For People Seeking Recovery

Sample action steps for people who think they might struggle with hoarding themselves or who are already aware of the presence of their hoarding behaviors. The goal of these steps is to move forward in their recovery process.

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Assess Yourself

a. Clutterers Anonymous: Am I a Clutterer?

b. San Francisco Health and Fire Code Compliance Guidelines

c. Clutter Image Rating Scale

d. Savings Inventory Revised

Increase Motivation by Completing the Following Exercises

Buried in Treasures

Ask for Help

Research different resources
Overcome shame and fear of reaching out
Follow up on outreach
Schedule an appointment to see if you are eligible for 1-on-1 services
Attend support groups

Engage in self-nurturing self-care habits to deal with feelings of being overwhelmed

a. Clutterers Anonymous (MISSING DOC) Feeling overwhlemed and what to do about it

b. 200 Fun Things to do Besides Shopping

Minimize Acquiring

a. Acquiring Episode Diagram (MISSING DOC)

b. Buried in Treasures: Non-Acquiring Hierarchy Exercise (MISSING DOC)

c. Buried in Treasures: Non-Acquiring Help Card

Debtors Anonymous: https://debtorsanonymous.org/
Underearners Anonymous: https://www.underearnersanonymous.org/

Identify A Starting Point

a. Use the San Francisco Health and Fire Code Compliance Guidelines to identify which rooms do or do not meet code

b. Use the Clutter Image Rating Scale to identify what level of clutter you have

Sort, Discard, and Organize

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Maintenance

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Decorate

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Coping with Relapse

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