Comments on: Hoarders

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:31:17 +0000

20 Signs You Really Don’t Need That Thing:

http://blog.mythings.com/archive/2008/09/16/20-signs-you-really-dont-need-that-thing.aspx

By: Greg Kennedy

Greg Kennedy — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:58:56 +0000

Man I watched a few episodes of Intervention, but the amount of time devoted to footage of the drug addict’s trainwreck lifestyle vs. the amount of time devoted to footage of the actual intervention and recovery… well, it’s good if you like exploitation I guess.

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:52:46 +0000

I dunno Jason, your documentary was pretty good. It might be interesting to see how you handled a psychological topic sometime in a documentary.

In our house, they would not need to ‘add’ items. They might have to pry them outta Rob’s cold, dead hands, but the items would be there.

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:55:36 +0000

Two things: Our back yard is not a mess, right?

They haven’t got a show out there for Media Hoarders yet, but when they do, I know a couple of good candidates.

By: Zeno

Zeno — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:02:25 +0000

A few weeks back I saw a British documentary on the same subject called “Possessed” (available online for free. Just Google it), and my reactions more or less mirrored yours here; concluding that I’m “not that bad” by any stretch, yet it was still cause for some serious introspection on my packrat habits.

Given that these people seem to have some serious, heart-wrenching pathology at work in their heads it’s hard to not think of a weekly reality show based on the problem as anything but exploitative. However, if it brings some needed attention to someone having these issues, I suppose it serves a greater good.

By: Mom

Mom — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:58:57 +0000

On the old house-cleaning show Clean Sweep, I believe the coordinators were trained psychologists for that reason. Therapy/treatment is definitely called for. I think we could all benefit from a little professional help! The first step really is wanting to change. How sad that things have to get that extreme for anyone! My first reaction when I watch these shows is to do the same…. I’m not so bad after all. Second is to take some inspiration and self-help knowledge away from it and start taking baby steps to apply it to my own “recovery”. Don’t let those poor hoarders have exposed themselves and suffered in vain!