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Feb 01

Hoarding Article: What are the Boundaries?

  • By COH-Inc. in Understanding Hoarding
  • February 1, 2012

Quote: “The difference from OCD is that that thoughts in hoarding tend to not be as intrusive, repetitive, ritualistic, unpleasant as in OCD. Hoarding is more a passive preoccupation than an attempt to neutralize unwanted thoughts, images or impulses. Hoarding also can have its euphoric side when an item is found to hoard, like compulsive shopping.”

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