-the-scenes look at this hidden epidemic- what it means, how to recognize it before it gets out of hand, and how to deal with it. Through his work with hundreds of clients in the worst circumstances- from the giant "rat's nest" that hid more than $13,000 in cash to a vast cache of cartoon pornography to twenty-five years' worth of unopened mail-Matt Paxton has learned to understand this disorder and his clients' impulses to collect, to speak the hoarders' language, and to reach out to them with compassion and concern while avoiding criticism and judgment. Most important, he guides compulsive hoarders successfully through every step of the clean-up and healing process. The Secret Lives of Hoarders is an engrossing and sometimes unsettling look at extreme clutter but one that helps hoarders, their families, and their friends to find meaning in the chaos.
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Kimberlone
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I got sucked into watching Hoarders last night, and caught an episode about a couple who had hoarded 200,000+ books in their house. The books were stacked so tall and and deep in the house that they only had very narrow paths to walk through. When they did the cleanup, they were only able to clear one area of the living room in two days of work!

Next time my bf complains about my books, I will have to show him this episode! #extremebookwormprobs

Booksnchill How awful is it that I want to go to their clear out sale??? 6y
Velvetfur To be honest I think that's what we all dream of, in a way, isn't it...?! 😅 6y
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scripturient
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I might have been a very naughty bookworm this holiday. Two more days to go (including a trip to Barter Books in Alnwick on the way back to the ferry) and I‘ve already bought 22 books (not counting the ~10+ I got for the kid). I even found three Folios for 25 Pounds today. 😍 #foliofreaks #bookwormproblems

ephemeralwaltz Loooove it!!! 6y
Sarah83 Wow... 😍 What Folios did you get? 6y
scripturient @Sarah83 Tennyson‘s Poems, Hardy‘s Tess of the d‘Urbervilles and Hardy‘s The Mayor of Casterbridge. 😊 6y
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Sarah83 Lucky one... Did you see my post about my Folio shelf? 😊 6y
scripturient @Sarah83 Yes, just saw it. 😍 6y
Megara 😍 Beautiful 6y
emilyhaldi Fabulous!! 6y
Caroline2 Fingersmith is such a good book!! 👍🏻 6y
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laurieluna
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I collect things. Always have. Some of my collections have been: ceramic fairies, teddy bears, teacups, disney plush toys, wool and when I was young I was in a kids magazine with my soap (yes soap!) Collection. How's that for random?

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I collected unicorns and stickers when I was a teenager 😊 7y
laurieluna @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks unicorns sounds like an awesome collection! 🙌 (I am gutted there isn't a unicorn emoji!) 7y
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HotMessJess
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This is only one shelf and I haven't even finished cleaning it out 😳😰#bookhoardingproblems

Jinjer Looks like some good books on that shelf! 7y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Ive been meaning to read Drood for quite some time! 7y
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guinsgirlreads
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Here you go Littens! Myself included... 📚📚📚📚