Living in Hoarding Conditions
These recommendations are for individuals who are currently living with someone with hoarding behavior. This classification might include spouses, housemates, siblings, adult children, and parents of someone with hoarding behavior.
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This list of recommendations was created by Susie DuBois, LMFT (https://susiedubois.com/).
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1 / Assess Your Safety
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Health codes
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Hoarding severity
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Hoarding Rating Scale
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HOMES Rating Scale
2 / Educate Yourself
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3 / Ask for Help & Find Community
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4 / Self-Care and Nurturing Habits
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5 / Boundary Setting and Improving Communication
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6 / Grief Work
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7 / Increasing Motivation to Change
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8 / Compassionate Clean Outs
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9 / Sorting, Discarding, and Organizing
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10 / Aging, End-of-Life, and Estate Planning
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