So im sorta a child of a hoarder but ive also done some stuff aswell, its nothing like whats on tv, but its still a problem as we want to move. My mother keeps saying she wants me and her to get the junk out first but shes having trouble terterming whats trash compared to me, nor can we really afford some team to clean everything up.
What would be the best course of action here, because 2 people is not working.
Rent a storage locker and get everything out of the house quickly. Throw out anything that you both feel ok letting go of, but don’t put mental energy into decisions about stuff where you’re not sure. Just chuck it in storage immediately. Now you have an empty house and can move. You also have a monthly storage bill but that’s hopefully a lot less than the rent on the house, and you can take your time getting rid of stuff from storage, or even selling some of it on CL/ebay.
Source: I’ve been in conflicts with a family member about something similar.
Turn your blooming mental illness into a monthly payment?
I’d advise against. It’s a rabbithole. We did the math, buying new is often much cheaper than storage. Rent storage 2 months max. And that does not fit (by far the) most hoarders. They sooner rent more storage. Imagine the financial impact