Digging Out: Helping Your Loved One Manage Clutter, Hoarding, and Compulsive Acquiring

Many people who hoard understand the extent of their problem and are open to help. This book is not for them. Digging Out is for the concerned and frustrated friends and family members of people who do not fully accept the magnitude of their hoarding problem and refuse help from others. If you have a friend or loved one with a hoarding problem and are seeking a way to guide him or her to a healthier, safer way of life, this book is for you.

In Digging Out, you will find a complete guide to helping your loved one with a hoarding problem live safely and comfortably in his or her home or apartment. Included are realistic harm reduction strategies that you can use to help your loved one manage health and safety hazards, avoid eviction, and motivate him or her to make long-term lifestyle changes. You'll learn how to handle a roommate or spouse with a hoarding problem, identify and work through special considerations that may arise when the person who hoards is frail and elderly, and receive guidance for healing strained relationships between people who hoard and their friends and family. Take heart. With this book as a guide, you can help your loved one live more comfortably and safely, salvage your damaged relationship, and restore your peace of mind.

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• Treatment for Hoarding Disorder: Workbook (Treatments That Work)
• Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things
• Buried in Treasures: Help For Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, And Hoarding (Treatments That Work)
• Overcoming Compulsive Hoarding: Why You Save and How You Can Stop
• The Hoarder in You: How to Live a Happier, Healthier, Uncluttered Life
• Loving Someone with Anxiety: Understanding and Helping Your Partner (The New Harbinger Loving Someone Series)
• Surviving an Eating Disorder: Strategies for Family and Friends
• Vulnerable Communion: A Theology of Disability and Hospitality
• The Hoarding Handbook: A Guide for Human Service Professionals