| Being aware of the signs and symptoms of the | | | | psychotherapy, medication and/or a combination of |
| hoarding syndrome is the first step in your journey for | | | | both for people suffering from compulsive hoarding. |
| a cure. If you are like most hoarders, you really do not | | | | When you meet one-on-one with your therapist, you |
| recognize that you have a problem and wonder why | | | | will find out why it is so important for you to keep |
| anyone thinks that you do. You can't imagine why | | | | things. You will also be given the tools to organize the |
| others do not get the same comfort and satisfaction | | | | things in your life and to determine which possessions |
| out of the possessions that you love and cherish so | | | | are really and truly necessary for you to keep. Your |
| much. Getting rid of your things is absolutely impossible | | | | therapist may also come to your home with someone |
| unless you get the right support and that help you | | | | who can help you get organized. You'll learn important |
| need. | | | | decision making and relaxation skills in the process. |
| If you are able to see that you are a compulsive | | | | Your family and friends may be encouraged by your |
| hoarder, then there are some treatment options for | | | | therapist to attend group sessions with you. |
| you. It's difficult, but many therapists and mental health | | | | Recent studies have indicated that in addition to |
| specialists can often help you along the road to a full | | | | therapy, hoarding can be treated by using certain |
| recovery. It is well worth your effort to try as hard as | | | | medications. Antidepressants, such as Selective |
| you can to do everything that is recommended. In the | | | | Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, are sometimes |
| long run, you will realize that all of those "things" you | | | | prescribed for severe cases of hoarding. A particular |
| were keeping and storing and admiring really weren't | | | | type of this drug is called Paxil and has had some |
| necessary at all. | | | | positive results with obsessive compulsive disorders |
| Today's medical professionals generally use | | | | like the hoarding syndrome. |