tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4692468684154097522.post4091607612942446207..comments2020-07-21T21:05:40.860-07:00Comments on Hoarder's Child: Apparently, I'm not the only oneElizabeth Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13711012142902318176noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4692468684154097522.post-48233168979642003382012-02-15T14:54:37.544-08:002012-02-15T14:54:37.544-08:00A part of me is watchful that I don't get like...A part of me is watchful that I don't get like her-- but honestly if I thought I had become a hoarder I would kill myself. <br /><br />Not. Going. To. Happen.<br /><br />Since lack of insight seems to be a part of hoarding and I've displayed high insight since childhood, I'm hoping it can't happen to me.Lucretia Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06038287234542460969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4692468684154097522.post-14334104252731306352011-11-20T00:42:59.644-08:002011-11-20T00:42:59.644-08:00I also realize that I have hoarding tendencies as ...I also realize that I have hoarding tendencies as the daughter of a hoarder so I think I overcompensate on a lot of things. Like you, I am happy when I get to throw things away (like the shampoo). It's hard to buy things, though, or even tell my husband what I want for Christmas because the idea of bringing stuff into the house terrifies me. I guess being aware of the fact that the flip COULD switch is a step in the right direction.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06978106493173201688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4692468684154097522.post-43238613054458589652011-10-11T14:55:38.609-07:002011-10-11T14:55:38.609-07:00I worry about it too! I'm 27 and still feel li...I worry about it too! I'm 27 and still feel like I'm playing "catch up" on learning a lot of things (much better than I was when I first moved out on my own though). At the same I am so vigilant about my own behaviors and attitudes toward "things." <br /><br />Haha... it's kind of exhausting some times!curiouslittleoystershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11271168793274857930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4692468684154097522.post-40948818156238432582011-10-06T08:27:22.255-07:002011-10-06T08:27:22.255-07:00Hi Elizabeth; I am the Daughter of a Hoarder, and ...Hi Elizabeth; I am the Daughter of a Hoarder, and today is the first day I have ever said this publicly. My Mom dies almost three years ago, but the mess lingers on, because she left it all to my Sister, who always lived with her, and is herself a Hoarder. I imagined I was just"fine, thank you very much", and had no problems with having grown up in Chaos. When I discovered the blogs by hoarders family members, I still didn't get it, until I read about characteristics of the grown children of hoarders. Your comment about being "disproportionately happy" about having a full box to give to Charity struck home with me. I do this too, as well as happily gathering stuff to throw out. Occasionally too much, like a certificate for a course I took, and then had to get a copy. This may always be a struggle for me, and I have to be careful I am not disrespectful when I clean in my daughter's room, and she keeps (in my opinion) way too much stuff, and I have to move it when I vacuum. She sort-of lives here, but not really, which sounds a bit complicated, as she lives out of town while going to school. I am grateful that you share your adventures with those of us who live with this nasty little secret. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com