Hello

I've been a hoarder most of my life. I know what it's like to stand at the recycling bin clutching a slip of paper, unable to let it go. The frustration, bafflement, self-loathing--I'm intimate with all the resulting negative emotions.

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Thanks to years of therapy, I understand the power of hoarding disorder and the necessity of confronting it. I also know how hard that is to accomplish alone. To help others, and as part of my own healing, I lead a Seattle-based hoarding support group. In 2022, I published "Fun With Fred:  Life With OCD and Hoarding," a humorous memoir. Because under the circumstances, humor is required.