Too Bad I Scooped Ya, Primetime
Dr. Randy Frost, whose own office is spotless. (c) jcs 2006
I was watching Primetime and its series on medical mysteries the other night and a familiar face popped on screen -- Dr. Randy Frost, who I interviewed a couple of months ago on the issue of hoarding.
The topic is intriguing to say the least. We've all heard of 'those' houses ... packed to overflowing with papers, clothes, or even pets. But the disorder of hoarding apparently goes even further than that. Once thought to be a type of OCD, now many experts like Frost think it's more complicated, relating to many other disorders such as ADD, depression, or anxiety. What's more, taking all of a hoarder's stuff away from them -- like when a house is condemned due to its contents -- can do much more harm than good and even make the problem worse.
Makes you take HGTV and its many clutter-clearing shows all the more seriously, eh?
