The interesting thing is that the hoarders seem far more willing to admit they have a problem and need help, whereas the OCD cleaners seem almost proud of it and cannot seem to accept that it is incapacitating them.
my thoughts exactly...this show never seems to infer that theres anything wrong with spending your life inhaling chemical fumes and cleaning things youve never used..a lot of them seem to feel so superior about it.
I reflected over that as well. I suspect that the hoarders more often may have been made aware at an earlier stage, they can't use the space as to what it's intended for. Friends and family have said that they can't visit etc. Excessive cleaning is not that disturbing to other's around.
Sometimes I see them judging a woman, sitting in her 'dirty' house with cockroaches in the basement and an overgrown garden. And then the other one proudly throws half a bottle of bleach in the toilet. And then I hear myself thinking; "One was technically supporting the environment and the other one destroying it. Why don't they berate Mr. Kill-all-the-fish?"
Give Richard his own show. He is such a kind soul, gentle, compassionate and oozes warmth. I really hope he finds a new partner as he'd make someone a lovely husband. And Louise reminds me of Kate Middleton, lovely ladies both.
I’ve been watching these shows for a while and Richard is one of the best helpers that I have seen, bless him! He didn’t try to make Linda feel bad but just tried to show her better strategies.
Poor Michelle in tears because she thought her mum loved cleaning more than her… She is still clearly traumatised even after all the years since she was a child, I hope she can understand that her mum had OCD and could not help but clean it didn’t mean she loved it more than her child.
It said... But it's a mental health problem and if Mom can explain that to her child they will understand. I can get myself to do anything at home neither with my creativity or my child unless it's clean it doesn't have to be to the extreme but I can't have mess I can't have stuff pile on the table on the floor or anywhere really can't have dirty bathroom ( Although since I moved in with my partner it's been the dirtiest I've been experiencing since my entire life) so always I first have to make sure everything is at least a" little bit clean" before I can even make food for my child..
Children of OCD parents often become OCD or hoarders themselves; children of hoarders often become hoarders or OCD themselves. It's easier to go to the other extreme or repeat the past than to get mentally healthy and have a healthy relationship with the material world. 🥺
Despite the differences in habits, Richard and Louise have been ever so gentle and patient whilst really helping out Linda and Michelle. That was wonderful to watch.
Richard is one of the nicest cleaners in this series. He didn't try to belittle Linda or show off, he simply reassured her and tried to help her move forwards as a cleaner house will definitely improve her mental health and hopefully make room for a new partner. I honestly found him so polite and helpful and hope he too finds a new partner as his attitude was very refreshing :)
Agree, she’s a sweetie, just needed some sorting and thinning out of her stuff. I know there are different types and levels of hoarding. I can’t understand the hoarding of out of date food, pets …human urine and excrement …and just plain filth though, sorry.
Though it will be difficult to keep it clean with so much stuff. The risk of filling up the airvolume in a house is that you may miss waterleaks, and get mold issues because the ventilation does not work, eirher blocked the vents or that the airflow is hindered.
I think Tuesday and her mom should live separately and deal with their OCD on their own, they have a codependency relationship and feed off each other. Its almost as if they compete with each other with their OCD. One always wants to be more obsessive than the other.
Those dolls look like the real baby type ones. They are *very* expensive. If her house wasn't so cluttered she could display them so she could enjoy them. You don't always *have* to get rid of your collectibles if you can store them neatly and have the space to do so.
@@fawnieee Not everyone who buys those dolls will be buying them for that reason. And I still find the dolls weird ,but still born & miscarriages are no joke ,and it must be a very painful difficult thing to go through. I personally don't think those dolls would help them ,but I'm no therapist.
Are u talking about the Clown family?! Tuesday and Saturday!? 😆 It's like a torture on me just watchin em! That dwarf abviously destroyed her daughter's life...
I totally agree . I can’t stand neither one of them but Leslie takes the cake ! That woman is totally bonkers ! Every time she appears on the show I know that I’m gonna have to skip bits …she makes me soooo mad !
I agree. She’d be better off with something she can just mop or wipe. If she wants something softer for her feet or the dogs she could have washable rugs on top.
I have 10 dogs... How she has carpets I have no idea... I have to mop sometimes twice a day just for the house to look ok .. I would NEVER have carpets...
Exactly. We foster cats for a rescue, and since moving house have had the whole place done in laminate flooring. It looks lovely but also means no carpet clogged with cat hair, and we can clear up any messes instantly and properly. So much easier!
That mother is a problem. She makes her daughter sicker, I’m sure. She seems to get a devilish pleasure out of pointing out all the germs and dirt. Even if Tuesday is trying to overcome a certain fear, she will bring her right down to her level and get her to have a full meltdown.
Linda’s a great girl. I hope she meets someone soon Richard was fabulous. So helpful and kind. He should be given a permanent job with the people who make the show. Great guy.
For a "Hoarder" her house is immaculate-- most hoarder houses I've seen are legitimately covered with clutter, rubbish and other stuff-- her's ? You can still see the carpet, walls and sit on the chairs.
Richard is so sweet. I love how he helped Linda with no harsh judgment. He's such a loving and patient individual. I hope he has much success in his life.
Me to I don’t have time for that I am working 9 hours and 1 hour traveling to work and back every day plus another responsibilities… But good for them 🤣
@@fjmh3933 those videos do help me feel a little more motivated to clean my appartment, though not to this extreme 😂😂 but I did made myself a cleaning routine a few weeks back and my appartment is way cleaner than before and I feel comfortable inviting people over now
I couldn't watch the mother and daughter, they clearly feed off each other's phobia. I don't know if Tuesday has a partner but I'd feel sorry for anyone she might meet as she and her mother would be sterilizing the poor bugger every time he/she popped round. Michelle, bless her, my heart went out to her. How awful that she's had to carry the burden of believing her mother cared more for cleaning and what the neighbours might think than she did of her own daughter! She says she hated her for it yet couldn't let her mother's possessions go. The psyche can be so cruel. I love dogs but I almost vomited when Linda was talking about the stains on the bedroom carpet etc. But it was wonderful to see how she acknowledged she needed to change. Richard certainly worked his magic.
@@lesleybrown1583 there’s a lot of truth in your statement, but the Creator helps those who help themselves, and guides our steps, if we are willing for him to do so.
Sorry to say but the mother and daughter are just too much, almost got angry but I have ended up laughing out really loud, they are crazy with their cleanliness 😂😂
@@kimmybee8741 You can do it! What are the approaches I like to use is to imagine there’s a tornado came and took everything I owned away. What would I replace? What would I be absolutely gutted if it were missing? That’s what you keep. The rest of stuff you don’t need.
It totally can be, if you are raised to believe something is extremely dangerous and terrifying and that's all you've ever known it can be incredibly difficult to see the common sense side of things. However often times its developed as a coping mechanism to deal with stress or loss or any number of mental challenges. You see lots of people develop it after getting out of a relationship or losing a loved one. Often children who have no control over their lives, like the girls raised and participating in REF military, grow up and learn to take control in an unhealthy way like hoarding or obsessive cleaning. Most of these people are born with a predisposition for OCD tendencies and the way they manifest depends on the way they were raised or the struggles they face. That biological aspect could play a part in the fact that it can run in families.
So true! I am so sorry for the girl... The mom deprived her of the ability to go out and enjoy time with friends. I hope she moves out and becomes normal
I don't think this is fair at all, OCD is common in families genetically, even people with unnoticeable OCD tend to have their toddlers showing symptoms
It is not learned. It is genetic, which is why parents often pass it to their children. It runs in my family. There is also a form of OCD that comes from PANDAS or PANS (acronyms) - which is when the brain becomes inflamed due to streptococcus, Lyme disease and a few other viruses and bacteria. Usually when this is the case the OCD comes on suddenly.
Don't let it over rule you though mate. Just do the most important rooms, living room bathroom and kitchen. The rest comes after. After all thats what most visitors see. Prioritise, and set routine cleaning a day. I hope your doing well despite a late reply lol.
This is one of my favourite episodes, the understanding and willing to learn on each side of both of these stories is making me want to get up and scrub!
I ‘m totally in love with the show . It is amazing to see both sides and how they interact . Richard is the sweetest of guys …,so sensitive. I love the whole cast but for Leslie and Tuesday …especially Leslie …she is annoying ,blowing things out of proportion and borderline insane . It is her fault that her daughter is the way she is . So sad that she did this to her own child . 💔
I live in Spain and we have a septic tank. I simply couldn’t use so many bottles of bleach…….I’d make the tank blow up! I use eco friendly cleaning liquids, with lemon juice, bicarbonate of soda and vinegar, with Fairy Liquid. Natural things I find are so much better plus I have been ill and I cannot have strong chemicals near me, so natural items clean just as well. I think my house is a mess…….and then I watch these videos and realise it’s not! I’m not a minimalist, but I’m no way anywhere near being a hoarder. Love these videos. xx
I like pets from afar to just pet and move on I can't stand them in my home due to the fur on everything and dirty paws on my sofas or worse my bed I'll freak out
I love how open and willing the lady with the dogs is. Even to the point where she’s putting her foot down not accepting puppies or dogs that aren’t potty trained
I can't stand clutter of any kind and after living with a hoarder for over 40 years, (now I'm on my own) I've turned into a cleaning freak. I use a lot of bleach but you need to take care that if you get it on your clothes, they are ruined so make sure you wear old clothes when applying it. I'm not as compulsive as these people but I do like order.
Completely understandable, I can relate in some ways 🙂 Also don't worry about the comment above. That person has heaps of comments on this channel and they are all clearly attention seeking of the negative type.
Same with the way she moves her hands, makes fists etc, it made me so nervous watching her… hope she can find a way to let it go a bit, this really seems problematic.
@@AnnEast85 Oh I know, can you imagine what she would be like in a romantic relationship. I hope it doesnt ruin this part of her life, sadly, thinking it would, without serious therapy. It's easy to jump on the mother because she has this problem she is an adult now, personal accountability.
Yes, I am very worried about Tuesday. I hope one day she can branch out on her own, but she'll be held back in all aspects of her life if she doesn't get help. Cognitive behaviour therapy, maybe.
I believe she can have OCD but I also believe that most of it is learned behaviour because if you look at it, they react in the exact same way. She is mirroring the mother. When they went to the first gym, the mom had a reaction when she walked thro the door. The daughter didn't have the same reaction until she saw her mother. She exaggerated her behaviour but I don't think she did it on propose. There was an episode where the mom had to get a haircut and she started freaking out, jumping up and down and saying " it's so dirty" while crying. In an other episode, the daughter had the exact same reaction down to the words, body language and the voice when they went out shopping for shoes. I don't think the daughters OCD is as bad. A lot of these challanges are done as a group and the mom often reacts in front of the daughter. Almost immediately, she copies the behaviour even if 10 seconds ago, it didn't seem like she was bothered. Maybe it started as a way to help her mom feel normal, or to get closer to her only to later evolve into an illness. I think that if the girl was to be alone without her mother or the camera crew, she wouldn't do the extreme things that she does. She might still clean but not as much. She might still hesitate to eat out but if she was alone, no mom, no fellow OCD people , no friends around, she would do it in a more calm manner, without crying, without freaking out, even without wiping the table first.
Yes, I noticed the daughter does watch her mum a lot. But, there was the bit at the pool where Leslie grabbed her friend's arm, but Tuesday kept her left arm behind her so as not to come into contact with the man. At the boot sale, again Leslie grabbed the other woman's hand, and I thought she wouldn't want to do that!
@@amethyst1826 or also in that episode where she had no problem hugging someone whole she wouldn't hug her mom, or this other episode where they noticed the plates had "1000" score on their germ detector thingy but she still ate the whole food while her mom refused to finish anything. She is also very discreete, won't voice her opinion most of the time, sometimes I feel like she let her mom speaks first so she can agree with her afterwards
This amount of chemical use is so not good for them or the environment. Do they ever get sick? Coz its important to build immunity to some germs/dirt/dust! How are they coping during Covid I wonder??
That ocd mother should be ashamed of herself . pushing her ocd on to her daughter nothing short of child abuse . they all need to put the bleach down and get counselling
Being a massive germaphobe doesnt necesarily equal having actual OCD just like not being one means you cant have OCD. As someone with OCD these misconceptions can be really draining.
Exactly. People always say to me that I have OCD cuz I clean every day the whole house when I see a crum of stain of anykind... with my arsenal of tootbrushes and multiple cleaning products and lots of bleach 😅 so I see why people would think that but my therapist says I do NOT have OCD. I'm not even germaphobic! My behavior according to my therapist is due to trauma and ADHD combined.
@@jasminahaverinen5759 im diagnosed with OCD but my behaviours actually are directly linked to my trauma disorders aswell & ADD & possible autism. Im not germaphobic or anything like that really its more checking behaviours. But my mum & sister are very germaphobic but dont really get any obsessive thoughts or rituals so i dont know if they would get diagnosed or not but everyone jokes my mum is OCD because she cleans alot lol 🤷♀️
Bruh ikr the Asian in me is cringing. And if you didn't know, us Asians don't go walking around the house with our shoes on and depending on your culture and household, we would have our own inside slippers and outside slippers
@@deceasedshorty3584 I have never understood why people would walk inside with shoes. I saw a recent episode where one of the guys with cleaning obsession let the others walk inside with shoes and I just cringed.. Here in Norway we would never walk inside with shoes 😩 So it is good to hear there are other countries out there who even have inside slippers 😅
@@Victoria-mp4bc yeah the majority of the Filipinos here in the Philippines have both indoor and outdoor slippers and I think Japan use indoor slippers and their houses have a dedicated shoe area(idk what it's called) in the entrance of the house
@@deceasedshorty3584 it is genius. We just leave our shoes in the entry of the house but it is kind of a dedicated area to outside clothes and shoes. But I think the japanese have heightened floors also in the entrance.
I cant help feeling sorry for OCD sufferers or gemofobs. The can never just relaxs or enjoy something. Ritchard gave grate tips. Once you get on top of it it s easier to maintane. True
These videos now motivates me into cleaning my own room as i've been neglecting it for years... got boxes of puzzles and my old toys in a corner that i will work on today. I truly enjoy watching these now, they are inspiring to me!!
Is this show still ongoing? If not, immediately bring it back pls because i looove love it 😄💞 i love the light-hearted approach for both parties. They dont create a drama out of each other but simply help.
Agreed and it was a bit upsetting to me when the OCD-lady with the dark hair, admitted to; 'chucking away a handful whenever the read-haired-lady isn't looking." That can haunt her forever, not-knowing what might've been thrown away, or losing something and then thinking it was thrown out with the items. ALWAYS let the hoarder see EVERYTHING you are throwing out and ONLY clean if they are next to you and can see what you throw out. And ONLY throw stuff out if they physically can't do it, because it's better if you let them do it and decide over it. It's a controll-issue, so you will not solve it if you take it out of their hands and you throw it out. It just shows them you can't be trusted.
I couldn’t imagine living with a parent like this, and being bought up to be super clean. My room is an organised mess, and I know they would just hate it. But I love it
Shocking how many ppl in the UK have undiagnosed and untreated mental health issues 😰 I hope EVERYONE in the show continued to get better mental health 🥰💐
It's because they have been cutting mental health NHS funding for years .... just for me to see someone at children's mental health service took over 1 year and then another year to get diagnosed with autism.. so 2 years total just to get 1 diagnosis.. I have undiagnosed adhd as well but I'm not wanting to do another 2 years to be officially diagnosed
The same anywhere isn't it? Especially among certain generations, who never had a culture of seeking help for mental health conditions or perhaps don't "believe" in them.
I really really love this program and hope it can come back! I know many of these are from around 2014ish and I genuinely think this approach is one of the most positive I’ve ever seen. Having two people on EXTREME opposite sides of cleaning working together and learning from each other is absolutely fantastic and genuinely appears to have a positive result on both parties in most episodes, it’s ALL about making the effort. Life isn’t perfect and that’s okay, all that matters is having the willingness to try I deeply feel for Michelle, it’s clear that cleaning became a deeply traumatic task for her, I can absolutely understand her pain and struggle to cope with that, the feeling of resentment and abandonment because of her mom’s obsessive cleaning when she was a child breaks my heart. It still hurts her like it happened yesterday. I truly hope she was able to seek therapy, that deep trauma is so hard to overcome alone
My goodness, that Michelle lady needs counselling for her past .... being her age & still behaving like a child over her & her Mum's stuff is concerning 😐
Don't judge other people's past on an hour of prefabricated Tv. A lot of staging is done to programmes like this. Live and let live, and reflect on your own past!
Michelle doesn't believe she's harming her children and says they have days out, but are they allowed to play outside and get dirty, to paint without worrying about 'oh my God what if they spilled'? Have they ever been to a car boot sale and known the joy of getting that book or toy they wanted for 50p, second hand? Would she allow them to eat a hot dog from a van there, or go on a bouncy castle that other children have been on with dirty socks? And people who clean obsessively often use lots of air fresheners -you know the ones that pump formaldehyde into the air your kids breathe. And are their immune systems even properly functional? Because once kids get beyond the delicate new baby stage their immune systems NEED exposure to germs to prime them. If chemical cleaners always do the job their immune systems don't have to learn to work so hard to keep them safe. "No germs" doesn't keep kids safe, it cripples them making them unsafe when their immune systems have to cope with germs in the real world.
I'm a bit of a obsessive cleaner but that's it everything you have said my kids can do ... just because you like a clean and tidy home doesn't mean your kids aren't looked after or allowed to have fun 🤷♀️ You can say the same for the dirty people there's no room for the kids to play, they can get food poisoning from dirty kitchens and end up very sick, there may be limited money because they buy so much crap that there isn't enough for days out with the kids, there clothes may be dirty leading to bullying because the kids personal hygiene isn't seen to properly Either side is to extreme there needs to be a middle ground - clean home to be safe but happy kids x
@@alison2984 But do you have air fresheners pumping chemicals out into the air your kids breathe in the house? Are your kids breathing in the fumes from you using chemical cleaning products all the time? And yes, kids shouldn't be going OUT in dirty clothes, but they SHOULD sometimes be coming back in them. Are your kids happy to do something they want, even if it means getting themselves and their clothes filthy, or would they worry about that, know Mum 'wouldn't like it'. (I'm not talking about kids being inconsiderate, just that sometimes rolling down a grass bank DOES mean getting covered in grass clippings, paddling a stream does involve getting wet and muddy). If you aren't filling the air in your home with air freshener chemicals and your kids aren't afraid to do anything 'because Mum will go mad' then I think you have the balance right.
Same! I have ocd tendancies-hoarding! Feel like I got the rough end of the stick lol I can't get rid of anything and get very sentimental and emotionally attached to things
The interesting thing is that the hoarders seem far more willing to admit they have a problem and need help, whereas the OCD cleaners seem almost proud of it and cannot seem to accept that it is incapacitating them.
my thoughts exactly...this show never seems to infer that theres anything wrong with spending your life inhaling chemical fumes and cleaning things youve never used..a lot of them seem to feel so superior about it.
I reflected over that as well. I suspect that the hoarders more often may have been made aware at an earlier stage, they can't use the space as to what it's intended for. Friends and family have said that they can't visit etc. Excessive cleaning is not that disturbing to other's around.
Sometimes I see them judging a woman, sitting in her 'dirty' house with cockroaches in the basement and an overgrown garden.
And then the other one proudly throws half a bottle of bleach in the toilet.
And then I hear myself thinking; "One was technically supporting the environment and the other one destroying it. Why don't they berate Mr. Kill-all-the-fish?"
I wholeheartedly agree with this comment and all the responses
@@rebeccaclark2614 my thoughts exactly. So many chemicals going down the drain - literally.
Give Richard his own show. He is such a kind soul, gentle, compassionate and oozes warmth. I really hope he finds a new partner as he'd make someone a lovely husband. And Louise reminds me of Kate Middleton, lovely ladies both.
He reminded me of scott mills alot
Thanks what I said to my daughter. She looks like Kate Middleton
Yes! Louise does look like Kate, I noticed that too.
@@DRIFT_CORE
A lot. Sorry, but I have to correct you. It is 'a lot' not 'alot'!
@@amethyst1826 shuuuush
I’ve been watching these shows for a while and Richard is one of the best helpers that I have seen, bless him! He didn’t try to make Linda feel bad but just tried to show her better strategies.
Yeah, he doesn't seem judgy!
A true gentleman 💯
I agree! He came in pointing out things but he didn't come across as judgemental, only helpful and kind.
Poor Michelle in tears because she thought her mum loved cleaning more than her… She is still clearly traumatised even after all the years since she was a child, I hope she can understand that her mum had OCD and could not help but clean it didn’t mean she loved it more than her child.
I was like....don't fake the cry..... its looked like she was covering up the dirty windows and such.
It said... But it's a mental health problem and if Mom can explain that to her child they will understand. I can get myself to do anything at home neither with my creativity or my child unless it's clean it doesn't have to be to the extreme but I can't have mess I can't have stuff pile on the table on the floor or anywhere really can't have dirty bathroom ( Although since I moved in with my partner it's been the dirtiest I've been experiencing since my entire life) so always I first have to make sure everything is at least a" little bit clean" before I can even make food for my child..
*it's sad
@@Blessed.85 yep totally fake, its crazy so many people seem to believe her. She's just manipulating the lady that helps her cleaning
Children of OCD parents often become OCD or hoarders themselves; children of hoarders often become hoarders or OCD themselves. It's easier to go to the other extreme or repeat the past than to get mentally healthy and have a healthy relationship with the material world. 🥺
Despite the differences in habits, Richard and Louise have been ever so gentle and patient whilst really helping out Linda and Michelle. That was wonderful to watch.
I like Richard. He is so fair and didn't judge.
Richard is absolutely my dream man. Good looking, clean and so kind.
@@shanimarais9695 Prepare to be dissapointed....jk
@@sicooper4230 lol, a girl can dream Si, a girl can dream😉
@@missprimproper1022 😂
That mother and daughter are enabling each other. Very unhealthy situation.
The mother has unfortunately unconsciously trained her daughter to be hysterical and compulsive. They both need psychological help.
Absolute headcases the pair of them
They are irritating.
I am curious as to where the father is?
@@Draegn in the bin
Richard is one of the nicest cleaners in this series. He didn't try to belittle Linda or show off, he simply reassured her and tried to help her move forwards as a cleaner house will definitely improve her mental health and hopefully make room for a new partner. I honestly found him so polite and helpful and hope he too finds a new partner as his attitude was very refreshing :)
17 bottles of bleach a week that's madness
the amount of bleach that she inhales while cleaning …that’s worrisome for the lungs
The impact on the environment is shocking.
Pretty laid beck lol I use 2 a day
Bicarb plus vinegar.
Or half water/vinegar plus teatree oil. Safer and no horrible smell.
@@mzcyberbat I must try that 😀
The first lady was really clean, unfortunately it was the hoard. Its not dirty in there. She was lovely bless her x
Agree, she’s a sweetie, just needed some sorting and thinning out of her stuff. I know there are different types and levels of hoarding. I can’t understand the hoarding of out of date food, pets …human urine and excrement …and just plain filth though, sorry.
clean
I agree
Though it will be difficult to keep it clean with so much stuff. The risk of filling up the airvolume in a house is that you may miss waterleaks, and get mold issues because the ventilation does not work, eirher blocked the vents or that the airflow is hindered.
I think Tuesday and her mom should live separately and deal with their OCD on their own, they have a codependency relationship and feed off each other. Its almost as if they compete with each other with their OCD. One always wants to be more obsessive than the other.
They desperately need professional help!
Yes! They need help, it’s more than a disorder for them. They are sick
They are like clones it is weird
Mother is hysterical and has made her daughter hysterical 😭
So.true
Those dolls look like the real baby type ones. They are *very* expensive. If her house wasn't so cluttered she could display them so she could enjoy them. You don't always *have* to get rid of your collectibles if you can store them neatly and have the space to do so.
Those dolls are creepy 😑, they're too life-like and abnormal.
@@gemstar7286
They're meant to be lifelike, they're 're-born dolls'!
@@amethyst1826 I know and I find them weird.
@@gemstar7286 good for you, lmao, they help some women get over having stillborn or miscarriages.
@@fawnieee Not everyone who buys those dolls will be buying them for that reason. And I still find the dolls weird ,but still born & miscarriages are no joke ,and it must be a very painful difficult thing to go through. I personally don't think those dolls would help them ,but I'm no therapist.
I enjoyed watching Richard and Linda. They were both gentle and understanding of eachother.
Louise was lovely and understanding also.
Hayley cracks me up. Worried about swimming into a turd, cleaning in high heels, spending crazy money on bleach...she's a funny bugger
No wonder why her daughter is so affected by it when her mum reacts like that
Are u talking about the Clown family?! Tuesday and Saturday!? 😆
It's like a torture on me just watchin em!
That dwarf abviously destroyed her daughter's life...
I agree with you!!
I totally agree . I can’t stand neither one of them but Leslie takes the cake ! That woman is totally bonkers ! Every time she appears on the show I know that I’m gonna have to skip bits …she makes me soooo mad !
I don't get why you would put in carpet again when you have like 10 dogs because obviously it's a lot harder to clean
I agree. She’d be better off with something she can just mop or wipe. If she wants something softer for her feet or the dogs she could have washable rugs on top.
I've got good quality vinyl in my living room because of the dog. It looks great, and I will do the rest of the house in vinyl when I can afford it.
I have 10 dogs... How she has carpets I have no idea... I have to mop sometimes twice a day just for the house to look ok .. I would NEVER have carpets...
Exactly. We foster cats for a rescue, and since moving house have had the whole place done in laminate flooring. It looks lovely but also means no carpet clogged with cat hair, and we can clear up any messes instantly and properly. So much easier!
That mother is a problem. She makes her daughter sicker, I’m sure. She seems to get a devilish pleasure out of pointing out all the germs and dirt. Even if Tuesday is trying to overcome a certain fear, she will bring her right down to her level and get her to have a full meltdown.
Linda’s a great girl. I hope she meets someone soon Richard was fabulous. So helpful and kind. He should be given a permanent job with the people who make the show. Great guy.
Rich is the first person ive seen say "we're different people arent we" in a nice way
For a "Hoarder" her house is immaculate-- most hoarder houses I've seen are legitimately covered with clutter, rubbish and other stuff-- her's ? You can still see the carpet, walls and sit on the chairs.
Well she's gotten help before it has turned into that
Awww Richard you a such a kind and gentle man, so caring. Definitely my favourite!!
Richard is so sweet. I love how he helped Linda with no harsh judgment. He's such a loving and patient individual. I hope he has much success in his life.
i love a clean home but i could never spend four hours cleaning.
Usually only once a year when I go Christmas cleaning.
Me to I don’t have time for that I am working 9 hours and 1 hour traveling to work and back every day plus another responsibilities…
But good for them 🤣
It would just not be safe for my cat with so many chemicals in her enviroment
I think you speak for all of us Wendy 😅
I can relate too
Richard is the sweetest human! Love his whole attitude and open mindedness 💜
I need to go clean. Watching these obsessive cleaners makes me feel my house is dirty.
Same here, I paused the video half way through to go and clean my kitchen!
@@fjmh3933 those videos do help me feel a little more motivated to clean my appartment, though not to this extreme 😂😂 but I did made myself a cleaning routine a few weeks back and my appartment is way cleaner than before and I feel comfortable inviting people over now
I couldn't watch the mother and daughter, they clearly feed off each other's phobia. I don't know if Tuesday has a partner but I'd feel sorry for anyone she might meet as she and her mother would be sterilizing the poor bugger every time he/she popped round. Michelle, bless her, my heart went out to her. How awful that she's had to carry the burden of believing her mother cared more for cleaning and what the neighbours might think than she did of her own daughter! She says she hated her for it yet couldn't let her mother's possessions go. The psyche can be so cruel. I love dogs but I almost vomited when Linda was talking about the stains on the bedroom carpet etc. But it was wonderful to see how she acknowledged she needed to change. Richard certainly worked his magic.
Tuesday has a boyfriend and works as well she isn't nearly as bad as her house bound mum x
Your comment cracked me up,imagine coming for dinner with your inlaws and getting bug sprayed for hours😅😂😂
Richard and Louise are the sweetest people ever …..so understanding,non judgmental and mindful . ❤️
This woman doesn't need a cleaner, she needs a psychologist. Help.
That is so clever, bringing opposites to help each other....really enjoyed the series.
I HATE how Leslie projects her obsession to Tuesday, instead of helping her heal. Thats mean, selfish and childish.
ONLY your maker can heal you!!We CANNOT heal ourselves!
@@lesleybrown1583 there’s a lot of truth in your statement, but the Creator helps those who help themselves, and guides our steps, if we are willing for him to do so.
@@lesleybrown1583 isn’t her mom her maker though 😅
Why have carpet at all if you have 10 dogs and you're a pet sitter... 🤦🏽♀️
why not
Vinyl for example would've been a better option, because you can hoover & mop it.
Sorry to say but the mother and daughter are just too much, almost got angry but I have ended up laughing out really loud, they are crazy with their cleanliness 😂😂
Not people I could be friends with- they seem so unhappy and judgemental.
@@maroulio2067 I somehow agree with you😊
Richard is so polite and professional about the situation. I like him. He still has OCD though. 😅
Richard is such a lovely person.
Her hoard is clean, and so is what space is around the hoard.
I don’t know how to keep a hoard that clean.
It’s one of the reasons I want to get rid of all my stuff. It’s so much easier to clean without it.
@@kimmybee8741 You can do it! What are the approaches I like to use is to imagine there’s a tornado came and took everything I owned away. What would I replace? What would I be absolutely gutted if it were missing? That’s what you keep. The rest of stuff you don’t need.
I agree... But I think the issue is the fire danger.
The windows were moldy lol
Clean...?
With the mom and daughter featured in this clip, you get a feeling OCD is actually a "learnt" condition.
It totally can be, if you are raised to believe something is extremely dangerous and terrifying and that's all you've ever known it can be incredibly difficult to see the common sense side of things. However often times its developed as a coping mechanism to deal with stress or loss or any number of mental challenges. You see lots of people develop it after getting out of a relationship or losing a loved one. Often children who have no control over their lives, like the girls raised and participating in REF military, grow up and learn to take control in an unhealthy way like hoarding or obsessive cleaning. Most of these people are born with a predisposition for OCD tendencies and the way they manifest depends on the way they were raised or the struggles they face. That biological aspect could play a part in the fact that it can run in families.
The mother has actually robbed the daughter of a decent life. She is seriously ill and the daughter is not much better.
So true! I am so sorry for the girl... The mom deprived her of the ability to go out and enjoy time with friends. I hope she moves out and becomes normal
I don't think this is fair at all, OCD is common in families genetically, even people with unnoticeable OCD tend to have their toddlers showing symptoms
It is not learned. It is genetic, which is why parents often pass it to their children. It runs in my family. There is also a form of OCD that comes from PANDAS or PANS (acronyms) - which is when the brain becomes inflamed due to streptococcus, Lyme disease and a few other viruses and bacteria. Usually when this is the case the OCD comes on suddenly.
It's not good to be breathing in all the bleach fumes
Mick is so patient he's a Saint to put up with her hoard
FILTH WINS: After 58 years of TV watching I must say this is my favorite show! I wish I was more of a cleaner than I am and that's an understatement.
it's never too late to start
I know this is an old comment, but I was just wondering how you are getting on?
Don't let it over rule you though mate. Just do the most important rooms, living room bathroom and kitchen. The rest comes after. After all thats what most visitors see. Prioritise, and set routine cleaning a day. I hope your doing well despite a late reply lol.
This is one of my favourite episodes, the understanding and willing to learn on each side of both of these stories is making me want to get up and scrub!
I really feel bad for Michelle, my mum was obsessed with cleaning and would get extremely angry if things were not 100% her way and perfect. 🙄
Same 😞
OMFG!!! That mother and daughter just feed off each other and if I went to Vinny's gym, I'd want a discount on my membership for cleaning 😖
It’s normal and standard procedure to whipe your machines after use though 🤷🏻♀️
I would love to be friends with Richard. What a lovely guy!
I ‘m totally in love with the show . It is amazing to see both sides and how they interact . Richard is the sweetest of guys …,so sensitive. I love the whole cast but for Leslie and Tuesday …especially Leslie …she is annoying ,blowing things out of proportion and borderline insane . It is her fault that her daughter is the way she is . So sad that she did this to her own child . 💔
Her daughter has LEARNED OCD from her mom, she would've been a normal girl if it weren't for her 😒😤 and that's what makes it even sadder
I live in Spain and we have a septic tank. I simply couldn’t use so many bottles of bleach…….I’d make the tank blow up! I use eco friendly cleaning liquids, with lemon juice, bicarbonate of soda and vinegar, with Fairy Liquid. Natural things I find are so much better plus I have been ill and I cannot have strong chemicals near me, so natural items clean just as well. I think my house is a mess…….and then I watch these videos and realise it’s not! I’m not a minimalist, but I’m no way anywhere near being a hoarder. Love these videos. xx
Lots of septic systems in the US, too. Bleach is used rarely.
Richard is a fascinating person. He has a beautiful home. I don't know how he deals with the dog.
He appears to be a very loving and playful dog daddy. He's got his priorities straight when it comes to 'Charlie".
I like pets from afar to just pet and move on I can't stand them in my home due to the fur on everything and dirty paws on my sofas or worse my bed I'll freak out
I'm sure he enjoys companionship and love with his dog. Just like many of us.
His dog is gorgeous
I love how open and willing the lady with the dogs is. Even to the point where she’s putting her foot down not accepting puppies or dogs that aren’t potty trained
10:30 "The average single man only changes bedsheets 4 times a year"
Yuk. I change mine every two weeks like clockwork.
I can't stand clutter of any kind and after living with a hoarder for over 40 years, (now I'm on my own) I've turned into a cleaning freak. I use a lot of bleach but you need to take care that if you get it on your clothes, they are ruined so make sure you wear old clothes when applying it. I'm not as compulsive as these people but I do like order.
Then I won’t get along with you
Completely understandable, I can relate in some ways 🙂
Also don't worry about the comment above. That person has heaps of comments on this channel and they are all clearly attention seeking of the negative type.
Equal mix of water plus vinegar plus teatree oil. Smells fresh but no dangerous bleach. Add a bit of dish soap for kitchens.
@@jetnight88 people don’t live to get along with you???
@@mzcyberbat that mixture is nowhere near as good as bleach for toilet or bathroom in general, it does not kill bacteria nor clean as good
Louise reminds me of Kate Middleton and Richard looks a little bit like Piers Morgan
Yes yes spot on
She also remind me of Kate!
Richard is so lovely and non-judgemental. Could do with him giving me a hand with my place! 😁
He is nice!
Tuesday sounds like such a ridiculous name for a person but for some reason I love it 😂
Louise with her hair down, reminds me of Katherine, Duchess of Cambridge. I think she could pass as her double, in my opinion.
Cool I looked into the picture, sounds great
Tuesday has a permanent look of disgust on her poor face.
Same with the way she moves her hands, makes fists etc, it made me so nervous watching her… hope she can find a way to let it go a bit, this really seems problematic.
@@AnnEast85 Oh I know, can you imagine what she would be like in a romantic relationship. I hope it doesnt ruin this part of her life, sadly, thinking it would, without serious therapy.
It's easy to jump on the mother because she has this problem she is an adult now, personal accountability.
Yes, I am very worried about Tuesday. I hope one day she can branch out on her own, but she'll be held back in all aspects of her life if she doesn't get help. Cognitive behaviour therapy, maybe.
I believe she can have OCD but I also believe that most of it is learned behaviour because if you look at it, they react in the exact same way. She is mirroring the mother. When they went to the first gym, the mom had a reaction when she walked thro the door. The daughter didn't have the same reaction until she saw her mother. She exaggerated her behaviour but I don't think she did it on propose. There was an episode where the mom had to get a haircut and she started freaking out, jumping up and down and saying " it's so dirty" while crying. In an other episode, the daughter had the exact same reaction down to the words, body language and the voice when they went out shopping for shoes. I don't think the daughters OCD is as bad. A lot of these challanges are done as a group and the mom often reacts in front of the daughter. Almost immediately, she copies the behaviour even if 10 seconds ago, it didn't seem like she was bothered. Maybe it started as a way to help her mom feel normal, or to get closer to her only to later evolve into an illness. I think that if the girl was to be alone without her mother or the camera crew, she wouldn't do the extreme things that she does. She might still clean but not as much. She might still hesitate to eat out but if she was alone, no mom, no fellow OCD people , no friends around, she would do it in a more calm manner, without crying, without freaking out, even without wiping the table first.
Yes, I noticed the daughter does watch her mum a lot. But, there was the bit at the pool where Leslie grabbed her friend's arm, but Tuesday kept her left arm behind her so as not to come into contact with the man.
At the boot sale, again Leslie grabbed the other woman's hand, and I thought she wouldn't want to do that!
@@amethyst1826 or also in that episode where she had no problem hugging someone whole she wouldn't hug her mom, or this other episode where they noticed the plates had "1000" score on their germ detector thingy but she still ate the whole food while her mom refused to finish anything. She is also very discreete, won't voice her opinion most of the time, sometimes I feel like she let her mom speaks first so she can agree with her afterwards
I wouldn't go to Vinnys gym if he speaks and treats people like that 🤬 love this programme though 🤩
This amount of chemical use is so not good for them or the environment.
Do they ever get sick? Coz its important to build immunity to some germs/dirt/dust!
How are they coping during Covid I wonder??
That ocd mother should be ashamed of herself . pushing her ocd on to her daughter nothing short of child abuse . they all need to put the bleach down and get counselling
Being a massive germaphobe doesnt necesarily equal having actual OCD just like not being one means you cant have OCD. As someone with OCD these misconceptions can be really draining.
Exactly. People always say to me that I have OCD cuz I clean every day the whole house when I see a crum of stain of anykind... with my arsenal of tootbrushes and multiple cleaning products and lots of bleach 😅 so I see why people would think that but my therapist says I do NOT have OCD.
I'm not even germaphobic!
My behavior according to my therapist is due to trauma and ADHD combined.
@@jasminahaverinen5759 im diagnosed with OCD but my behaviours actually are directly linked to my trauma disorders aswell & ADD & possible autism. Im not germaphobic or anything like that really its more checking behaviours. But my mum & sister are very germaphobic but dont really get any obsessive thoughts or rituals so i dont know if they would get diagnosed or not but everyone jokes my mum is OCD because she cleans alot lol 🤷♀️
If you listen carefully, the narrator explicitly says ‘for SOME this can be an extreme fear of germs’ etc
Linda is lovely, she was ready for change and she really turned the corner, thanks to Richard unavailable guidance.
I wish her all the best
Why on earth are they stepping inside with their dirty outside shoes on her brand new, clean carpet 😩
Why the hell even add new carpet into a household where dogs shit and piss inside frequently? So stupid.
Bruh ikr the Asian in me is cringing. And if you didn't know, us Asians don't go walking around the house with our shoes on and depending on your culture and household, we would have our own inside slippers and outside slippers
@@deceasedshorty3584 I have never understood why people would walk inside with shoes. I saw a recent episode where one of the guys with cleaning obsession let the others walk inside with shoes and I just cringed.. Here in Norway we would never walk inside with shoes 😩 So it is good to hear there are other countries out there who even have inside slippers 😅
@@Victoria-mp4bc yeah the majority of the Filipinos here in the Philippines have both indoor and outdoor slippers and I think Japan use indoor slippers and their houses have a dedicated shoe area(idk what it's called) in the entrance of the house
@@deceasedshorty3584 it is genius. We just leave our shoes in the entry of the house but it is kind of a dedicated area to outside clothes and shoes. But I think the japanese have heightened floors also in the entrance.
Those chemicals they house all the time and breathing it in working without gloves can't be good for your health.
I wouldn't even want to leave a dog in that crap hole!!
Hello how are you doing 👋👋☺️😀
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Those FLIES ON THE LAMPSHADE THO.
😱 made me feel sick
The dog lady lives in a dump with dust, dog 💩 and pee but says she can’t live in a house with mould, um what? 🤔
She's just lazy
What helped me personally was for me to ...take a picture of the items...then sell or donate them. ❤❤
I cant help feeling sorry for OCD sufferers or gemofobs. The can never just relaxs or enjoy something.
Ritchard gave grate tips.
Once you get on top of it it s easier to maintane. True
These videos now motivates me into cleaning my own room as i've been neglecting it for years... got boxes of puzzles and my old toys in a corner that i will work on today. I truly enjoy watching these now, they are inspiring to me!!
You got this!!
Please make more episodes! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ My love to all of the super cleaners on each and every episode! Your fan across the pond in Delaware USA
Is this show still ongoing? If not, immediately bring it back pls because i looove love it 😄💞 i love the light-hearted approach for both parties. They dont create a drama out of each other but simply help.
Me too! Whenever I need inspiration to clean I watch this show
Helping hoarders is different to helping someone clean though... it would take a psychologist realistically 😊
Agreed and it was a bit upsetting to me when the OCD-lady with the dark hair, admitted to; 'chucking away a handful whenever the read-haired-lady isn't looking."
That can haunt her forever, not-knowing what might've been thrown away, or losing something and then thinking it was thrown out with the items.
ALWAYS let the hoarder see EVERYTHING you are throwing out and ONLY clean if they are next to you and can see what you throw out. And ONLY throw stuff out if they physically can't do it, because it's better if you let them do it and decide over it.
It's a controll-issue, so you will not solve it if you take it out of their hands and you throw it out. It just shows them you can't be trusted.
I couldn’t imagine living with a parent like this, and being bought up to be super clean. My room is an organised mess, and I know they would just hate it. But I love it
At least the people in this episode were grateful for the help.
Don’t forget to “WIPE YOUR FEET ON THE WAY OUT” 😂😂
To be fair Michelle wasn't unclean she just had too Much stuff.
Just 17 seconds into this video, I already feel lazy!!! I hate cleaning, not to talk about being obsessed about it. Lol 😂I cant
The older blonde lady with the bleach and Louise ! Understand that we are all walking bags of bacteria !!! You can't bleach that 😃😃😃😃😃
I have a little reborn baby to ♥️♥️he helps me threw the loss of my 2 little baby sons
They are gorgeous, so realistic.
Michelle talking about her mum choosing cleaning over her was really heardbreaking
Shocking how many ppl in the UK have undiagnosed and untreated mental health issues 😰
I hope EVERYONE in the show continued to get better mental health 🥰💐
It's because they have been cutting mental health NHS funding for years .... just for me to see someone at children's mental health service took over 1 year and then another year to get diagnosed with autism.. so 2 years total just to get 1 diagnosis.. I have undiagnosed adhd as well but I'm not wanting to do another 2 years to be officially diagnosed
The same anywhere isn't it? Especially among certain generations, who never had a culture of seeking help for mental health conditions or perhaps don't "believe" in them.
This show is incredible! So well made so interesting I am addicted!
I really really love this program and hope it can come back! I know many of these are from around 2014ish and I genuinely think this approach is one of the most positive I’ve ever seen. Having two people on EXTREME opposite sides of cleaning working together and learning from each other is absolutely fantastic and genuinely appears to have a positive result on both parties in most episodes, it’s ALL about making the effort. Life isn’t perfect and that’s okay, all that matters is having the willingness to try
I deeply feel for Michelle, it’s clear that cleaning became a deeply traumatic task for her, I can absolutely understand her pain and struggle to cope with that, the feeling of resentment and abandonment because of her mom’s obsessive cleaning when she was a child breaks my heart. It still hurts her like it happened yesterday. I truly hope she was able to seek therapy, that deep trauma is so hard to overcome alone
love a clean home but i could never spend four hours cleaning.
Leslie is a pain, she’s putting her issues on her daughter
I bet Hayley is still kicking herself about those dirty pipes next to her loo!! 😂😂😂
Hello how are you doing 👋👋☺️👋
For Louise to impose HER military expectations onto her small daughter is monstrous!
Putting two crazy people together in a filthy house lol...great idea.
I feel for those who use that amount of Bleach. The damage they are doing to their health is a worry. Each to their own.
Both the mother and daughter OCDers need medication. There are meds available for OCD. They're both over the top!
They need to live separately for the health of the daughter.
How do they have the TIME to clean so obsessively? I can't work and I don't have time for that!!!
Covid must be KILLING these people!
i mean. yeah. people with OCD have suffered horribly suring COVID, and a lot of them have become entirely shut in. can't even go to therapy anymore.
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"Am I going to swim in to a turd? Look I just don't know."' Too true.
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I'm certainly not OCD but that dog poo in the house and the goats jumping on the units does really make me shiver. Would not want to touch anything
Louise kind of looks like HRH Duchess Kate of Cambridge.
Hello how are you doing 👋👋👋☺️
Richard is so sweet , God bless him!
My goodness, that Michelle lady needs counselling for her past .... being her age & still behaving like a child over her & her Mum's stuff is concerning 😐
Yes, she's pathologically immature, poor soul.
Don't judge other people's past on an hour of prefabricated Tv. A lot of staging is done to programmes like this. Live and let live, and reflect on your own past!
She faked the tearssss. As soon she saw how dirty she/the house actually is!
Hoarding all those dolls speaks volumes even to a lay man.
Exactly. Her childhood messed up her perspective and reaction to certain emotional triggers. The inner child in her never grew up.
This overbleaching poison to the environment and sewage system. In the old time it was vinegar, lemon and core soap and it worked too
Michelle doesn't believe she's harming her children and says they have days out, but are they allowed to play outside and get dirty, to paint without worrying about 'oh my God what if they spilled'? Have they ever been to a car boot sale and known the joy of getting that book or toy they wanted for 50p, second hand? Would she allow them to eat a hot dog from a van there, or go on a bouncy castle that other children have been on with dirty socks? And people who clean obsessively often use lots of air fresheners -you know the ones that pump formaldehyde into the air your kids breathe. And are their immune systems even properly functional? Because once kids get beyond the delicate new baby stage their immune systems NEED exposure to germs to prime them. If chemical cleaners always do the job their immune systems don't have to learn to work so hard to keep them safe. "No germs" doesn't keep kids safe, it cripples them making them unsafe when their immune systems have to cope with germs in the real world.
EXACTLY, JULIE!!!
I'm a bit of a obsessive cleaner but that's it everything you have said my kids can do ... just because you like a clean and tidy home doesn't mean your kids aren't looked after or allowed to have fun 🤷♀️
You can say the same for the dirty people there's no room for the kids to play, they can get food poisoning from dirty kitchens and end up very sick, there may be limited money because they buy so much crap that there isn't enough for days out with the kids, there clothes may be dirty leading to bullying because the kids personal hygiene isn't seen to properly
Either side is to extreme there needs to be a middle ground - clean home to be safe but happy kids x
@@alison2984 But do you have air fresheners pumping chemicals out into the air your kids breathe in the house? Are your kids breathing in the fumes from you using chemical cleaning products all the time?
And yes, kids shouldn't be going OUT in dirty clothes, but they SHOULD sometimes be coming back in them. Are your kids happy to do something they want, even if it means getting themselves and their clothes filthy, or would they worry about that, know Mum 'wouldn't like it'. (I'm not talking about kids being inconsiderate, just that sometimes rolling down a grass bank DOES mean getting covered in grass clippings, paddling a stream does involve getting wet and muddy). If you aren't filling the air in your home with air freshener chemicals and your kids aren't afraid to do anything 'because Mum will go mad' then I think you have the balance right.
Louise is a Princess Catherine of Wales lookalike! 🥰 Well done to all, and now I have to get decluttering and cleaning!
I wish my mental illness made me have a clean house rather than a very messy house.
Same! I have ocd tendancies-hoarding! Feel like I got the rough end of the stick lol I can't get rid of anything and get very sentimental and emotionally attached to things
This woman will be passing her OCD down to her children. Ppl with OCD need help as much as the hoarders do in my opinion.