Professional assistance for Hoarding Cleaning Services

What is Hoarding Cleaning Services? Who really needs these services? Is it really worth it? Does hoarding have any risk involved? Too many questions to understand, what actually it really means. So let’s begin with some understanding of Hoarding.

What is Compulsive Hoarding?

Compulsive hoarding is one such behavior which characterized by the extreme acquisition of and incapability or refusal to discard large quantities of objects that cover significant area of house and cause significant distress or harm.

Now new question arises that other than occupying space in house, does compulsive hoarding behavior actually do anything? Yes, it does. Compulsive Hoarding behavior has actually been associated with health risks, impaired functioning and economic burden and may incur adverse effects on family, friends and any frequent visitors of home. Hoarding does occupy significant space and it prevents typical uses of space so as to limit routine home activities like cleaning, cooking, moving through the house etc thus it significantly damage day to day in house functioning. It can also be dangerous if it puts the individual or others at risk from fire, falling, poor sanitation, and other health concerns. As per research, you can relate Compulsive Hoarding to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Hoarding is very much common in people with psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Some of the symptoms hoarders might experience are:

• Hoarders tend to keep onto a large number of items that most normal people would consider wasteful like old books, magazines, news papers, junk mails, old or worn clothes and many such things.
• Areas of the home can’t be accessible for intended purpose like chairs, dining tables, kitchen; refrigerator can’t be used for their respective purpose due to unnecessary gathering of unwanted items or wastes piled up or into them.
• Some Hoardings are so messy that actually results into damage, distress or illness. It often leads to argument with family members, put house at the risk of fire, falling, infestation or eviction. Also leads to depression much of the time because of hoardings

Hoarding Cleanup is a specialized cleaning as hoarding clean up presents specific dangers and health hazards. In many cases, it involves biohazard material clean up and the removal not only of the clutter but also of trash, animal urine or feces, mold, insects, rodents and much more.

At “Hoarders’ Helping Hands”, Aclectica provides assistance to hoarders in managing their collections, including organizing and disposal of the awkward or damaging objects. In doing so we use Decluttering, energy flow, as well as color and aroma therapy when required, to provide a more supporting home environment and help to remove the immediate health and safety and help in maintaining a supportive and nurturing home.
 

Our team of professionals endeavors to work with you to provide a discrete and progressive program in resolving hoarding issues. Helping Hands Resources Ltd. is your one stop source for hoarders, their families and authorities who need to deal with this difficult condition and require professional guidance.

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My Experience about Clutter and Energy Flow

I remember the strict policy one of my former employers in the biopharmaceutical industry had. “Clean your desks before the end of the week” was the repetitive command coming from ‘upstairs’ continuously. 

As scientists of course we were mostly messy. More focused on the results and a lot less interested in how our desks and cubicles looked like. As I matured and grew more comfortable in my own skin I realised that there was a lot more in cleaning my desk than met the eyes. Once I started practicing the command from ‘upstairs’ and ended up with a clean desk and in-box first thing on Monday mornings, I noticed I did my best thinking and analysis at that time! Coincidence? Not at all.

Clutter affects us all in in the same way. Takes away concentration, increases frustration and we end up worrying more about what to tackle first than getting quality work done. It also doesn’t help that one tends to overlook things in a big mess and end up regretting it at some point. So if an office clutter does this to your work, imagine what it does to your home environment where you should be reenergising and nourishing yourself!

Decluttering visibly organizes our space and in turn helps us organise our thoughts and thought patterns. The flow of energy is felt by us at various levels but more commonly understood visually. So regardless of how we think it impacts us, it is important to note that clutter has a great impact on our lives in a mental, physical and emotional sense.

In severe cases of cluttering, which affect 1-2% of the population, hoarding begins to consume us to the point that we lose touch with the norm and can’t imagine our environment without the collected treasures (which unfortunately sometimes includes animals!) and start feeling the adverse effects of hoarding and accompanying clutter. Although it is understood that obsessive behaviours have varying psychological and emotional roots (this includes hoarding), clutter nonetheless produces the same effect in all of us. It blocks the flow of energy, blocks creative thinking, becomes visually tiring, makes any space less relaxing and nourishing, and in some cases can have a negative impact on our health and safety. So next time you walk by a room or a space in your house or at work, as yourself if you like what you see and can you improve it. And remember, if you don’t love it or use, you should toss it!

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