Spotlight Blog 3 (Option 2)

--Original published at Gracie's Blog

Some people do not know they have a mental illness until they seek help, but what if they do not have the opportunity to find the help? Several television shows portray what people with mental illnesses go through on a normal day. I personally think that most of the television shows like “Hoarders” for example provide an opportunity for people to get the help they need. There are many reasons as to why displaying a person with a mental illness on TV for millions of people to see can be beneficial. I think that showing people dealing with a mental illness on public television is ethical because they are agreeing to be a part of the television program. They are also getting the help they need to overcome their mental illness, as well as possibly help viewers who may be struggling with the same mental illness.

Online sources are somewhat indecisive. There are reasons supporting how television shows about people dealing with a mental illness can be both helpful and harmful towards the people in the shows and the viewers.

One reason why turning some mental illnesses into entertainment on public television is beneficial is for the viewers sake. Some viewers watching may find that they are suffering from a similar mental illness, and through the television program they can see they are not alone (Meyers, Seth). There are several examples of people who after watching “Hoarders” realized they too may have a mental illness. One person states, “It was only when the programs were on television that I thought it’s actually a mental health problem” (Almendrala, Anna). Some people may be scared to ask if they have a mental illness, but seeing others who are going through the same thoughts is helpful. A variety of popular programs are real life and help contestants willing to publicized their mental illnesses. Well-known people like Phil Donahue and Oprah take time to help and develop different solutions to help people with mental illnesses (The British Psychology Society). Similar to Phil and Oprah, a woman named Dorothy helps hoarders realize they need to change their ways and helps organize random objects and trash in order to clean the house (Dehnart, Andy). A majority of these reality mental illness television shows are unscripted and reveal raw life of people living with a mental illness (Almendrala, Anna). Many people watching the show may not have known there was actually help available for certain mental illnesses (Almendrala, Anna). Watching television is very popular and when discovering that there are options out there for viewers who may need help, family members or the people with the mental illness may contact the show. Television shows displaying help can be a resource for viewers who need help.

On the other hand there are negative sides to having television shows pertaining to mental illnesses, which can harm both viewers and/or people taking part in the show dealing with the mental illness. According to experts, the television series “Hoarders” featured on the channel A&E, mainly wants to show how crazy some people are. Directors also look for a good story by incorporating emotion and drama into the episodes. There are also thoughts that the television show is only looking to entertain and shock the public eye (The British Psychology Society). A guy named Reddit, whose father is a hoarder mentions how there is no long-term improvement from being on the show “Hoarders” (Bussel, K. Rachel). If there is not a long-term effect from being on the show, the hoarder may feel like they wasted their time and may feel embarrassed for exposing their mental illness for no reason. Viewers may not know that the results are short-term and get their hopes up. There are other options available for people suffering from mental illnesses such as cognitive behavior therapy, and the results are usually long-term (Amandrala, Anna). There are other systems accessible for people who need assistance in treating their mental illness, and television is not the only option.

Overall, television shows about mental illnesses can be harmful and helpful to people shown in the show with a mental illness and to the viewers who may also be dealing with the same mental illness. I believe displaying television shows about the reality of mental illnesses is mainly helpful because the people in the show most likely overcome their mental illness thanks to professional help. Viewers watching the show may be dealing with similar mental illnesses and find that they are not alone.

Almendrala, Anna. “Hoarding Reality Shows Might Do More Harm Than Good”. Huffpost Healthy Living, Oath Inc, 12 June 2015,
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hoarding-reality-shows_n_7605804

Bussel, K. Rachel. “Stop Watching “Hoarders”: Our Lurid Reality TV Obsession with Mental Illness Has Crossed the Line”. Salon, Associated Press, 23 January 2016,
https://www.salon.com/2016/01/23/stop_watching_hoarders_our_lurid_reality_tv_obsession_with_mental_illness_has_crossed_a_line/

Dehnart, Andy. “Why Dorothy Breininger Brings Dignity to Hoarders’ Trash”. Realityblurred, 16 July 2015,
https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2015/07/hoarders-dorothy-breininger-organizer-interview/

Meyers, Seth. “Mental Illness on Reality TV: Helpful or Harmful?”. Psychology Today, Sussex Publishers, 12 April 2015,
https://www.psychologythttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insight-is-2020/201504/mental-illness-reality-tv-helpful-or-harmfuloday.com/us/blog/insight-is-2020/201504/mental-illness-reality-tv-helpful-or-harmful.

The British Psychology Society.
http://www.bps.org.uk/events

Spotlight Post #3 Option 3

--Original published at Zachs College Blog

Many television shows now a days include shows like My Strange Addiction, Hoarders, etc and turn these individuals mental illnesses into an entertainment for people to watch. Furthermore, Hoarders is a show that people are trying to get their homes and lives back in shape. In my opinion, I feel that these shows are tearing these individuals who suffer with mental issues that allow themselves to create the name as a “Hoarder”. These Tv producers create shows like this to attract people to view because they are usually so astonished with what these people have done to this life and living situation. These individuals brain functions in a “strange nature” meaning they have many behaviors, thoughts, and emotions that cause them to create these unbreakable habit. I personally believe these shows could be classified as unethical because these producers know they are offensive and show many examples of people with little or no insight. Overall, I feel that these types of show are negative and portray these people who truly can not help it as entertainment. Now I am going to compare both standpoints on whether not these shows are helpful or damaging.

“The shows promote the idea that arriving at a house with a cleaning crew and pressuring people to discard possessions is the way to solve the problem.” This is what the first psychological researcher stated when speaking on the show “Hoarders”. Although, it is not just that easy to break an individual’s hoarding habits. For people dealing with these mental illnesses to break these problems, they require behavioral cognitive therapy to help diminish their attachment to certain possessions. “But what A&E has chosen to do is dramatize the outward manifestation of hoarding rather than truly getting to the root of the hoarding for either viewers or the hoarders themselves.” These producers even have a Youtube channel that provides bonus clips and house assessments which comes off as joking around about their situation when really these professionals are supposed to be there to provide tips and ways to break these habits. In one article, the author believed that these shows actually do not raise awareness because these producers seek out the most extreme cases to film. Although, in the shows opening it states that hoarding affects more than 16 million people in the US. By doing this, it provides the viewers with an idea that the episodes they show are impossible to understand or relate to. “Hoarding is showcased as out-there, over-the-top, monstrous.” The generalization is that viewers are supposed to feel sorry for these people going through that but these shows give us a vivid picture of what its like for these individuals to be going through something like hoarding. Overall, I feel that this information was credible as both sources provided very similar statements about the negatives on shows that exploit individuals mental illnesses.

Although, some people believe that these types of shows actually are helpful for both the individuals and the audience. One of the main reasons people want to get on hoarders is because of the finances. As a part of taking part of their show, the budgets from the show actually pay for all of the clean-up, therapists, and specialists who help the individual through the experience. One of the biggest stressors for these people is knowing the costs of the tons and tons of cleaning supplies for their current home. One researcher stated that extreme case of desperation an individual has to allow a camera crew, therapists, and specialists into their home just gives an accurate depiction of just how desperate and frustrating a hoarding situation can be on someone. Some researchers believe that these episodes can be somewhat beneficial to educate the general public. More specifically towards people who are currently mildly dealing with a mental illness tend to use it as a lesson to allow them to not let themselves reach a level like the people in the shows. You always have to remember that these shows do contain a lot of drama, but many times the producers produce and edit them from the original film. Many reality shows contain a particular stereotype or if they are actually “real” or not. Lastly, this show provides a common misconception on these people. Many times people generalize that hoarders are “nasty” people. In reality though, a psychologist stated that many times these hoarders are actually caregivers like teachers, social workers, etc which shows they are loving, caring people. Overall, I feel that this information is credible, but I still do believe the negatives outweighs the positives on the general outlook of this show.

Citations:

Adler, Lana. “15 Little Known Facts About A&E’s ‘Hoarders’.” TheThings, TheThings, 11 Sept. 2017, http://www.thethings.com/15-little-known-facts-about-aes-hoarders/.

Almendrala, Anna. “Hoarding Reality Shows Might Do More Harm Than Good.” HuffPost, Life, 17 June 2015, http://www.huffpost.com/entry/hoarding-reality-shows_n_7605804.

Bussel, Rachel Kramer. “Stop Watching ‘Hoarders’: Our Lurid Reality TV Obsession with Mental Illness Has Crossed a Line.” Salon, Salon.com, 23 Jan. 2016, http://www.salon.com/2016/01/23/stop_watching_hoarders_our_lurid_reality_tv_obsession_with_mental_illness_has_crossed_a_line/.

Asay, Paul. “TV SERIES REVIEW.” Plugged In, Plugged In, http://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/hoarders/.

Chapter 14 First Impression

--Original published at LivsCollegeBlog

For this week’s first impression post, I chose to go with option 1. I watched a video that showed a first person point of view simulation of the experiences that a person with schizophrenia has.

Before watching this video, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Usually, when someone thinks of a person with schizophrenia, they think of that person as having different personalities and expressing those different personalities at different times. A recent movie titled Split shows the main character as having and expressing different personas as though he was a different person altogether. The different people, however, knew about one another in his mind and talked to one another in his mind. I think that this movie really opened up the interpretation of what schizophrenia is like.

I had watched this video before in AP Psychology in high school. I thought it was interesting then and I think it is interesting now. It really shows how a person with schizophrenia thinks and experiences things differently than a person without schizophrenia. This difference can be seen towards the end when a woman comes in and acts drastically different than the main point of view. At the beginning of the video, everything seems to be going well, all sunshiny and bright. But once the person wakes up, it seems as though everything has been flipped upside down; it’s dark, gloomy, and malevolent. The voices in the persons head start to appear and make it seem as though everything is dangerous and that nothing is safe. During the dark and malevolent time, the voices make it seem like everything is out to get the main person such as the pizza man, the pizza itself, the coffee, the weather, etc. Everything is dangerous. While watching the video, I could notice small differences. One difference occurs with the newspaper. In the beginning, when everything is happy, the newspaper mentions a man winning the lottery. Later on, when everything is dark and malevolent, however, the newspaper mentions to “not leave the house” and to “renew prescription.” At the end of the video, the woman that enters opens up the curtains and lets light shine in. This occurrence seemingly eases the main persons mind and the voices seem to dissipate. The makers of the video make it known that this is just one possibility of how a person with schizophrenia experiences things. They state that there is not just one type of schizophrenia.

After watching the video, I now have a new insight on what a possible scenario of someone with schizophrenia is like. This experience was altogether enlightening.

Chapter 14 First Impression Post

--Original published at Psychology 105

I believe the video portrayed a more typical day in the life of somebody who has schizophrenia. In the video, the person seemed to mostly be experiencing delusions and auditory hallucinations. Mostly, the person seemed to be very paranoid and anxious in general like when he shut himself into his house and was nervous to answer the phone or door. It seemed like the voices he heard perpetuated irrational thoughts he was having, like that his food and medications were poisoned. They also seemed to amplify the different feelings he was having toward himself, like when they were calling him stupid and worthless. The person had some visual hallucinations as well. In media, I think there is more emphasis on some of the more severe symptoms, such as intense visual hallucinations. This is most commonly portrayed in television and movies. I think the video does a good job going over some of the other common behavioral and cognitive effects of the illness. Often in film, people with schizophrenia are portrayed violent. This is kind of a stigma of the illness, and I think it was beneficial to see things from the point of view of someone with schizophrenia because we can see where their thoughts are coming from and how they may be causing the person to behave abnormally. Another thing I noted was that toward the end of the video the person was encouraged to take their medication in order to get back on track. I think in media there is less emphasis on the treatment of schizophrenia at times, and more emphasis on how uncontrollable and irrational people with the illness can be. Overall, I think that the video showed a good depiction of the illness and is likely more accurate than some of the more dramatized portrayals seen in the media.

Chapter 14: First Impression Post

--Original published at Isabella's Psychology Blog

I watched the video and found it very unsettling how the voices and the hallucinate worked together to create a scary situation out of a normal beautiful day. Normally in a movie they have people just act crazy and irrational but they never show why they act the way they do. For example, the voices said that there was something wrong with the pizza and then the hallucinations made the pizza move in a gross and unnatural way.
By watching how schizophrenics voices and hallucinations create a narrative which seems real it is understandable why they act oddly. Though from the video it looks like they can live a normal life just by taking medication. Schizophrenia is usually not depicted as controllable through medication in films. I feel this is because movies need to create drama to get viewers attention and this is usually done by exaggerating things like illnesses. So a disorder that is controllable through medication that involves voices and hallucinations when untreated is made to seem worse and is used to explain why a movie villain is doing something bad for no reason. Also because schizophrenics are usually the irrational crazy person in movies people associate schizophrenics with crazy people that act out without any reason.
Another reason is that in the news sometimes when people who are schizophrenic commit horrible crimes the news media puts too much emphasis on them being schizophrenic or having other mental disorders. Personally, I feel that this is the news trying to rationalize that some people do horrible things by blaming mental illnesses, which then results in the stigmatization of mental illness. Since in the video the person was having horrible hallucinations but still did not out in violence against another person.

Chapter 14 First Impression- Option 1

--Original published at jennacampanellipsych

I had watched this video last year in my high school psychology class, but rewatching it gave me the same effect. It gave me the chills, I could not imagine having to live through that everyday. Always feeling like there are people around you bringing you down, calling you names, thinking everything and everyone is against you, seeing things that are not there- it seems like a horrible life. You usually do not have the opportunity to see into everyday life of someone with schizophrenia, so I think this video is a must watch for everyone to raise awareness and understanding of this disorder. In the media, I have seen people with schizophrenia in tv shows or movies being portrayed as crazy and dangerous. After seeing this video, it makes me feel very sad for people with schizophrenia, they are not crazy- they can not control it. Not being able to distinguish what is real or fake must be a very hard life. You can not even trust your loved ones, and no one understands what is going on in your head. And if you try to explain people will not listen or trust you because they are labeled as “crazy”. Schizophrenia is portrayed very negatively in media and it needs to stop. We need to build more awareness about this illness, it is not “funny” like we see in movies. i have also seen a lot of tv shows and movies where the person with schizophrenia is portrayed as dangerous.

Spotlight Blog 3 Prompts – Fall 2018

Regardless of which option you choose, make sure to use the tag “Spotlight” on your post. Also include the tag listed for the option you choose below.

Option 1 – Use the tag “Social”

People are often told to resist peer pressure and think for themselves, but as we’ve learned, this is more easily said than done. Too often, especially for teens, this advice is not followed with concrete recommendation about ways to resist pressure from others. I want you to identify three websites that provide methods for resisting peer pressure and discuss how likely you think the strategies they provide are to be successful. Make sure to explain your rationale using what we’ve learned in class and your textbook. Each of the three websites need to be targeted at a different audience but you may select the audiences you want to use (e.g., college students, athletes, parents, artists). Make sure to include links to the websites as part of your post.

Option 2 – Use the tag “Mental Illness”

Television shows like My Strange Addiction, Intervention, True Life, and others have turned some mental illnesses into entertainment. In particular, the shows Hoarders and Hoarding: Buried Alive showcase people with hoarding disorder trying to get their lives, homes, and relationships back in order. What do you think about this type of show? Is it ethical to do? Does it exploit people with mental illnesses? Here is a sample clip from Hoarding: Buried Alive in case you’re not familiar with how these shows work. Find at least two sources that argue these shows are helpful for the people on the show and/or the general public and at least two sources that argue these shows are harmful. Discuss the evidence each source provides, assess the credibility of the sources, and explain your own perspective on shows like this. Make sure to include links and/or citations for your sources.

Option 3 – Use the tag “Mental Health Treatment”

One of the biggest questions when deciding to seek treatment for a mental health condition is to pick between seeking psychotherapy (e.g., counseling, therapy) and medication. Major depressive disorder is the most common mental illness in the US, and can be treated effectively using either method. Find at least two sources that argue psychotherapy is a better treatment option and at least two sources that argue medication is a better treatment option. Discuss the evidence each source provides, assess the credibility of the sources, and explain your own perspective. Make sure to include links and/or citations for your sources.

Option 4 – Use the tag “Intelligence”

There has been a lot of controversy around the way our educational system works to improve learning outcomes for our children. For this post, you are going to investigate one of these issues and present your conclusions based on the evidence you review. You may select either year-round education (i.e., whether or not there should be a long summer break) or single-gender education (i.e., should boys and girls have separate classrooms). You will need to find two sources arguing for year-round education/single-gender education and two sources arguing against it, review the evidence in each source, and present your conclusion on the issue. Make sure to cite your sources.

I look forward to seeing what you write!

Header image: CC by Flickr user Thomas Hawk

Chapter 14 First Impression Prompts – Mental Illness

Hand writing on a notebook

Here are the prompts for this week. Regardless of which prompt you choose, use the tag “Mental Illness.”

Option 1

Schizophrenia is often depicted dramatically in the media, and has been the subject of many major films like A Beautiful Mind, The Soloist, and Donnie Darko. Less frequently, however, do people get the chance to think about the daily life of someone who experiences hallucinations and delusions. Watch this video which simulates the experience of a person with schizophrenia, share your reactions, and compare this to how you typically see schizophrenia in the media.

Option 2

People often associate schizophrenia with the homeless population or mental hospitals, but rarely do we think about people who are professionally very successful. One person who is thriving despite her schizophrenia is Elyn Saks, who received her law degree from Yale and is a professor at the University of Southern California. In her TED Talk, she describes how she struggled with her disorder and was eventually able to manage her condition and take control of her life. Share your reactions to the video, discuss how her story compares to the “typical narrative” of schizophrenia, and discuss why you think she turned out differently than other people with this disorder.

I look forward to seeing what you write!

Header image: CC by Flickr user Caitlinator

Spotlight Blog Post #3

--Original published at Kirsten's Kreations

For this post I chose to do the second option of Hoarding. I have people who are close to me that are hoarders, thankfully not as extreme as the ones on the show, and I have seen the show a few times. It bewilders me to see how people can let their house get as bad as some people let it. Frankly, I am the kind of person who can’t stand messes. Recently I visited family and my uncles basement I stayed in had food crumbs all over the floor and the one room smelled awful do to the dogs sometimes using it as a bathroom. I felt so gross that I wouldn’t walk around the house without shoes and avoided the dog smelling room as much as possible. However, the people on this show can be so bad the one person was living in his backyard because his house was filled to the roof with trash.

No matter how extreme the one thing everyone has in common with each other on this show is the hoarding didn’t happen until after an extreme tragedy occurred in their life. Because their hoarding is a result of a tragedy it really raises a question as to if these shows are more harmful to these people rather than beneficial. Personally, I believe they are harmful because they are already feeling stressed and hurt from their family members forcing them to drastically change their ways. Showing their pain on t.v. for the world to see makes them feel even more stressed and vulnerable which can harm their mental health even more which seems highly unethical to me. If families are truly worried about their loved ones then they should help them in privacy rather than exploit them.

When preparing to do this post I did a lot of searching on sources to back up if these shows are beneficial or harmful. Frankly, I couldn’t find anyone who believed this show benefits the hoarders. Every source had reasons to believe the show is harmful to the people being shown. So instead of discussing two sources why this show is good and why it is bad, I am going to discuss three sources explaining why this show is harmful for the people on it. One of the sources does give a brief explanation as to why it can be good.

“Hoarding Reality Shows Might Do More Harm Than Good”

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/17/hoarding-reality-shows_n_7605804.html

This article mostly discusses about how the shows are harmful but does also talk about how some people on the show say they have credited from it. Information from the British Psychology Society in the article discusses how reality shows should stop entertaining people with the mental illnesses of others. A researcher on the topic of hoarding also believes these shows promote pressuring people to get rid of all of their belongings (trash or not) which is not a healthy way of going about helping them because clearing the clutter isn’t going to help their mental well being. The people on this show would need long term cognitive behavior therapy in order to work on stopping the hoarding. Some people have claimed if it wasn’t for the show then they wouldn’t have come to terms with the fact that they have a problem which led them to seek the help they needed to clean their house and help their mental well being.

This source is credible because they found people who were affected by these shows and got first hand accounts and also included the links to where they found their sources of information.

“The Problem That Piles Up”

https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2018/02/problem-piles-up

This article explains a lot as who what hoarding disorder is and what helps and doesn’t help people with the disorder. This source is credible because it references a lot to the source that they used for their information and also provides a link to that sources for people to use. In the article it references, Dr. David F. Tolin of Hartford Hospital’s Institute of Living, as saying people who have a hoarding disorder lost their ability to control their decision making. Because of this, when the people are forced to decide whether or not they should throw something out their brain overreacts leading them to believe everything is important even if it is a piece of trash. It seems the best way to try and get someone with a hoarding disorder to take care of themselves is by being gentle and having calm conversations with them. These show are more often than not the opposite of treating someone with a calm and gentle manner.

“Hoarding: why forced clean-outs are unsuccessful”

https://unclutterer.com/2010/06/03/hoarding-why-forced-cleanouts-are-unsuccessful/

This article is credible because it has links to some of the information at the end of the article and it also credits a book that was used for research that was written by hoarding specialists. This article points out what is mostly disturbing about these shows is they don’t educate the public on hoarding being a mental disorder but rather as people who are lazy and giving up on life. This article does a great job of transferring the information written by the specialists into the article. The specialists pointed out how it harms the hoarders to have a family member or the public (health departments) show up at their door ready to clean their house out without warning. In fact, they says it traumatizes them further because they see these things as their life and for someone to throw it away without them wanting to. It also only changes the living conditions temporarily because the person isn’t getting the help for the disorder they need.

Spotlight 3

--Original published at Kealey's PSY105 Blog

Shows portraying people with mental illness has been a new and intriguing subgenre in the reality TV world. People are attracted to watching things out of the ordinary. Anything overly dramatic, bizarre, or even disgusting pulls in viewers. In many cases, people living with mental illness have characteristics that fit into at least one of these categories. Shows such as “My Strange Addiction”, “Hoarding: Buried Alive”, or “True Life” catches attention like a car crash. It’s something terrible and uncomfortable but you can’t look away. Many say mental illnesses are exploited by being turned into this type of entertainment. No matter how one views the ethics of these shows, everyone can agree that the coming of these cases to reality TV has increased public awareness of mental illness.

A reporter from “How Stuff Works”, Joe Perritano, argues that reality TV and its portrayal of hoarding is beneficial in shifting our culture to be more aware and understanding of mental illness. He adds and anecdote about Heather, who cured her own hoarding problem after watching TV shows about hoarders. She could identify with the people on TV and took it upon herself to clean up and donate her nonessential items, as the professionals on the shows suggest. Perritano compares hoarding shows to shows like “Teen Mom” and “16 and Pregnant”. Following the release of these shows, teen pregnancy in the United States dropped to the lowest its been in 70 years. 87% of teen viewers reported that watching the show educated them about becoming a parent at a young age, especially the negative consequences of accidental pregnancies (Perritano, 6-7). Optimists argue that exposing real people struggling with mental illnesses can lead to an increase in people seeking treatment. Hoarding shows may not just get the attention of the public and people struggling with hoarding, but media coverage on hoarding has also caused a spike in professionals’ interest. This revival of research on hoarding has led to a more mature understanding of the disorder and has improved treatments and therapy (Van Pelt).

In contrast, many argue that hoarding shows exploit the disorder and are not an accurate representation of most people who hoard. “Everyday Health” asked professionals what their take was on reality shows such as “Hoarders”. Debbie Stanley says, “Many people who hoard are otherwise high-functioning, and their homes reflect this. Unfortunately, the shows reinforce the perception of people who hoard . . . which interferes with the viewer’s potential for empathy and leads to further marginalizing and hiding of hoarding behavior.” In other words, reality TV reinforces stereotypes about hoarding, which discourages people who have the disorder to admit it and seek help. Many professionals also assert that the treatment processes depicted in these shows are not useful, long-term fixes. Many hoarders require months of cognitive behavioral therapy (Everyday Health). Cleaning out a house does not do anything to get hoarders to recede from their impulses. Many experts think that hoarding shows glamorize the disorder, an extreme-makeover kind of entertainment. However, hoarding isn’t a change in clothing style decisions, it is a mental illness that needs many hours of treatment and therapy to help people find peace and happiness (Almendrala).

Personally, I think that it is great that shows depicting real-life hoarders increases public awareness about mental disorders. Unfortunately, the saying, “There’s no such thing as bad publicity”, applies here. Shows like “Hoarding: Buried Alive” tend to only show the most severe and unhealthy cases of hoarding disorders. Also, while they may show the hoarders getting temporary treatment through limited talk therapy and an intense clean up campaign, it is not accurate of the true therapy a client with a hoarding disorder needs to have a healthier life in the future. We should respect the struggles of people with mental illness and all strive to improve our own understanding about the trials of things such as hording disorders, so we may be able to help in our own way in the future.