Chip Chick
According to the Anxiety & Depression Association of America, “hoarding is the persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of their actual value. The behavior usually has deleterious effects—emotional, physical, social, financial, and even legal—for a hoarder and family members.”
“For those who hoard, the quantity of their collected items sets them apart from other people. Commonly hoarded items may be newspapers, magazines, paper and plastic bags, cardboard boxes, photographs, household supplies, food, and clothing.”
All of this extreme hoarding has to start somewhere. Unfortunately, it already started in this young family’s life.
I don’t know anything, but it takes a long time to establish these habits and an even longer time to get rid of them.
All I can say is, good luck, buddy. You’ve got to either choose to keep up the lifestyle you’ve enabled-by cleaning all by yourself or stand by the love of your life and get her some therapy.
Either way, it’s a long road ahead. Hopefully, that road won’t be covered in old dirty diapers and cat crap.
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