The New "CC Anonymous" Survey Form!! 20 QUESTIONS Assessment for Compulsive Hoarding & Cluttering 1. Are some living areas in your home cluttered? Y/N 2. Do you have trouble controlling urges to acquire things? Y/N 3. Does the clutter in your home prevent you from using some of your living space? Y/N 4. Do you have trouble controlling your urges to save things? Y/N 5. Do you have trouble walking through areas of your house because of clutter? Y/N 6. Do you have trouble throwing away or discarding things? Y/N 7. Do you experience distress throwing away or discarding possessions? Y/N 8. Do you feel distressed or uncomfortable when you can not acquire something you want? Y/N 9. Does the clutter in your home interfere with your social, work or everyday functioning? Y/N 10. Do you have strong urges to buy or acquire free things for which you have no immediate use? Y/N 11. Does the clutter in your home causes you distress? Y/N 12. Do you have strong urges to save things you know you may never use? Y/N 13. Do you feel upset/distressed about your acquiring habits? Y/N 14. Do you feel unable to control the clutter in your home? Y/N 15. Has compulsive buying resulted in financial difficulties? Y/N 16. Do you often avoid trying to discard possessions because it is too stressful or time consuming? Y/N 17. Do you often decide to keep things you do not need and have little space for? Y/N 18. Does the clutter in your home prevent you from inviting people to visit? Y/N 19. Do you often buy or acquire for free things for which you have no immediate use or need? Y/N 20. Do you often feel unable to discard a possession or possessions you would like to get rid of? Y/N
Most hoarders will answer "yes" to at least 7 of these questions. In a message dated 3/18/2017 5:23:28 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, cctalk@classiccmp.org writes: -------- Original message --------From: jim stephens via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> On 3/17/2017 9:01 PM, Peter C. Wallace via cctalk wrote: >>also significant pressure from SO to >> "get rid of that junk" >So far noone that matters has said anything >that dumb to me. It happens when your XYL gets the rank of Spousal Officer.
