Reddit reviews Coming Clean: A Memoir

u/jewls_ you are not alone. You matter. I hope you can get out of there soon. Here are some other resources that I hope will help you feel less alone.

https://groups.io/g/MYCOHP/wiki/Voices-of-COHP

https://childrenofhoarders.com/wordpress/

https://groups.io/g/MYCOHP/wiki/Recommended-Resources

https://www.facebook.com/ChildrenOfHoarders

there are many more you can connect to through some of these.

If you are not familiar with Kimberly Miller's book, she made a suicide attempt after returning to her parents hoard. I hear this kind of desperation too often.

https://www.amazon.com/Coming-Clean-Memoir-Kimberly-Miller/dp/0544320816/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

There are a lot of emergency resources, you are NEVER alone.

https://groups.io/g/MYCOHP/wiki/Emergency-Info

See also reply to OP. A lot of abuse and trauma can occur because of untreated mental illness.

https://www.healthyplace.com/blogs/verbalabuseinrelationships/2019/3/what-is-coercive-control?fbclid=IwAR3308-JTMLTbyM8Vm8A82TSkFY9kBLEhi8fIL4ZPfZ1-XaYxwr25rvruts

Hang in there.

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My parents are not hoarders but I did read a fascinating book on the subject by Kimberly Rae Miller titled "Coming Clean." Miller's parents are both hoarders and she describes how difficult that made her childhood. It's a heartbreaking book but well worth reading.

http://www.amazon.com/Coming-Clean-Kimberly-Rae-Miller/dp/0544320816

I have the opposite problem of hoarding. I keep my possessions very sparse. If I'm not actively using something, I get rid of it. I rarely get attached emotionally to objects. Hmmm ... I wonder what's going on with that.

If you're interested, I read a book not so long ago that documented the author's struggles of living with a parent who was a hoarder. I picked it up for like 2 bucks at a random college's bookstore, but it's around 10 on amazon right now. It's called " Coming Clean " by Kimberly Rae Miller.