Hilfe aus eigener Kraft - Selbsthilfe für Messies

The Messie syndrome, according to Rainer Rehberger, is a profound obsessive-compulsive disorder that often accompanies other issues, such as depression or relationship difficulties. The book provides concrete guidance for coping with the disorder.

Compulsive collecting and buying, cluttering the living space, and an inability to clean up are common characteristics. Messies and their living environments are popular topics in evening television formats. "Decluttering helpers" then show the way back to an orderly life. However, how unhelpful and misguided this subsequent "education for order" is becomes quickly clear in Rainer Rehberger's explanatory approach, the expert on Messie issues: it is a profound obsessive-compulsive disorder that often coexists with other problems, such as depression or relationship difficulties. According to the Messie expert, the chance to overcome the disorder lies in understanding its emotional dimension.

The book:

• presents the causes of the disorder in an easily understandable manner
• allows those affected to categorize their issues
• shows coping strategies that work beyond mere decluttering aids.