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Dr. Randy O. Frost

@drrandyfrost

Leading expert in Hoarding Disorder, research and treatment. Co-author of Hoarding Disorder: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide 2022

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Happy to announce the publication of my newest book: Hoarding Disorder: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide with my esteemed colleague Carolyn Rodriguez.

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People with hoarding disorder have an intense sense of responsibility for not wasting anything, making it difficult discard.#insightsbs

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Emotional attachments and responsibility for avoiding waste are the main motivations for saving in hoarding disorder. #insightsbs

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Research indicates that hoarding affects 2-5% of the general population, which makes it more prevalent than disorders like OCD#insightsbs

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Both Stewart and Moira are indeed very brave for sharing their stories, especially since hoarding creates such shame.#insightsbs

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Sharing information about possessions is a characteristic of collectors that differs from people with hoarding disorder.#insightsbs

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Seeing a pet killed may indeed sensitive someone to attachments, but many people experience such things without developing HD #insightsbs

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Based on existing research, it does not appear that living through a period of early material deprivation causes hoarding.#insightsbs