By Elaine Birchall
Don Saklad
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Hoarding Resources
By: Elaine Birchall, MSW RSW, Social Worker, Ottawa Public Health;
Coordinator :Ottawa Community Response to Hoarding Coalition
March 2006
BOOKS
* "Compulsive Hoarding and Acquiring: Therapists Guide", ISBN # 019530912X, authored by Randy Frost PH.d. and Gail Steketee PH.d, Oxford Press, 2006 $39.95 CDN
* "Overcoming Compulsive Hoarding , Why You Save & How You Can Stop - ISBN#1-57224-349-X authored by Fugen Neziroglu, Jerome Bubrick,Jose A. Yaryura-Tobias.
* "Loving Someone With OCD: Help for You and Your Family", ISBN # 1572243295, authored by Karen J. Landsman, New Harbinger Publications, 2005.
For Information by Sandra Felton / Messies Anonymous contact: Nest Builders, P.O. Box 343566, Homestead Fl. 33034-0566
* THE MESSIES MANUAL: a complete guide to bringing order and beauty to your home. By Sandra Felton founder of Messies Anonymous cost $14.99 US
* MESSIE NO MORE: the revelation of the "Messie Mindset", the deep rooted "why" of Messiehood, the "how" of breaking away from the behavior patterns that caused it. By Sandra Felton founder of Messies Anonymous cost $12.99 US
* WHY CAN'T I GET ORGANIZED & WHIZ BANG GUIDE- you know you want to organize-but how? By Sandra Felton founder of Messies Anonymous cost $24.95 US
* MESSIE MEN - Clean Up Their Act By Sandra Felton founder of Messies Anonymous cost $7.00 US
* HOPE FOR THE HOPELESS MESSIE - Steps to restoring sanity to your Cluttered Life by Sandra Felton cost $18.95 US
* WHEN YOU LIVE WITH A MESSIE- So you want to change but those around you won't cooperate. By Sandra Felton cost $$6.99 US
* LIVING ORGANIZED - Proven steps for a clutter-free and beautiful home. By Sandra Felton cost $12.99 US
* SMART ORGANIZING: Simple strategies for brining order to you home. By Sandra Felton cost $13.99 US
* I'VE GOT TO GET RID OF THIS STUFF: If I want to get rid of it but I just can't. sounds like you and if you are ready to change. By Sandra Felton $7.00 US
* MEDITATION FOR MESSIES: By Sandra Felton cost $$10.00 US
AUDIO TAPES:
* CREATE YOUR OWN DREAM AND LIVE IT- $9.95 US
* THE MESSIE MANUAL ON AUDIO - $16.95 US
* ORGANIZING SECRETS OF TOP PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZERS - $10.95
* GET ORGANIZED WITH MARSHA SIMS - $14.00 US
Hoarding Workshop 2. Bibliography especially Hoarding Websites & Self Help Websites (available upon request by contacting elaine birchall @Ottawa.ca
Online Support & Groups now include:
* www.flylady.com (helpful for those who procrastinate and those who are so overwhelmed they don't know where to start
* www.ocfoundation.org, under the sub heading "Educate & Connect" select Hoarding Website and you will have expert information provided by 2 of the top internationally recognized clinical researchers (Dr. Randy Frost Ph.D and Dr. Gail Steketee Ph.D.
PEER SUPPORT ONLINE:
* Clutterers Anonymous @www.clutterersanonymous.net
* (In Ontario) FLYingInOntario chatter group @http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FIOChatter/
* (In Toronto) http://groups.yahoo.com/groupFLYingIn Toronto/
* (In Ottawa) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FLYingInOttawaCarleton/
* Beth Johnson's CLUTTER WORKSHOP online
* be...@ClutterWorkshop.com OR by phone 1-(860) 232-3838
SELF HELP QUESTION TO ASK YOURSELF
(to get you started or keep you going)
Question About Acquiring
* Do I have an immediate use for it?
* Do I need it? How many do I already have?
* Can I get by without it?
* Do I feel compelled to have it?
* Can I afford it comfortably?
* Do I have time to deal with it appropriately i.e? maintain it?
Questions About Discarding
* Do I need it?
* Do I have a plan to use this?
* Have I used this in the last year?
* Can I get it elsewhere i.e.. the library?
* Do I have enough space for it already clear and available?
* Do I love it?
Questions About How to Organize & Let Go
* Start with one area; spend as many future work periods as needed to complete your goal for this area.
* If entrances, exits or areas near heat and ignition sources for example, (furnaces, stoves, portable heaters, baseboard heaters, water heaters or uncovered light bulbs, are a cluttered, start with them first for safety reasons and continue working in that area
until clear. The 1st fire safety priority is clear routes into and out of the residence. The 2nd priority is entrance and exits from each room.
* caution: Extension cords should not be used for permanent wiring purposes i.e.. instead of adequate electrical outlets connected to the electrical panel. Make sure smoke detectors are functioning.
* Begin by creating categories for possessions
* Sort into discard, recycle/giveaway & keep piles
* Use questions provided in "Acquiring & Discarding" Sections to decide.
* Continue until chosen area is clear
* Imagine and plan and a more pleasing use for the cleared area
* Plan for preventing new clutter build up for that area by following the ideas in "Relapse Prevention"
Relapse Prevention
* Evaluate current reasons for cluttering
* Get yourself support: 1.trusted family & friends
* 2.knowledgeable counselor
* 3. Knowledgeable professional organizer
* 4. Online support as provided above
* Schedule regular times to organize & let go
* Invite visitors home
* Anticipate known stressors and your reactions
* Apply skills developed so far and search out others to build on
* Identify resources for the future
* Be gentle with yourself and keep working at it.
* It's what you do every day, no matter how much, that will get you where you want to be.
Remember: "The person who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." (Dane County Elder Abuse Office - "This Full House"), Dane County, USA - 2000