When working with people who hoard starts to take a toll

I remember once being in a supermarket and feeling the desire to sort and straighten up things on the shelf. I think I wanted to feel like I could create some order. Like I had some sense of power to affect change.

Awhile later I found these images and they reminded me of that feeling. They are from a book called ‘Kunst Aufraumen by Ursus Wehrli.

From soup to

“Sorted” soup

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From self care

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To self …

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And in public

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The Crisis Assessment Team may now have been called!