SkelBells

For anyone interested in a Children of Hoarders support group, I joined the COH discord server and Reddit. I'll be posting those links as the group and discord have a lot of helpful resources and lots of emotional support for those of you who have experienced trauma associated with hoarding. Please make sure to read through their rules and roles if you join. These are currently the only helpful resources that I am aware of right now. If I find more, I will post them as well.

COH Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/ChildofHoarder/wiki/index/resourc…
COH Discord: discord.gg/njZpXhDA

1 week ago (edited) | [YT] | 19

SkelBells

I went to The Scream Machine tonight for their Christmas haunted house and had a fantastic time! It was bittersweet knowing this is the last time I'll see them for awhile since they have to leave their current building. Being (unexpectedly) taken behind the scenes and up a ladder gave me the best view the the house! It was like looking at rats in a maze! I even got to see how the hellevator works and the cameras that track the happenings!! I'm exhausted but give y'all a little peek at what I saw. I'll post a full video on my haunt channel. If you're in the Detroit area and looking for a haunted house, they are open tomorrow (13th) and the 19th.

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1 month ago (edited) | [YT] | 20

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Would anyone be interested in helping me form a support group for Children of Hoarders? I've been working with my therapist to try to find some and we came across 1 Facebook group....and they don't allow posts. There's also a website but that's currently down. The only other place I've found is Reddit....but I can understand the reservations of opening up there. I can continue making videos (and I will) but I want a safe place where people can open up and be heard by others who have gone through similar situations. I had no idea until I made the Hoarders video that so many people have gone through or are going through something similar. I think a Discord might work well? I can set it up the best I can (but I am not the best at navigating Discord to be honest), someone else can or it can be a group effort. It's just shocking to see how few resources there are for hoarders and those traumatized by it. It can be for venting, sharing your story or maybe how you have coped. Honestly, even a little joking/memes because sometimes I find that making little jokes about my past helps me get through the day.

1 month ago | [YT] | 59

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I'll be doing a special stream on my birthday (Monday, November 24) at 11am EST!!! No goals or anything, I just want to hang out and have some fun! Maybe discuss the videos I'm working on (like The One String Challenge and 5 Minute Cosplays) and my upcoming Punishment Streams. My coffee maker broke so here's a pic of the snowman melting in the Tim Hortons drive thru. As always, I hope you all have a lovely day and may the stress melt off your shoulders as it melts off this snowman.

2 months ago | [YT] | 15

SkelBells

REMINDER: I'll be doing my Hoarders Q&A stream tomorrow, Thursday, November 13 at 12pm EST. I will answer as many questions as I can. Have a wonderful day/night!

2 months ago | [YT] | 13

SkelBells

Reminder that I'll be doing my Hoarders Q&A stream on Thursday, November 13 at 12pm EST. I'll be doing a test stream or two before then to make sure I have this whole YouTube streaming thing figured out. Here's a pic of my cat, Setra, doing the thing he likes to do to interrupt my workout.

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2 months ago | [YT] | 22

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Hi guys! Thank you again for the kind words, support, resource suggestions and sharing you own personal experiences! I know there are still a lot of questions, so I am planning a YouTube stream to try to answer those questions, share a bit more and listen to your stories. Initially, I was gonna do a video but I feel like a stream might be more straight forward. I am still figuring out how to stream on YouTube though so I want to try a few test streams first. I am planning a Hoarders BTS Q&A Stream on Thursday, November 13 at 12pm EST. Feel free to include your questions below if you want. Here are some pics from when Hoarders was out! We really had a great time chatting and goofing around with the crew! Until then, have a great spooky month!

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3 months ago | [YT] | 28

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As a result of making this video, A+E Networks has been giving me hell (to the point I'm worried about losing the video entirely and/or losing my entire channel (which means a lot because I have chronic illness and YouTube is my creative outlet). I just wanted to tell my side of the story and share behind the scenes stories of the show. It was about sharing a different perspective. The show focuses entirely on the hoarders and not those traumatized by living with them. Maybe it's nothing to worry about (really hoping that's the case). Anyways, I'll be making a separate video to answer questions about my experience living with a hoarding parent (with no footage from the show and very little, if any, personal footage). This will not contain as much editing. Feel free to post your questions here if you have any. They can be about the show, myself, behind the scenes stuff, other stories I've heard from the crew, etc. I'll probably give it a week to accumulate questions.

4 months ago | [YT] | 97

SkelBells

Just wanted to post an update: I'm working on new videos for all my channels. On this channel, I will have a horror game and a movie reaction soon. For everyone who loves Halloween and horror react/review content (that's not games), I do that on my other channel all year round. I am working on editing my horror museum trip right now (for that channel). Spooky Season is here and I am so excited! I'll be at Cedar Point HalloWeekends on opening night to get some footage and watch the chaos unfold! I'll have spooky stuff on here soon and I am currently figuring out how to stream on YouTube! Have a wonderfully spooky day!

4 months ago | [YT] | 16

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Thank you to everyone for your kind words and support, it really means a lot to me. The YouTube beast is a mystery to me, so I will keep doing the content that I enjoy and that resonates with me. If that means your stay was brief, I thank you for listening to my story and if you have decided to see what else I am doing, I am incredibly grateful. No words can truly express how I feel.
I wasn’t trying to do anything more than share my story. Yes, I was hoping for others to share their stories and to be heard, for them to know they aren’t alone in their pain. To all of you who have experienced the trauma of living with a hoarder or who struggled with hoarding, I am so sorry. Thank you for sharing your stories and for being so vulnerable. One of the reasons I put this out there was I felt alone in some of my struggles. And now I know I’m not. I really can’t thank all of you enough for that.

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