HOARDING
READ: Psalm 49:1-10
Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. :-Psalm 39:6
Heaping up of money is one of the useless pursuits that God wants to save you from. It is very difficult to know what to do when you have all the money you actually need. When will you use this money? What will you use it for? Where can you take it to? Who will you leave it for?
Many excessively rich people look like mad men because they keep piling up things that they can never use. Remember that mental patients tend to gather meaningless items together and sit in the midst of them. One wonders what they think they will do with the rubbish they are heaping around themselves.
The Diogenes Syndrome is a behavioural health condition characterized by poor personal hygiene, self-neglect, hoarding and unkempt living conditions and a lack of shame regarding one’s living condition. It is also called the Squalor Syndrome.
Hoarding is a mental health disorder characterized by a persistent and powerful difficulty in getting rid of collected items, regardless of their value. Left untreated, this behaviour can lead to a variety of damaging social and emotional defects for both the hoarder and their family members.
The Hoarding Disorder is a persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, the build up of food and trash to unusually excessive unsanitary levels. It includes keeping or collecting items that have little or no monetary value, such as carrier bags. Hoarding disorders are challenging to treat because people who hoard frequently do not see it as a problem or have little or no knowledge of how it affects others. It is really important to encourage a person who is hoarding to seek help as their difficulty in discarding objects can cause loneliness and mental health problems.