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From the lens Understanding Squalor Syndrome.

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  • RysMom Apr 25, 2012 @ 7:20 am | delete
    I know someone like this and I have tried to help them but once I leave things get bad again. Money is not the issue and this I think is a mental disorder separate from hoarding. They were not raised to live in squalor but choose to. Not cleaning the tub or toilet or bringing out trash invites mice and ants. Not doing the laundry makes it smell bad especially in the bedroom. A beautiful home is completely wrecked in a few short years. Sad...
  • bloomingrose Apr 5, 2012 @ 8:25 pm | delete
    Very informative, it is great to shine some light on this troubling condition.
  • janeeyre1000 Mar 26, 2012 @ 1:12 am | delete
    Wow, this was enlightening. I've known people like this.
  • davespeed Mar 11, 2012 @ 7:33 pm | delete
    How sad it is that there are people who suffer this way from squalor syndrome. The youtube video made my skin crawl. I feel sorry for those who have this disease. Before reading your lens, I was familiar with hoarding, but didn't know there was a separate syndrome for people living in squalor. How terrible it must be for those suffering from both! Thanks for sharing this lens with us.
  • Linrow Feb 19, 2012 @ 5:37 pm | delete
    Very good article, that is interesting and informative. Well done!
  • chromegrrrl Feb 6, 2012 @ 3:02 pm | delete
    I didn't realize there was a distinction between squalor syndrome and hoarding-- thank you for making that clear. Lots of great information on this lens.
  • Ladymermaid Dec 3, 2011 @ 2:00 pm | delete
    I know a couple individuals with this syndrome and dust mites and other breathing hardships are very common in homes of this condition. (Wish I could get my husband to have a little less stuff too). Fantastic article on Squalor or hoarding syndrome. Very well written.
  • beckyf Nov 13, 2011 @ 5:49 pm | delete
    This was a very interesting lens.
  • YayasHome Oct 19, 2011 @ 9:48 pm | delete
    This is scary. I have often wondered how some people can live under such conditions. Thank you for clearing it up. I had no idea there was such a disease, but it certainly does explain a lot.
  • GreenfireWiseWoman Aug 2, 2011 @ 8:15 am | delete
    Really informative. Thank you.
  • SocialpathFree Jul 9, 2011 @ 1:02 pm | delete
    Very helpful information for those with this condition.
  • Othercat Jun 12, 2011 @ 2:58 am | delete
    Blessed by a Squid Angel.
  • gonzalezdenise Jun 6, 2011 @ 9:02 pm | delete
    Great lens. Thanks for allowing me to visit.
  • Brian Mar 24, 2011 @ 9:04 pm | delete
    I have a family member who may have squalor condition. She has a job, friends, stinks real bad and I snuck into her house tonight while she was away--disgusting I counted over 150 dog and cat feces on the floor and mould all through the bathroom. She has 1 dog and 4 cats but doesn't have all that many possessions so she's not a hoarder. Very puzzling and worried
  • LotusPetalYoga Nov 30, 2010 @ 4:18 pm | delete
    Interesting to read about these syndromes. I think Oprah had a few people on who had some of these conditions and when they went in to clean up the place and help the people it was very interesting. I especially enjoyed the personal individual stories you wrote about. Thank you for sharing.
  • GonnaFly Nov 24, 2010 @ 9:00 pm | delete
    My word. How tragic. But what an interesting read.
  • Ramkitten Nov 8, 2010 @ 6:10 pm | delete
    Hm, this is something I'd never heard of before. I've certainly known people who've chosen to live a simple lifestyle, like hobos, but not what you've described here.
  • sandralynnsparks Oct 6, 2010 @ 10:35 am | delete
    Thank you for doing this. I've had to deal with living with people who had this, and it's very, very difficult...
  • squidfree10 Jan 14, 2011 @ 8:43 am | delete
    Unfortunately my boyfriend's mother has this and her home is tame compaired to the uploaded You Tube video listed on this site. She is lives in a large house with rooms of filth upon filth and she also hoards animals..mainly sheep and cats. She is very aggressive, obstinate controlling and difficult. She elects to eat mouldy food and is extremely difficult when she people attempt to stop her doing it. Her kitchen is like a living horror film and in other rooms rubbish is 6 foot high with pathways between it, and water runs down the walls. The absolute worst of it is not her home which on Xmas day had no heating, no electric and no water due to burst pipes, but, the fact that she controls her son who farms her farm. She terrifies his previous girlfriends, sometimes spitting at them, and refuses to let go of him in the saddest most controlling manner - both emotionally and financially - Does anyone have similar experiences on the controlling side of other adults by Diogenic Syndrome individuals - Your help is much appreciated !! x
  • Ladydove62 Apr 7, 2010 @ 9:03 am | delete
    Really interesting lens about Squalor Syndrome. I did home health care for a period of time and what really disheartened me was the conditions of so many of these people.
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Mar 30, 2010 @ 7:09 am | delete
    Well, at first I was worried, but then I looked at your pictures and at my house and realized I am not quite there yet!

    That was my first thought, but seriously, you did a great job on an important subject

    5* and fanned
  • MysticTurtle Dec 5, 2009 @ 10:28 pm | delete
    I saw the film "Grey Gardens." I was fascinated.
  • AddaptAbilities Nov 11, 2009 @ 2:02 am | delete
    Really educational. i think I heard about the Collyer brothers on the radio recently... maybe there's a new book out about them? Anyway, nice lens.
  • keno Mar 25, 2010 @ 10:10 am | delete
    I'm also saw a trailer on collyer brothers on. Really that was close to heart.

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