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Hoarding: Digital Hoarding, Animal Hoarding and Junk Hoarding: When Our Belongings Grow into an Obsession: Transcend Mediocrity, Book 118 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

J.B. Snow (Author), Katherine Thompson (Narrator), JB Snow Publishing (Publisher)
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Many people enjoy collecting things. But what happens when their "collections" grow out of control? People who have a psychological disorder called hoarding may let their teddy bear collections or garbage collections take over their entire homes! Their obsessive and compulsive acquiring of junk, collectibles, and everyday items may result in their homes becoming uninhabitable. Many hoarders' homes are even condemned!

Hoarding is a big problem! It is said that there are 300 million hoarders in the United States. Many people may have no idea that they live next to a hoarder. Hoarders are often embarrassed with the state their lives are in because of their illness, but they often feel helpless to stop their compulsive behaviors. Some hoarders are aware that their issues are problematic, whereas others are prone to a sort of "clutter blindness". They cannot readily see the stacks of trash and belongings that they are tripping over as they walk through their homes.

Hoarding causes injuries, pest infestations, disease, and death. It makes all of the useful areas of a house completely unusable, such as the bathroom, kitchen, and bedrooms. There are many types of hoarders who collect many different types of things. Hoarders can hoard animals. Many "pack rat" hoarders even collect digital items they will never use (photo files, music, software, porn, and movies), which is not as problematic as collecting physical items.

What Is Hoarding?

According to UrbanDictionary.com, hoarding is defined as "to keep and collect things that may or may not have value". A person who hoards may have large collections of comic books, nostalgic items, and antiques. He or she may collect pets or animals. Or a hoarder may fill his or her house with garbage, newspapers, artwork, or even an earwax collection.

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  1. Listening Length
    22 minutes
  2. Author
    J.B. Snow
  3. Narrator
    Katherine Thompson
  4. Audible release date
    February 17, 2016
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    JB Snow Publishing
  7. ASIN
    B01BUF0TKE
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Product details

Listening Length 22 minutes
Author J.B. Snow
Narrator Katherine Thompson
Audible.com Release Date February 17, 2016
Publisher JB Snow Publishing
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B01BUF0TKE
Best Sellers Rank #401,654 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#10,265 in Social Sciences (Audible Books & Originals)
#99,225 in Social Sciences (Books)

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  • Kath W
    5.0 out of 5 stars Condensed ideas
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 15, 2019
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    Good overview of the very complex issue of hoarding. Its more of a look at what usually happens with hoarding situations with an attempt to describe potential reasons for it (brain wiring/autistic/schizoid tendencies).... Interesting read
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  • Bookworm X
    3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but only about ten pages long.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 14, 2016
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    Interesting but only about ten pages long.
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