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Title: Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding
ISBN: 0195300580
Author:
David F. Tolin
Randy O. Frost
Gail Steketee
Publicate Date: 2007-02-08
Publish: 2007-02-08
List Price: $16.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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1: Comprehensive Guide
Well researched and professionally presented. I don't feel it's the complete answer for recovery from this obsessive-compulsory behavior; but it would be helpful in conjunction with other supports.
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2: Very Little and Poorly Padded
First, there is so much more to say about the topic of hoarding and how to overcome it. The book could have been better if it had contained more text and fewer blank pages disguising themselves as workbook pages. Anybody, not only a hoarder, certainly has their own blank paper around to house that they could use as worksheets. The publisher does not need to provide it for us and charge for it.
Secondly, the book says what it has to say then repeats virtually all the same things!
Third (thirdly?) the person who needs this book either won't buy it, or she'll get it then lose it.
Nevertheless, it was fun reading about myself. The authors apparently got inside my head and spilled all my secrets. Yes, the book helped a little, but it should either be much more concise or it should contain more information. Taking a small amount of helpful material and padding it to fill out a book is a sham and waste of the consumer's money.
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3: Original Insights
I've read a lot of books about getting organized--enough to stop. This book was recommended on the NACBT forum and I found it to be very worthwhile reading.
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4: Excellent Book to give to Hoarders
This is a very respectful book and can help a hoarder come to terms with his or her problem. It explains why people hoard and how they can begin to do something about it.
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5: Tired of piles? This book can help
This book has examples and advice for people with serious hoarding problems but the advice and exercises are helpful for those with more mild cluttering problems. Both my wife and I read the book and found ourselves energized to clear our space. It covers some of the reasons to be motivated to clear your space and some of the not so obvious roadblocks that get in your way. For example, are you a perfectionist about where everything should be and how it should be disposed? This can cause you to end up with piles to go to right places but too tired or busy to get them there.
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