Comments on: Buried In Treasures: Holiday Advice http://blog.oup.com/2006/12/buried_in_treas/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:14:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: theresa gobin http://blog.oup.com/2006/12/buried_in_treas/comment-page-1/#comment-155738 theresa gobin Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:15:28 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/12/buried_in_treasures_holiday_advice/#comment-155738 Since the last time i wrote,i have done more cleaning,and giving things away ,just little by little with the help of a case worker.They dont tell me what to get rid of nor have me do it all .they wait intill i tell them what to do ,what gets thrown away givinen away etc....and they help me sweep floors and do things like that.i feel like i have made some prograss and would like to do more.it still gets overwhelming but i am working at it.i dont expect to do it all at once.i wait awhile in bewteen before i tackle more.it feels better me making all the choices of what things go where and goes away.and doing it with someone who dosnt live in the house is better ,there is no fights over what goes .so it makes it easier.at least i am trying .and havent gone to therpy but i do go to aa and other support groups. Since the last time i wrote,i have done more cleaning,and giving things away ,just little by little with the help of a case worker.They dont tell me what to get rid of nor have me do it all .they wait intill i tell them what to do ,what gets thrown away givinen away etc….and they help me sweep floors and do things like that.i feel like i have made some prograss and would like to do more.it still gets overwhelming but i am working at it.i dont expect to do it all at once.i wait awhile in bewteen before i tackle more.it feels better me making all the choices of what things go where and goes away.and doing it with someone who dosnt live in the house is better ,there is no fights over what goes .so it makes it easier.at least i am trying .and havent gone to therpy but i do go to aa and other support groups.

]]> By: Beth http://blog.oup.com/2006/12/buried_in_treas/comment-page-1/#comment-142724 Beth Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:16:18 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/12/buried_in_treasures_holiday_advice/#comment-142724 Please go to flylady on Yahoo. She has information to help hoarders, i.e.: take baby steps and you can do anything for 15 minutes. Please go to flylady on Yahoo. She has information to help hoarders, i.e.: take baby steps and you can do anything for 15 minutes.

]]> By: Donna Austin-Children of Hoarders http://blog.oup.com/2006/12/buried_in_treas/comment-page-1/#comment-405 Donna Austin-Children of Hoarders Thu, 21 Dec 2006 21:57:08 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/12/buried_in_treasures_holiday_advice/#comment-405 Thank you for this wonderful advice for the holidays. I know many of our group members have purchased these new books available for their hoarding parents for Christmas. This Holiday Advice will be a wonderful thing to share with them as they get ready to spend the holiday with their loved one that hoards. Thank you & Merry Christmas Donna Austin www.childrenofhoarders.com Thank you for this wonderful advice for the holidays. I know many of our group members have purchased these new books available for their hoarding parents for Christmas. This Holiday Advice will be a wonderful thing to share with them as they get ready to spend the holiday with their loved one that hoards.
Thank you & Merry Christmas

Donna Austin
http://www.childrenofhoarders.com

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