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[quote=Anonymous]Hoarding is related to anxiety. Plus you are saying she panics when you are not around. Please help her get treatment for her anxiety. Hoarding is really tough to deal with but honestly you are making it worse by threatening to clear stuff out (major anxiety trigger, don't do that). And, it's very natural to want to have control over the space you live in. The state is not going to declare her incompetent because she hoards pens and booklets, but let's say they do: then what? You still have to clean the stuff out, plus now she's upset because you took yet more control away from her. If she really cannot take care of herself and you are starting to hate her because of the burden, you need respite help from local programs that provide that, and/or paid caregivers. [/quote]
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