Sunday, March 24, 2013

CONTACT

Please email DisordRThePlay@gmail.com to be in contact with Pakrat Patty, the self-identified Hoarder and to receive “DisordR, The Play,” Email Alerts.

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Out of the Clutter Closet:
Shine Light on the Diagnosis "Hoarding Disorder"

Out of the Clutter Closet:
Shining Light on the Diagnosis Called
"Hoarding Disorder"

Please RSVP! 
Email: DisordRThePlay@gmail.com

Friday, September 13, 2019, 11:15 a.m.to 12:15 p.m.
Location:
Dreamers and Achievers Community Wellness Center

Anacostia Professional Building
2041 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE 

Washington, DC 20020
Across V St from the Big Chair, Metro 10 minutes walk

Fighting in the open on behalf of people living with this largely closeted issue also opens up conversation about more mental health, across the spectrum. 
 
The American Psychiatric Association in 2013 defined "Hoarding Disorder" (DSM-5)." Terms like "HD," "Collecting Behaviors," or "Finders Keepers," carry less stigmatizing, so make it easier for people to talk about what the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments in 2006 called, "Hoarding: A Dangerous Secret."

"Chronic disorganization," for people who live with significant clutter, may put their physical, financial and mental health at risk and strain personal relationships.


Ongoing advocacy rallies to get support services for residents. Training is available, and care providers and peers with lived experience in the District deserve to receive the available training and get help to address this potentially serious health issue. This community round table discussion starts opening up this important conversation.


The presenter returns from recently attending the 18th Annual Conference on Hoarding and Cluttering in San Fransisco, where she presented the Opening Keynote, "DisordR, The Play," the original, solo show, performed live on stage, and in July, 2018, attended the 6th Annual Hoarding Meeting (part of the International OCD Foundation's 25th Annual Conference) and the Pre-Conference Hoarding trainings.


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For Background Information, please see:
https://wtop.com/prince-georges-county/2017/09/1-dead-fire-hillcrest-heights/slide/1/

and
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/hoarding-is-serious-disorder--and-its-only-getting-worse-in-the-us/2016/04/11/b64a0790-f689-11e5-9804-537defcc3cf6_story.html

Friday, March 8, 2013

Out of the Clutter Closet: Shining Light on the Diagnosis Called "Hoarding Disorder"

It is a great honor to invite you to attend

Out of the Clutter Closet:
Shining Light on the Diagnosis Called
"Hoarding Disorder"

Please RSVP! Reply by email to:
DisordRThePlay@gmail.com


Friday, August 24, 2018, 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Deanwood Recreation Center

1350 49th Street, NE
Washington, DC, 20019


Fighting in the open on behalf of people living with this largely closeted issue also opens up additional mental health conditions.

The American Psychiatric Association in 2013 defined "Hoarding Disorder." Instead, using terms like "HD," "Collecting Behaviors," or "Finders Keepers," may be less stigmatizing and so make it easier for people to talk about what the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments in 2006 referred to as "Hoarding: A Dangerous Secret."

"Chronic disorganization," for people who live with significant clutter, may put their physical, financial and mental health at risk, and strain personal relationships.


With ongoing advocacy trying to get support services for residents and training for care providers in the District to address this potentially serious health issue, this community round table discussion makes a start at opening up the conversation.


The presenter returns from recently attending the 18th Annual Conference on Hoarding and Cluttering in San Fransisco, where she presented the Opening Keynote, "DisordR, The Play," the original, solo show, performed live on stage, and in July, 2018, attended the 6th Annual Hoarding Meeting (part of the International OCD Foundation's 25th Annual Conference) and the Pre-Conference Hoarding trainings.


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For Background Information, please see:
https://wtop.com/prince-georges-county/2017/09/1-dead-fire-hillcrest-heights/slide/1/

and
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/hoarding-is-serious-disorder--and-its-only-getting-worse-in-the-us/2016/04/11/b64a0790-f689-11e5-9804-537defcc3cf6_story.html


Thursday, March 7, 2013

Thanks to All who Attended our DisordR Audience Feedbacks!

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month.  We had a couple great developmental readings at Saint Elizabeths Hospital May 11 & 13.  Many thanks to all who attended, including the individuals in care, and a Huge and Heartfelt Thank You to the great staff who made it all happen. 
Read the Media Advisory about the May events here

Click here for DC Arts project details.  


Read the April 2013 events Media Advisory. 
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Friday, March 1, 2013

Framing Positive & Recovery based Language

Following is the "old" language used to describe the show:

  • "DisordR, The Play," humorously and humanely brings Pakrat Patty the Hoarder's Collector-itis and Disposophobia out of the Clutter Closet.

  •  An obsessive-compulsive's must-see!
However, benefiting from participating in various excellent conferences, including WRAP Around The World 2015 (https://copelandcenter.com/wrap-around-world-2015), Alternatives 2014 (http://alternatives2014.mhasp.org), and Alternatives 2013 (http://www.power2u.org/alternatives2013/), we are Framing the show description in Positive & Recovery based Language!


  • "DisordR, The Play," about Pakrat Patty, the self-identified Hoarder, uses humor to 
  • Raise Awareness,
  • Educate about Mental Health,
  • Stop Stigma,
  • Advocate & Empower for Recovery!