My name is Janelle and I am a compulsive conference hoarder (CCH). CCH is a condition characterized by difficulty discarding conference or workshop items that appear to most people to have little or no value. Often people with CCH also acquire too many items – either free or purchased.This leads to an accumulation of clutter such that living and workspaces cannot be used for their intended purposes. The clutter can result in opening numerous personal and professional opportunities.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

What typically drives CCH?

• Discarding valuable items that might be needed or useful someday
• Ambition
• Keen understanding that knowledge is power
• The need to network and develop like minded connections

Typical behaviors seen in CCH  include:

• Saving far more items than are needed or can be used.
• Acquisition of more business cards that can be used.
• Anxiously waiting for the next stimulating conference/workshop.
• Avoidance of television.