I second what Dave said. I think about Gem quite a bit.

Reading a variety of threads on this board will give you a feelimg for the kinds of things hoarders close relatives/friends have to deal with.

go to the second page of this section and look for a thread with a broken air conditioner in the title started by Gem.

You can read about the inability of the systems in Mississippi to help a person in a hoarding situation who would like to clean up.

Hello everyone!

I am a social work student in Mississippi and I have taken a special interest in the OCD Hoarding population.

I am doing an analysis and I am trying to learn more about and emphasize the strengths of this community.

Some questions that I have are:

What cultural values?
What doesn't the population around you understand about having OCD?
What are the STRENGTHS of this population?
Stories of TRIUMPH over obstacles. etc.

My email is Katecarlisle1@gmail.com

I would be so happy to talk to you and learn more about OCD and Hoarding.

Thank you so much ahead of time.

-Kate