After having such a horrible day yesterday with the decluttering charity, I'm dreading them coming back, I haven't felt this way since the first visit I had with them. Where I was left feeling powerless, out of control & being treated like a dumb child who can't make decisions for themselves.
I've been been thinking how to make it work better with them & have decided that I need some ground rules to be implemented.
1. No reading of any paper work. (this happened yesterday with one of my childrens diary's & some of my letters, I felt my privacy very invaded).
2. Run everything by me before throwing away. I would much rather be shown something & be able to make my own decisions about it.
3. Make suggestions about where things should go & how things could be done, but...
4. Accept my decision straight away when I wish to keep something. (There was alot of "coercion" that felt to the point of bullying to get rid of things I wasn't ready to part with yet, I felt very much forced!).
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI hope you don't mind me contacting you via your blog.
I’m writing from Twenty Twenty Television, the award winning production company behind series such as The Choir: With Gareth Malone (BBC Two), World’s Strictest Parents (BBC Three) and Garrow’s Law (BBC One).
We have a strong track record for thought provoking documentary programming, and are currently making a four-part documentary series which aims to tell the untold story of what it’s like to be a Hoarder.
Our series will take a very therapeutic approach to Hoarding - we want to show how Hoarding affects real lives, exploring the complexities and extent of this misunderstood condition, and hopefully helping a handful of sufferers on a road towards recovery.
I just came across your blog, and would love to chat at more length about the project.
My number is 02074247720 or else you can reach me at rachelharris@twentytwenty.tv It would be great to hear from you.
Thanks very much in advance.
Kind regards,
Rachel