I recently discovered these videos and I suffer from depression and anxiety and today was a bad day for me but I watched 2 videos and thought I can do this so I just got finished cleaning my main living area and I’m proud of myself
Honestly, I feel so bad for Elisabeth, the owner of the house. Often I don't realise that behind these messy houses created by the renter, are also those who rented it out to them. Her reaction is so understandable. If I would put myself in her shoes, I would be angry and too stunned for words too. Especially with how unconsidered Sophie is an clueless to why Elisabeth would react badly to the state of the house. I can bring up a lot of sympathy for the people who created the mess. I understand how their life can turn like that (mine also almost did at one point), but my heart really breaks for Elisabeth. I barely see anyone talking about her, but I really feel for her. It was the house she built with her late husband... and a couple trashing it and using the excuse like "it was already not in perfect condition", I can imagine how it not only makes her angry, but fuel her grief. Everything is destroyed in that house, walls, cupboards, flooring, bathroom, everything... it wil cost her so much money to remodel it again. Such a sad story. I truly hope the couple gets the help they need for their hoarding problems, because if they don't, after this, they will do this again 100% for sure. I even think the other house also looks like this... these 2 women are absolutely hoarders and need help for their major mental illnesses and ocd. Just cleaning their home is not gonna help in the long run. Not even for a week... But I also hope Elisabeth also get the help she need, processing this experience. I bet it is traumatizing to find your house you built with your lare husband in a state like this. It is such a bad and sad situation
Yes, I also feel for Elisabeth, especially since she's probably elderly, or close to it, given she'd have been an adult when it was built by her and her husband, then was lived in for 30 years, her husband passing, etc. so she would no longer have the physical abilities, energy and support, and possibly finances, she would have had when the house was first build. I can't even imagine the grief and anger she must be feeling to have something that would obviously have meant so much to her be treated so badly.
Yeah this is a case where I feel a lot worse for the landlord than the tenant. Usually in these videos I feel for the person who lives there but the way that they were removing all blame from themselves... I feel bad for her
I feel bad for Elisabeth too. No landlord wants to see their property treated this way. However, the yard should have been a clue that something was amiss.
I feel very bad for Elisabeth. But also for Sofie. Anyone who let's this happen and who claims she didn't trash the place has serious mental health issues. It's very common for people who suffer like that to not be in touch with reality. We don't have to pick sides, it's just super sad for everyone involved and I hope they will all get the help they need, beyond the practical work of tackling this mess that Auri already did for them.
@@sabrinamaurer2543 True about the yard but I'm wondering if she had wanted/tried to inspect the house earlier, after seeing the yard, and was denied entrance. In the video I think it was mentioned that she hadn't been allowed in to inspect ...or something to that effect. Without knowing the entire back story we can only assume.
I am a retired Psychiatric Nurse and my thoughts are; when someone's home is like this, it is a reflection of their state of mind, the chaos that is taking place, maybe depression, trauma, mental illness, fear or some other debilitation. It makes me sad right away because I can see the hurt or loss that someone is having here. The help that you provide is priceless and part of a recovery process. I truly wish the best for all of the people in the videos. And thank God for sending you into their lives.
@@huitrecouture Of course, and it's great that the general public understands more and more hoarding and living in chaos. It's just that seeing those videos can remind us of specific patients, specific stories, always very sad ones. It's wonderful to see how non professional have a good idea of what it's like and, most importantly, the reason behind such horrific living conditions. And it's even better to see those people get help from strangers.
I am a housecleaner for 20 years. Dysfunctional person will also be complete opposite of this. I had a client similar to this one and she was a psychologist
I usually don't listen to the videos, and I barely ever turn on subs, but the mere fact that you've got so many friends to help you and we did not see a single nasty comment or speculation about the owners of the home, show just how much respect you have for other's feelings and its true what the comments say, you turn empathy into artistry. Thank you for doing this, you motivate me to be a better person.
@@konodioda7790yes the mere fact that she would still do it if the answer was yes shows she is more compassionate than some! Needlestick injuries are no joke, the risk of HIV is there.
This feels very suspicious and reminds me of my fathers house i grew up in. Junk, filth and animal feces coupled with the same nonchalant attitude. Never their fault, it's the landlords fault, it looked like this when we moved in, etc. Same about the coffee and beds you were offered. These people see this as normal just as my father thought it was normal for kids to only shower in school because the drains are clogged or sleep in a sleeping bag on the sofa because the bedroom is filled to the brim with trash. I feel so sorry for the dogs and the landlord who are the real victims here. Sure, you can have mental health, but at the same time you can be bad person WITH mental health.
They're also likely chronically ill as there was a wheelchair. My guess is they're poor as most chronically ill folk are and can't afford repairs. After working several hours in more physical pain then most people feel in a week while having no energy cleaning is not a top priority. Add in little to no friends to help which also means even more poor mental health. While I'm not saying what they did was right their only other option may have been to be homeless
I have been experiencing chronic pain for about a year. Excurciating pain that keeps me awake and makes me cry. I recently discovered Aurikatariinas videos and they are like healing medicine! Her compassion and positivity really help me to put my situation into perspective. Aurikatariina makes the world a better place!
GOD please help this person bless them heal them and whatever pain they experience! Father God cover your child with ur love mercy and comfort. LORD JESUS HAVE YOUR WAY AND HEAL YOUR PRECIOUS CHILD THANK YOU LORD, THANK YOU!! 🙏AMEN 🙏
Wow she really did an amazing job cleaning that house. The tenants really need to seek help for the hoarding problem. They really damaged the property, especially the wood floors. The wood is gonna have to be replaced. An exterminator for the rats and bugs also needs to be called. But the cleaning alone would cost thousands of dollars. Auri and the gang really saved the day!
I knew a parent and teenager who had a house that they never cleaned and had like four cats and they would clean their floor with just bleach. Their wood floor in the kitchen. Completely stripped of varnish and wax and everything that could protect it. it seemed to be the only thing they ever cleaned which was quite strange to me.
This girl is not only a hardworking talented cleaner (yes, not everyone can be a successful cleaner), she is a gifted storyteller. And an educator without being a nerdy lecturer. Of course she is a psychologist. Super generous too. Wow, i admire Auricatarina more and more every time. Thank you and you go girl!
Hi. I don’t think Auri has psychology credentials but she could. I wouldn’t count on it(not that she couldn’t). I think that she just worked at a crisis center.
i've seen SO MANY Hoarder shows but no one ever treats the people as compassionately as you do, Auri. Its really sad but you alienate people from care if you judge them from day one, you know? You're amazing
In hoarders a lot of the time they have to be pushy bc hoarders tbh are very annoying people and they will continue to get worse and let it affect everyone around them .
@@Feminazi1dc Although I don’t agree that they should hurt the people around them I think it’s still important to have sympathy for these people. It can be extremely difficult to ask or even admit you need help.
I understand what you’re saying, but we have to remember on the hoarders shows. They are dealing with family who have lived with these hoarders for years and we don’t know how compassionate those people have been for how long before they could not take it anymore. Secondly, those people did not get the opportunity to just come in and clean. They’re actually working with the hoarders to keep them from doing this again therefore that’s going to require some uncomfortable conversations and unfortunately seem a little uncomfortable for the hoarders. I don’t think it’s a fair comparison as with Auri gets to come in and just clean she does not necessarily deal with a psychological component. And people are as nice as they can be but the people who are not hoarders, but are friends and family also are uncomfortable with trying to help when they have to deal with the hoarder and their justifications without professional help to explain what’s mentally going on. Compassion for all. ❤
I'm happy for the owner that Auri came to clean the place. I have a strong feeling that if she didn't, Sophie was just going to move away and leave the place as it was as the problem of the owner...
It's really easy to judge her, but she DID end up getting help to clean the apartment so that the landlord doesn't end up with all the mess. You have to remember that it is a mental illness, and a huge cleanup like this would've cost thousands, which a lot of people simply cannot afford. It's really sad most of all. Sad for everybody, the landlord, the tenants, everyone. I don't think it's right to be mad at her, of course it's terrible! But it is a mental illness, we can hope they've gotten help for it :)
@@UsagiFirex I saw it, and while I absolutely agree that it isn't nice how she didn't do anything to help & drank coffee while the others cleaned, you don't know her at all or how overwhelming this could've been for her. This kind of thing comes with so much shame and guilt, growing up in a household like this, I really do feel for her. You don't know this person in real life or anything about them, other than the fact they have a very severe mental illness. You can see, yourself, how severe it is from these videos. It's an ugly illness but I hope this girl got help for it :) I grew up in such a messy place too, my grandmother and grandfather were like this. Okay, maybe without the rat poop hahah, but it was just as messy and unclean and dusty for years. But they're really not bad people, they're kind and loving. They just cannot help themselves, they couldn't clean the household especially when they're hoarders, they needed help. We all deserve help :)
You began this cleaning thinking you were helping one person. You learned it was more than it seemed with a hoarder girlfriend who wanted to keep the broken things. Then, you meet the owner and realize this is an emotional mess for her and her family. AND you managed to keep cleaning and instead of blessing one person, you are blessing many more. Anticipating part 2!! Thank you for being so kind to others.
And Sophie lying about the house already being trashed. Hmmm...who would rent out a place that is so trashed you can't even wash your hands? That just disgusts me.
and then the renter lying about the condition of the home when she moved in.. . sure i mean of course a 30yo house is going to have a few nicks/scratches, but NO WAY i believe she moved in with all that damage/staining to the walls/floors (apparently now permanent since it's clearly still visible in the after photos).. . the landlady will now have to have the walls completely repainted, floors completely sanded/refinished, and many fixtures probably replaced to undo the damage this woman has done in just 6 years.
@@cutienerdgirl I just simply can't muster up any sympathy for this woman. I know that sounds horrible, but the lying & the scheming she did to Auri is unacceptable - hoarder or not.
What a great job, I’m speechless. I must admit this time around it was hard for me to empathize with the tenants. For them to tell you to keep broken items after all the trouble you got in for FREE seems so incredibly rude. Also the fact that their dogs needed to be rescued makes me feel like these tenants are careless and oblivious.
Unfortunately when you suffer from severe mental and/or chronic illness even getting out of bed is near impossible. Throw in having to work to live and higher living costs for doctors and medicine as well as everything being more difficult for them and having less total energy and you end up exhausted before you get home and have no energy to clean. I saw a wheelchair which likely means at least one of them is disabled. Auri also mentioned they have little to no friends meaning no help and likely even lower mental health. Chronic/Mental disabled people unfortunately get really screwed with how our society is set up. In addition it seems the girlfriend recently went through a big loss and hoarding is a coping strategy. They likely cannot afford therapy to work over the hoarding as such the issues persist and the items must be kept.
Drafting. I agree. If you want to live like a pig - your choice. But do NOT do that to your children or pets. (Oh, ps I have lived in chronic pain with lots of medical issues that affect my ability to move for many years, have had a number of friends and my near family die during CoVid, and medical in my country is expensive… but there is absolutely no ways I would live like this!)
You did an incredible job cleaning that house, but the damage is done I'm afraid. Still, I'm sure you helped massively, even if the landlord will have to do a lot of work to fix everything! I'm sympathetic to mental health struggles, but it's hard to be honest. I'd be crushed if a tenant did so much damage to my property.
Why the landlord need to make appointment with tenants in advance to inspect property and do a fixer upper list, if need. This can be done once a year or twice a year as per lease. Otherwise, landlord should not be shocked in the end. IMO.
@@grannygoose3532 I guess it probably has something to do with the laws in that country. No it didn't make sense to me either. In the US tenants don't have that level of privacy and protection from landlords that I know of. Still I do not believe the tenant that it was in that bad a condition when they moved there.
The tenant refused to take any accountability and instead tried blaming the house owner for the houses condition. Mental illness isnt an excuse for treating people poorly. Someone can be ill and be a good person who recognizes their wrongs and wants to do better. It doesnt sound like she's willing to be better.
@@grannygoose3532 where I live a landlord is not allowed to enter a property without permission and an appointment with the tenant. If it was my property I probably wouldn’t have renewed the lease if I didn’t have access but maybe the tenants made good excuses why an inspection couldn’t take place or wasn’t necessary… I’d be really upset if this was my home
Yes, they certainly have problems, but I do feel really bad for the landlord. You are doing an amazing job helping these people! You can be really proud of yourself!
I watch these videos whenever I feel too overwhelmed to clean my house. As a stay at home mom of a newborn it can seem impossible some days. But these remind me that my house is nothing compared to what this woman cleans for free. Thank you 😊
you helped me to get motivated to clean my room. i've been dealing with depression, anxiety and adhd. living in a mess definitely does not help with my mental health. now i sleep better too! i took small steps to be better and cleaning my room was the first step..even though it took me 3 days to clean a small room, but i did it! i appreciate this kind of content alot. You've helped hundreds or even thousands people like me through your videos..may you have a healthy and life full of happiness and love. thank you!! update : after i cleaned up my room, i decided to makeover the whole house. It took me 2 weeks! Also, i reached out to my brother and he helped to paint. I finally open up to my best friend and she came over with her husband to help too!. It was a huge thing for me to be able to do this and thank you all for the comments. i truly appreciate it. I wish all of you well. Let's take it one day at a time. xxx 6 months update : Thank you for all the comments. I am now in another country. Travelling for a few months. I start to walk alot more and meet people. Being outside, take some fresh air does help.. Ofcourse there are days I feel so low but I learn to not let it get to me. Slowly but surely. I still take it one day at a time. Whoever is reading this and going thru bad days, its okay.. it will pass. Don't be afraid to take the first step. Have a good day!
I know how vulnerable it can be to share your story online. So from a random stranger…I’m so proud of you! You did an awesome job to take the step to clean up and I wish you love and motivation for the future 💙
I'm a single mom with anxiety and ADHD-- I've never been good at cleaning or housekeeping and my home (and room growing up) is always cluttered. Not like this, thankfully, but I've always had a hard time letting items go. But now I have to tidy and clean regularly to keep up with my 2-year old (who deserves a clean and safe home), I was finding it very stressful and unenjoyable but these videos have shown me that there is real satisfaction to be found in cleaning. Appreciate all that you do!
you might also enjoy some minimalist vids (the minimal mom is good), I had a breakthrough moment with her: the less stuff you have, the less housework you need to do! haha, that's a win! stuff doesn't make you happy, and in fact I find SO much joy in my empty spaces and after a while you get addicted to getting rid of stuff. sounds weird but it's so true.
Посмотрите на меня и вы поймёте, что у вас все хорошо. Я тоже мать - одиночка, у меня рак мозга, я перенесла трепанацию черепа и в прошлом году у меня умерла моя мама - моё сердце и душа, моя поддержка. А сейчас мне страшно, я переживаю не за себя, а за дочку. Не хочу, чтобы она потеряла маму..... не хочу чтобы она была несчастной. ... даже думать об этом не могу. Конечно такого ужаса у меня нет. Но мне тяжело справляться с домашними делами. Я у меня вещи валяются я просто не могу никак найти время и силы все разложить по местам. Доя меня это большая проблема. Потому,что мне это отравляет настроение. Пока врачи, школа, дополнительные занятия доченьки, счета, документы. Еще у нас очень требовательная школа, но менять её нет возможности потому,что школа прямо около дома. Мне хватает сил только приготовить есть и целыми днями я стою и мою посуду. Я ночами не сплю, хотя этого делать нельзя. Я на серьёзных таблетках.... и ещё мне очень стыдно что дома у меня такая разруха ( мы живём в квартире 35 кв. метров. ) моя дочка даже не может пригласить в гости одноклассников, потому,что я такая неряха и не собранная. Честно я стараюсь перед людьми не казаться слабой, но на самом деле мне очень тяжёло, я инвалид и никто мне не помогает. Так что Посмотрите на меня и вы поймёте, что у вас все хорошо. Не обижайтесь на меня, я никому плохого не желаю. Будьте здоровы и берегите своих родных
@@ЛЕО-д4з hugs, I'm a single mom too and I can't imagine what you're going through. Praying for healing and a breakthrough for you and your daughter 🙏❤
I've been dealing with chronic pain for years ; I was sick with COVID twice in 2 years !!! It just made everything worse :( , however after I've watched you clean up some really awful apartments I get motivated to clean something even if it's just the bathroom sink or wash the dishes. I even cleaned my refrigerator ! You are a very special person and a gift to humanity. God bless you and keep you safe in all ways.
Hoarding after a traumatic death is very common. This story I’ve heard many times: a loved one dies, a grief stricken family member inherits all their stuff, and everything turns into a reminder. Every piece of trash could be the last thing your loved one touched. It’s a really severe and unique form of depression and mourning. And it destroys so many relationships with others, your ability to get a home (bad tenant history!), keep a job, clean yourself, and stay healthy. I really hope this cleaning can open the flood gates for Sophie’s gf and she realizes it’s time to make an adjustment and to re-establish her connection to reality. Hoarding like this can come with so much denial, lashing out, defensiveness….it is so hard for people in this state of mind to come to terms with what they have done. Many never escape.
This is the first time that I‘m 100% on team „house owner“. I think it’s really nice of them to offer to help cleaning up the mess they didn’t cause while the person responsible for the mess is sitting in the garage living her best life watching others cleaning up her mess. Also … why couldn’t she stay in her girlfriend‘s place while you were cleaning?
Because she was sitting there guarding garbage. I have a family member like this and they will literally attack you over their garbage just like they’re not want her to throw away plates with rat poop on it they will fiercely protect their garbage and that’s why she didn’t leave and she stayed there, because if she left the landlady when she showed up might come and order it all be thrown out, since it was in the yard and she was making sure they didn’t dare throw away a piece of her precious garbage that she wanted to keep
I'm happy you were able to do this for Elizabeth. Since Sophie was already planning to move into her girlfriend's apartment, and because of the damage they did to Elizabeth's property, I assume Sophie won't be there much longer. I hope she and her girlfriend get help. But you saved Elizabeth from a worse situation, and I'm sure she's grateful.
If I was the home owner, I would find out where they are moving to and politely warn the new landlord. They will never recoup the money for the damages to the property, but perhaps they can prevent it from happening to someone else.
Nah I loved her honesty, she can’t tell people oh yeah they wanted to keep this so it’s fine, no she must educate people too and let them know it’s not actually normal, we must shower and they have made demands when their home is being cleaned for free it seems like the girlfriend is very ungrateful and I know many grateful people with mental illness and mental health issues so that’s not to blame it’s the persons choice
Hoading mentality, i don't typically like watching hoarders, but i imagine the girlfriends behavior must have been very irritated like many on that show, which is honestly something they acn't help and need a therapst to work with them. she may have wanted to go through every bit of garbage and it can be so hard to be patient with people when they are upset ( and is probably why sophie didn't have her over durring this), Auri is just such a sweetheart.
I have chronic depression in my house falls into a state of disrepair frequently but after watching these videos at least set aside an hour once a week to at least clean one room of my house
The people don't need a house, they need care in a proper facility! What an amazing soul you are Auri. YOu're compassion and energy is something we can all aspire to.
agree, definitely hope they can get the help they need to heal & maintain basic functions like hygiene… i feel so sorry for sophie missing half her teeth. Like I get that adults are responsible for themselves, but I can’t help but wonder if this could’ve been avoided had they had a stronger support system & access to proper mental healthcare (a bigger issue in rural areas too). undiagnosed mental health issues + grief/loss + isolation does things to people
@@nadMoZzzg no, they need medical treatment to help them understand why they are hoarding and why they were okay with living in such a filthy environment. They couldn’t wash their hands, they couldn’t use the shower, they couldn’t use the kitchen, they couldn’t use the bedroom, they had literal mounds of trash in their house - tell me which of those things don’t suggest that there is an underlying mental health issue that needs serious treatment?
Anna, I can't imagine that you were really happy with this job. She didn't even wanted to stay there anyway, she forced you to keep some broken things and made you save them from the rain and I think your follower had a hard time keeping the mood up... Please just do jobs that you are comfortable with! You don't have to go to more extremes... Big hugs from Germany!
We shouldn't assume that she is lying. Of course it is a hard job so they can't smile for hours on end if you have to put in physical work to actually remove the trash from the floor. And the followers just helped her, they aren't trained like her and shouldn't have the same passion as long as they help. I believe her words that she truly loves her job and, though very tough, she also loved this job because of how it looked after
I love how your followers are finding encouragement to clean their own homes themselves, just by watching your videos!!! Your kind understanding attitude is healing people all over the world. God bless you, Aurika🥰🙏🏻♥️✝️🌼🌸🕊️🌺🦋🌹
You're a good lady and sad that grown adults threw you in the middle of that drama. Hoarders are very difficult to work with but you are a miracle worker. Love your videos!
This goes way beyond hoarding. They hoard trash, not belongings. Sadly there is serious mental illness here. Too bad they didn’t ask for help before so much was destroyed. I hope they get the mental health treatments they need. Thank you Auri for always helping people in need.
Often only cleaning the home doesn't help. They need professional help to deal and discover why they hoard. And hoarding trash is a highest level of hoarding.
Hoarding is a type of OCD and can take many forms. In any form, it can be a serious mental health illness. Besides being distressing by definition, it’s a type of anxiety that easily leads to isolation, self-harm, substance abuse, and suicide. Not to mention the adverse health reactions to dust and mold and danger of being crushed or burned in the hoard. Normally, I would’ve let this comment slide because it’s a hope for treatment without judgement. In this case, I feel like it’s important to acknowledge that OCD hoarding is, by itself, a severe mental illness and should be treated as such. I share your hope for treatment. Otherwise, that house is going to look the same in a few weeks. Both the people living in the home deserve better than this. Very living creature does.
@@mariannesartcorner it sure is. And it’s a sign of mental illness and zero self esteem. Often they feel they don’t deserve to live better, which can stem from a traumatic event.
I feel SO bad for that landlord. Even if what Sophie was saying was true, there had to have been much more damage from the hoarding. But I'm also amazed that in 6 years she couldn't manage to visit the house to check in. I guess it just goes to show that if you pay your rent on time, no one will really bother you...
I don't know where this house is located but where I come from, a landlord doesn't have much power over their house once they have a tenant. They are not allowed to enter the home when the tenant doesn't allow it, dosen't matter if they have a good reason or not. It could be the same for them as well. Also it was mentioned that the husband of the landlord died so the landlord could be of higher age and didn't have the strengh. And even throwing the tenant out is almost impossible in my country as well so landlords are very cautious about who they get for their homes
@MiCKi914 I find her landlord remarks not based in fact. Hoarders tend to not take responsibility because it would expose their reality…they’re sick with a mental illness. Other countries have tenant laws to protect tenants. Driving past would have been a tip-off something was amiss with all of the junk.
@@dragonixheli5474 oh thats weird!😮In my country you sign a contract MADE by the owner.And you need to agree to THEIR RULES in order to live there. Me and my husband lived on a rent few years ago before we could get out own place and the landlord was coming to visit every weekend to check everything in the apartment after previous damage from previous tenant!🙃
I watch these videos and get so much motivation I just finished cleaning my laundry room what a mess it was. I suffer from anxiety and depression I also work very long hours so when I come home at night I usually just go to bed . Thank you for giving me inspiration
The fact that the followers are helping is so amazing! So great to see that Auri's kindness has such a good influence on people, and potentially more people in need can get help!
THIS is NOT about money - these tenants HAVE money. This is about a property owner (which may well be another family who has worked hard to get a rental place to supplement their own pension) who should not have their property destroyed like this! Treating a rented place this way is just SELFISH.
I couldn’t imagine being the lady who rented her home to these people only to find out how horrible they allowed the condition to become. For them to say it was in bad condition before they moved in is just an excuse.
Same, I`m so sorry for the Landlady! Also these 2 tendants don`t seem to be sorry, it seems they don`t even care..they trash one place and move to an other. Plus they got Auri to do all the work and do it for free! Usually I root for the people she is helping because they suffer from depression and live in bad conditions and she is doing a good work to help them, but here this case, I think they just using her and the next place will be all in trash again :(
Auri, I respect and appreciate you a huge load. You are incredible for tackling this house in spite of the state of it and the attitudes of the renters, mental health issues aside. I will agree with other commenters, though, that houses like these are a little worrisome as far as your own health goes, and I hope you have your boundaries in place. Please don’t let the kindness of your heart put you in situations that might be detrimental to your wellbeing. Much love ❤
You're such an amazing person for what you do! Please protect yourself in situations like this. It's not just messy, this is a biohazard due to the mold and rat droppings.
Nothing like a hoarder living with not only hoard but complete squalor. Denying the damage they caused to that house. What a nightmare. It’s amazing how well and how fast you and your team cleaned this disaster. You’re amazing.
Its never appropriate to generalize people based on their mental health disorders. That just encourages stigma so people who need help feel too ashamed to get it. Sophie's girlfriend is living in squalor. Sophie's girlfriend is denying the damage they're causing to the house. Suffering from a hoarding disorder is a factor but it is not the only reason things got to this point.
for real, i've seen a team of 20 people on hoarders not be able to make as much progress as auri did in 3 days! although that may be due to the fact that she was allowed to throw away most everything without having to sort, but that probably just means the girlfriend is going to hoard it back up again since she's not getting the mental health treatment she needs.
I think Sophie is straight up full of it. She says the girlfriend is the hoarder? No, I don't believe it. Actions speak louder than words. Hoarders would never part with their stuff and in this situation would hover around while Auri and the crew worked. The girlfriend wasn't even there! But Sophie is the one that wouldn't let them throw stuff out...and she's the one who lied to the landlady saying the house was already in bad condition when they moved in.
Wow. Unfortunately people who have hoarding and other related issues don’t see things the way most people see things - their “truths” are often distorted. It’s sad for them, but also sad for the homeowners who have to deal with the destruction of their property. You and your helpers are such a blessing to the homeowner. 🙏🏻💖
We don't, we do see the world in a distorted way. It took me 18 years to let go of my dead mother's clothes and even now I wish I still had them. I can't explain why memories aren't enough for me. Getting rid of stuff is hard.
@@aliciachristopher6506 I am sorry you have to deal with these thought sand feelings. I can't imagine. You did a good job letting go. It is your mother you miss being projected on to feelings of attachment to the clothes. I'm sorry for your loss of your mother. I can tell this is hard for you.
@@aliciachristopher6506 the thing is you were keeping something that had a true memory attached to it something of your mothers although you can’t keep everything you were keeping something that was at least sensible. Most hoarders keep just want these people cat trash I have a friend her mother was a hoarder, and I have a family member who is a hoarder my friends mother would keep bags of toilet paper that she wiped her ass on, and if somebody tried to throw it away, she would physically attack them, get out a baseball bat and start attacking them. She had bags of her own poop basically stacked up walls, her shower was filled with her bathroom, was filled with it every pizza box she ever ate from every McDonald’s rapper. Those didn’t have special memories. My relative that is I guess you would say borderline hoarder because they weren’t near as bad as this house, but pretty close. They also would viciously attack if you go and pick up a paper towel that they absorb the grease with they will attack you, so I think there’s a difference when you have a true memory attached than being an actual hoarder. it is good that you see you have a tendency to collect things so it don’t go to this darker side. I hope that you were able to pick out a couple of things and that you had found Waze to do memories that balances out for you because I’m sure it can be very hard to do that.
@@Thepublicaccount it’s really hard to feel sympathy for the ones who go to such extreme lengths like violence to guard their hoards. Can’t help those that utterly reject it I suppose.
This type of videos proves me that we have angels living in the world among us. I mean, it takes a huge inner peace to walk in someone's deep dirt like this, it also takes lots of kindness to do it all for free. There can't be darkness around such bright light. 🌟
I gotta admit that this is the first video that made me feel so upset. Not because of anything you did, Auri. But because of the pain that the landlord must have felt. They built the house with love and hard work and then someone would just turn it into a junkyard in few years. Hopefully the rest of the story will change my mind about this, but so far I don't know what to think about all this. Normally I'm just happy for the people who get their house cleaned, but this one showed nothing else but careless attitude and not appreciating the house itself (by the tenant(s)). All this remind me of someone I know, who just doesn't appreciate any of their things. Hence everything in their house is broken, dirty and ..just awful in general. I'm still glad you got to experience the dirtiest house you've ever cleaned! Can't wait for the next weeks video.
@Amanda You can still watch to support Auri in helping people. She is still helping the homeowner try to reclaim and salvage what she can of the house. It would have been worse to finally get access to the home you built and have no help in cleaning up and having to pay for everything by themselves.
You have to be mentally ill to live like this in the first place. Not saying it is without consequence to others, but people with functional brains would not do this to themselves or anyone else.
@@caminte This was really something else. The house had such a different vibe in it. I totally get the situation when someone is really depressed and can't just keep up with the house chores. But this one gave me an instant careless I-don't-give-a-crap -feeling about the tenant. I hope you don't feel like you wouldn't be able to watch Auri's videos anymore. Because just like you said, this is the first one out of ..god knows how many videos that gave us this feeling. Let's hope the second part will change our mind about all this.
Hoarding disorder is a serious mental health issue. It's not about "not appreciating" things. There is a serious disconnect between reality and the perceptions of the hoarder. Sophie needs more compassion, not less.
@@Yeshanu exactly! I'm really puzzled by people who have random limits about how far their compassion goes. And then declare wherever that is, inexcusable intentional carelessness starts. One would expect the worse it looks the more serious issues* are. People who don't care _at all_ are at least consistent in their attitude. *not `reasons` person is in the situation alone, but combination of hard situation and person's capacities to deal with it, something that varies a lot, depending on personal history and possible traumas...
I hope you and your helpers don’t get sick. This is a dangerous environment. Also, chances are the house will be back in the same disastrous condition in a few months.
Sofie needs to be told never to come back to the rental house. The rightfully upset homeowner will never get the proper compensation money for these hoarder's damages. The floors need repairs. The rat infestation needs a exterminator. Probably, re-wiring and water pipes need to be fixed. Those damages are expensive, and not a suitable living environment for new renters. The two hoarder ladies are moving out regardless of what they've already done. The girlfriend has an apartment that will be trashed instead, be concerned for the apartment owner. That mess looks like years of hoarding, depression, and denial. I hope the people that cleaned this house go to the doctor after this. I hope Sofie and girlfriend get therapy and cleaning help at a new apartment. It's very kind, but very dangerous to clean up. Volunteers need biohazard suits and cleaning gear. they have video and photos for evidence , the homeowner can sue. at least, this clean up crew is saving the land/home owner trouble.
@@flyingbird9633 looks like drywall will have to be replaced. And floors refinished. What a toxic mess. Cheerfully cleaned by team, the renters should appreciate the free help to clean this apartment. You never know with hoarders why they hang onto trash. But they should understand they cannot live this way especially when renting an apartment.
yep, everytime i see these videos i know thes hoarders need professional help, not a youtube vlogger that likes cleaning... cleaning will do nothing! they need mental help, long therapy, and cbt... any house they move into after this will suffer the same fate. not to mention the smell will never come out of the walls, the floor, the ceiling, everything needs to be replaced, not just cleaned... this is a very short temporary fix...
I would not have aired this type of clean up job as a "clean up" type of thing you normally do. This job was WAY beyond what you should have advertised yourself as doing. It needed biohazard suits and needed man labor for throwing out the damaged furniture. This was a toxic biohazard mess. Don't encourage others to clean up these types of messes " out of charity" because this type of mess needs special waste consideration.
@@flyingbird9633 this landlord will still be entitled to damages. There’s video evidence of the condition of things. However, I do appreciate what you’re saying. I agree that this may be a bit much health-wise. But, she felt confident to take it on and that is her choice.
This cleaning was so good and Auri you are doing amazing work. Please please please wear a mask when dealing with animal poop. Just moving it expels dangerous germs into the air that you don’t want to inhale. Great job once again. I can’t wait for part 2.
Auri, you're a saint for all the hard work and your endurance in helping unfortunate souls. And I'm glad your friends & followers stood by your side, despite all the filth, so you didn't have to tackle this monstrous task alone. People like you make the world a better place, you're awesome and inspiring
I love you and how you do this for people but I worry you don't have the proper safety equipment. Especially in homes like this. This is an actual hoarders house and the amount of rat urine and feces among probable mold you are breathing in is so bad for you. That little mask that is off half the time and some pink gloves aren't enough to protect you. Keep doing what you're doing but also keep yourself safe and healthy at the same time!
you have the patience and kindness of a saint! If I were cleaning an enormous mess such as this one where the owners wouldn't let me throw the trash away, and was probably going to bring it all back into the home once I had finished cleaning it, I would have just walked away. all that work for it to just go back to the way it was?? heck no from me.
Yeah.. I feel like the other places she has cleaned are different. I think these tenants have major issues and wont change. I hope for the landlords sanity she evicts them.
You are a Saint to tackle that house. It's pretty sad when dealing with hoarders that they don't like to throw away things that are trash. Unless the person gets help, all of your hard work won't last long, it will be hoarded again.
I'm almost sure the next house the hoarder will live in will also be a mess. I'm glad that Auri doesn't mind much, she said so in her videos but she finds it nice when someone texts her back with updates. It's a shame the hoarder will most likely create another mess somewhere else if they don't get help :/
I’m not surprised by the way the landlord reacted. I can relate. My mum used to be a landlord and I grew up helping my mum with the property. And the way some people would leave the property would be disgusting and a utter wreak. So bad my mum would cry and get so angry. It’s so rude and disrespectful. I don’t understand how someone can leave a place that they don’t even own in such a wreak. My mum could cry and get angry because of how much work she would need to do and pay for any damages made so the property would be suitable to rent again. She’s lost more money than earned because of the lack of respect people have. It’s sad
that s why you have to choose your tenants wisely....employment (since when? check with employer if details are true, employmen maybe terminated meantime?), debts? bad credit? how many people will move in (see them ALL in person before signing a lease to them!), check for court docs online if in USA (unfortunately not possible in Germany), bank checking account info of the last 3 months, copy passport/identity card, watch how they behave when showing them your appartement and how couples interact with their children/partner when with you, try to visit them in their CUrrENT appartement, under the pretext of singning the lease, e.g., etc - all of this is STANDARD procedure where i live in Europe...
@@combatduckie you can never get the full picture of people's cleanliness. I know lots of people who take care of themselves, have successful careers but don't tidy up
I love how Sophie told you she doesn't do drugs but you caught on camera a "vase" on a shelf that was really a bong with a rose coming out the mouthpiece.
This looks like the home of a true hoarder and definitely the worst one I’ve seen you have to clean up. We usually use teams of people here in the US to clean up hoarders houses because there’s so much work! They usually have to put dumpsters out in the driveway (like you had to), to put all of the trash in. I’m glad to see you got some help. When dealing with areas that have lots of mold or rodent droppings, you need to wear masks all the time. I’ve noticed that sometimes you wear them when you start out, but then they seem to disappear as you clean. You will really regret inhaling all of this toxic stuff in 20 or 30 years, and some of it can make you sick now. Please look out for yourself and your health.❤ Also that smell probably wasn’t rat poop, it was rat urine which smells much worse!
This was posted 5 months ago but I hope Auri will see this eventually and wear a mask from now on! I often think of all the dust getting into her lungs and how that can't be good in the long term :( Auri deserves a long happy and healthy life, I hope she can see this comment
These videos are evidence to take this woman to court for the damages. NO WAY the place was already ruined.. I feel terrible for, Elizabeth. You're an Amazing woman who does magic for people in need
Your videos motivate me to clean my bedroom a lot. I don't have depression or anything infact, I have anxiety, ocd and I am on the spectrum for autism. I have realised that the cleaner my room is the more my life gets together. Nowadays I find cleaning very satisfying and I enjoy those dusty layers too haha.
You're doing an amazing service to humanity, thank you very much! After I became jobless for a while, I ended up in a spiral where my room also got into a giant mess... I ordered some household gloves now and a big pack of trashbag rolls, and I feel motivated to finally clean up my mess! Thank you very very much for this. 🙏
Girl you are amazing and I know you’re the best cleaner in the world but this crossing a line from just cleaning to needing a HAZMAT team. It’s not my place so I’m sorry, but it genuinely concerns me that you guys weren’t wearing full on hazmat suits.
I kind of worry about that too in these kinds of situations, breathing in the toxins from rat feces, that can really cause issues - those little masks would not be enough protection from that. I think Hazmat suits are in order in this case. Incredible work you all did though, WOW!
I find these videos encouraging and inspiring. They're far (!) better than those where the residents are shown and blamed for their problems, where self-appointed experts make jokes and accusations rather than help those people. You are taking initiative, you don't ask unnecessary questions, you just do it. Of course, if residents allow it, you tell their story, but in the end you just do what needs to be done in order to help. Chapeau!!!
I totally agree with you ,those shows are so humiliating to the person who needs help, they do it for ratings and sensationalism !!! Very counter productive.
Exactly I can never really get into the shows or like the "cleaning crew" or any of the "helpers". I only can just really feel sorry for people they're helping especially when you hear their stories. Yesss people can be lazy but at times there's a reason behind it no matter how small
Totally agree! I've seen some of those videos and really I'd prefer them to just not say anything at all than laugh or blame the people who suffered years already.
I think that is also the difference in TV shows cleaners and RUclips cleaners. I watch a few hoarder house cleaners on RUclips and all of them are not judgmental. In my experience the judgment comes from shows like "hoarders". But maybe that is just me, maybe there are more RUclips cleaners than i know of and am I missing some cleaning accounts
Sorry Auri, but this time I can’t have any sympathy with the tenants. I’m only happy the landlady got some help here, and little damage control. Though as many have pointed out already, that whole house probably has to be renovated. That poor woman. For her this was probably her retirement. And now this. Heart breaking. I so feel for this landlady. I can’t imagine what she must have felt. Just because the tenant paid rent on time, does not mean they can destroy this house. And saying it was already in a bad condition when they moved in just shows that they have zero regrets and responsibility for what they have done. Additionally getting your help with cleaning that place, which is already hard enough and still demanding you to go through the dirty stuff and putting some aside, cause they want to keep it? Unbelievable. So what are they gonna do with that rat infested stuff? Bring it into the other apartment, I assume.
@@alibee7609 the tenants are clearly mentally unwell which had led them to this. They do deserve your sympathy because they deserve help, i doubt they are bad people, you can't just assume such
Exactly they paid the rent on time but that doesn't give them the right to destroy the house. It may have needed minor repairs when they moved in but how could it be repaired if they never allowed the landlord to come in? Strange laws in that country or else something fishy going on.
@@sunshinegirl1967 I suppose the landlady didn’t check on them, since the rent came on time and there were no complains about smell or stuff like that? The landlady might have found out earlier, if it was in an apartment complex, but since it seems to be in the middle of the woods, there are no close neighbours. Finns are pretty private and I guess the landlady just let them be. 🤔 But I do not believe the house was in that state, when they moved in. Landlords in Finland are responsible for every repair in those apartments (like appliances and what not). If that house was in a state of disrepair when they moved in, that would have been taken care of before.
That was pretty much what I thought. I would imagine that some of her frustration is attached to the fact that that was the home she and her deceased husband shared. I would imagine that it was disrespectful to his memory for her on top of the shock of the physical state of her home.
I don't think Auri needs to dress up for Halloween she just needs to show up and be who she really is.. an angel 🥰 Thanks for helping me getting myself together you're changing my life bit by bit. I hope you know you are rescuing millions of people around the world myself included...
Do you ever get a chance to clean the walls or high dust the ceilings? I can’t imagine every place being that deep cleaned, but for these kind of homes where you notice it, would power paste help? Or just make it worse by removing the paint? This legitimately is your BEST clean ever!!! So freaking proud of you and your team!!!!
She has also said before that depending on the state of the home and limited time she has that she might have to prioritize what she cleans. She can’t always get around to everything unfortunately
This is probably your most controversial video :D I'm seeing lots of discussion on the comments and tbh I understand I have a lot of questions too, but im just gonna appreciate Aurikatariina for not giving up on these people and putting up with all the drama.
Oh, my... You and all the people that helped you are really brave, that is a huge task. The transformation is unbelievable 😱😱 But like some people already commented these tenants are in the wrong, and even if a mental illness is involved they're not guilt free. And Sophie saying they did nothing to the floors? They're clearly ruined because all the trash! Plus having another apartment and that cabinet in front of the shower? Everything's weird so... Looking forward part 2 😂
I don't have a strong stomach at the best of times but I couldn't even walk into that house. I'd be retching at the front door. You are a hero, I'm genuinely shocked at how casually you can approach situations like this and just get on with the job. Bravo.
Mental illness can be so well hidden you don’t realise until you’ve known the person for a while, it’s not always evident like your grandmother said. In this case there was obvious delusion, I hope she gets the help she needs. In the meantime she has been helped by a very sympathetic & hard working lady. I wish you all the best Auri
I can relate to these situations being I too have suffered from depression and anxiety all my life (I’m 59 years old). I’m not quite as bad as some of these residents, but I have not let anyone in my house for several years. The level of embarrassment and shame is overwhelming. It’s impossible for anyone who doesn’t live like this to understand. It’s amazing what you can get used to almost to the point you don’t really even see it anymore. It becomes our normal. We carry around this dirty little secret (pun intended) and get quite good at hiding it but the true gravity of it never goes away.
Hey Lisa! I hope you're feeling well today. If I can offer some advice, maybe try reading the book "the power of now" by eckhart tolle. It is truly amazing and might help with your fear of cleaning - It has helped me with mine! Our depression and anxiety are with us for life, but our lives are still in our control! I hope soon you can open your windows to the sun and your door to your friends or family. Much love!
I have been watching your videos for a while now. I have ADHD so keeping things clean used to be a struggle for me. As I got older, I became sorta obsessed with organization. My boyfriend and parents told me that I over-organized, but I do what works for me. So about two months ago I got an apartment after living with my parents for about ten years. It wasn't what I was expecting. It was so filthy that I literally cried for weeks. Since then, I have taken what I learned from you, and my apartment is livable now. As a matter of fact, today is the day that I finally finish getting the place together. So thank you. If it weren't for you, I don't think I would have been able to do all of it. And just to clarify why it has taken two months, it's because I'm disabled, the apartment is huge, my boyfriend works 55+ hours a week so I've had to do everything basically on my own, and I've also been helping my 70 year old parents get settled into their apartment.
As a person with ADHD, I also try to compensate my ADHD with being overly organized, otherwise I feel ashamed or can’t focus. I’m happy you could put in the work and put your apartment together! The result is the same no matter how long it takes, so don’t be worried 👍🏻🥳
This is a thing. I do it also, I need my space to be super organised and particular so I can function through the noise in my head. I literally can't think properly amongst mess.
@@idil5210 For me there is no middle ground. I got to keep on top of it or else it will get bad really fast. When it's only a small task I can usually push myself to do it. But when things keep piling up, it becomes too big a task to simply push myself to do it. I also have ADHD and autism.
I usually clean my house thoroughly once a week, removing sofas and furniture, apart from sweeping and mopping every day, and I despair when I see hair and dust. My soul hurts to see what you find under the beds and armchairs.😱 The bathroom and the kitchen are always my priorities, I disinfect every day, I can't bear to see a small stain in the toilet, I can't do my physiological needs if it's not super clean. I must say that I am an older lady with motor difficulties, but I do my best.
today I cleaned nearly my whole room what looked a lot like a Depression room, just to procrastinate on my research paper 😅🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️… but what actually also motivated me and helped me a lot were all the tips from Aurii… love you girl ❤ always excited for a new video ❤
Getting rid of the trash does not get rid of the rats fleas etc. The house needs to be fumigated along with the furniture. All the cleaning products need to be disinfectants. This is not like her other regular cleans. I hope there is a Hoarding Cleaning Consultant on this one!
This is the only video that has actually upset me. Usually I am super happy that the resident is getting a fresh start. Sophie said the walls and floor were already damaged when they moved in...what about the dishwasher, cupboards and the unknown internal damage to the walls from the rats? (Of course I saw the second video so I know more about the situation for this first one)
Thank you so much auri. We don’t have a massive clutter but you gave my husband and I hope and motivation that we could get our deep cleaning finally done. Also thanks for going in depth on what you use. It really helped us track down the items we needed.❤
Auri, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you because watching the way you deal with dirt made me a much more excited person to keep my environment clean and organized. You help a lot more people than you can imagine, thank you 💕
My heart goes out to that landlady. I hope she takes them to court. €800 for the skip and €20,000 in damages at least. She'll have to replace the floors and the sofas. Disgraceful.
I feel so much for her, I can't even imagine how she must have felt when she saw the mess. I'm glad Auri was there to help Sophie (I think that's the spelling?) with the cleaning but I have the feeling bad things will happen later on.
As much as I hate to agree with you...yeah. Yeah I hope so too. This isn't just some faceless company landlord renting out one of a million identical apartments. This is the home that she shared with her husband. That she raised her children in. Seeing it get to this state must be so incredibly heartbreaking. Hoarding is not a rational disease. It will consume every part of the victim's life until there's nothing left. Hoarding is so unbelievably complicated--- whether it's a response to a traumatic event, a natural progression of the side effects of other physical or mental health problems, or all of the above, it's a disease that is insidiously good at keeping itself alive. Once somebody is infected, it can take a lifetime to heal-- and it is a FIGHT, every step of the way. That being said, adults are, at the end of the day, responsible for their actions-- even if the cause of their actions is not entirely in their control. I truly hope that the landlord's pain and suffering wakes Sophie and the gf up. That they realize the harm they have done, and choose to not hurt anyone else-- let alone themselves!-- this way ever again. That they get the treatment necessary to make this happen.
they'll likely end up homeless if they go to court. At least one maybe both of them are disabled. Disability is expensive, chances are they made sure to pay rent on time but likely had to skip out on necessary medicine or mental health care because that's how being disabled is most of the time. Go be in excruciating pain all day, have 0 energy and then go work for the same amount of time as everyone else with fewer job opportunities while having a significantly higher cost of living
i honestly feel so bad for the landlord, can you imagine how she felt when she realised that they had done this to the place she lived for so long? it must have been horrible
@@layanal-kooheji2125just imagine the foundation damage. When you pile stuff in a home like that it’s ruins the floors and then the foundation. Rats will eat through the wiring in the walls too smh
I hope the landlady Elisabeth appreciatesd all the hard work Auri and her cousin did to get the house somewhat back to its original state. She should have checked her house a lot sooner to see how Sophie and her girlfriend degraded it. If she had to call animal protection when they got pets, major red flag. Even the best cleaner should only tackle such a place in a hazmat suit, mask, gloves and with the windows open. This was certainly spooky. Happy Halloween. 🎃
Depending on where you live, the landlord may not be entitled to inspections - at all! In Germany here, my landlords have not been inside my apartment for the past 22 years (since I received the keys in December 1999), because the law says "only with the consent of the tenant" and they did not have any reason to visit 🤷🏻♀️ Once a year they send in a company for a small 20-minute maintenance (as prescribed by law) merely to check and clean the chimney and smoke detectors, but these companies only do what they are told to do and don't report back about the general state of the apartment. Apartments mostly come unfurnished: beyond ceiling, walls, floor, bathtub, sink and toilet, nothing in my apartment belongs to my landlord, and after 20 years, the bathroom installations would be a write-off anyway. However, if I ever give notice that I am planning to move out, they will send somebody to inspect and let me know which renovations or repairs I need to do (like painting the walls white, removing tiles I had put on the kitchen wall, or removing a wooden floor I put in). If there is any major damage, they will deduct it from my deposit and let me only have what's left after some professional fixed the place. In Germany, you usually have to leave the place in a state that it's ready for a new tenant immediately (= the state you got it in). However, it's necessary to obtain written permission beforehand if one wants to put in any permanent installations. For example, I tore out and remodeled the complete bathroom some years years ago and they even contributed to the cost (after I sent some photos) because I "upgraded" the apartment ...
I found this channel recently, and have learnt not to judge people by messy apartment, we don’t know the story behind it. My son had depression 2 years ago, he would hide in his room most of time and eating snacks, lots of empty chips bags and candies jars. I tidy up his room once a week, not saying any word of his room, only ask him to take care of himself. I hope my love can give him the strength to walk out his depression.
@@CarbonFibreHeart You can. I did it twice. Sports usually helps immensly. Hiding in his room basically is social anxiety, probably mixed with depression. I also don't go out anymore, because I don't want to see my boomer neighbours who called the police, because I ONCE heard music in middle of the night and now are commenting all the time when they see me in a rudely manner. They are totally oblivious to the fact, that it's probably not wise to anger a person constantly who NEVER goes out of his flat. These kind of people then are shocked when something happens and you read it in the newspaper. 🙄 Good for them I have another, better solution and it's to buy a house in another country. They think I'm some kind of depressed alcoholic or something who lives on social security, but I'm literally a Crypto multimillionaire. Like you see, this comes at a cost...
I can't believe how kind and patient you are. If this had been my house that tenants did this to I would have cried. I just can't understand how people can live like this - I can't think of any excuse big enough that this could be an understandable outcome. You have the patience of a saint Auri!
For people with hoarding/throw away trash problems, my advice is: do not think about recicle until you are out of crysis. That can lead to a lot of bigger problems.
I stopped recycling when caring for a loved one with cancer ... Just didn't have the bandwidth .... Got a cleaner in too despite not being able to really afford it. Now I recycle but I've stopped thinking I'll repair/upcycle that sometime. Straight to bin. Keeping myself well by being more realistic with what I am able to accomplish is better for the environment in the long term.
Poor Elizabeth having to see the house she and her husband built with so much effort in this state. No excuses at all to this girl be sitting in the garage drinking coffee while 80 years old Elizabeth and her daughter cleans the yard by themselves! Hope she renovates the house and find awesome people to live in.
Empathy is a skill, these situations really test that skill, it would be so easy to slip on the side of ignorant judgement, as evidenced by some in the comment section, but Auri keeps it on a level where empathy becomes artistry!
On point! It's easy to be clouded by anger, and to not use anger productively. If people hate this situation for example, more advocacy for therapy, understanding what causes hoarding and how to treat it etc, /that/ is what will help make this less present in the world, not just pretending people actually prefer to live like this with a sound mind.
I would be FURIOUS as well if I was the landlord in this case. Do what you want with your own property, but don't destroy others. There are no excuses for this.
These videos sometimes give me such an inspiration. I am adhd person and I struggle with cleaning sometimes. It's not really as bad as these houses but everyone has their story and I have mine. I have sometimes thought whether I should ask Auri's help or not but it just gives mr anxiety, even tho it's her passion to do this. It's not just about the mess, I am anxious of my stuff, because I don't want stuff thrown away that means something to me, that doesn't mean anything to someone else. I am so proud of the people that have the courage to ask her to help clean!
This looks like a house from hoarders and they usually have a full 20 person team cleaning it. The fact that you all are doing this with so few people is amazing.
Positively shocking that a person or persons could live like this without the neighbors calling the police due to rats, cockroaches and filth just in the yard. Oh my, you are a true angel to muck out that house of horrors. Yikes😲
I love watching your videos. I have severe depression and anxiety and suffer from ptsd. Recently I have decided to clean up my house so I decided to start working on my bedroom. I honestly am so proud of myself and I am now starting on the kitchen. You have made me build up the courage to clean and I am so so grateful.❤
I love how she says make yourself some popcorn and enjoy…. Girl I can’t eat while watching this!! 😂😂😂 love the content though. It has really made me appreciate my home and my ability to keep it clean. I thank God that I don’t have depression to this point.
I recently discovered these videos and I suffer from depression and anxiety and today was a bad day for me but I watched 2 videos and thought I can do this so I just got finished cleaning my main living area and I’m proud of myself
We are proud of you, too👍🏻
Omg good on u!❤
I am so proud of you ❤
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I have bi polor and terrible anxiety 😬😬😔😪😪
Honestly, I feel so bad for Elisabeth, the owner of the house. Often I don't realise that behind these messy houses created by the renter, are also those who rented it out to them. Her reaction is so understandable. If I would put myself in her shoes, I would be angry and too stunned for words too. Especially with how unconsidered Sophie is an clueless to why Elisabeth would react badly to the state of the house. I can bring up a lot of sympathy for the people who created the mess. I understand how their life can turn like that (mine also almost did at one point), but my heart really breaks for Elisabeth.
I barely see anyone talking about her, but I really feel for her. It was the house she built with her late husband... and a couple trashing it and using the excuse like "it was already not in perfect condition", I can imagine how it not only makes her angry, but fuel her grief. Everything is destroyed in that house, walls, cupboards, flooring, bathroom, everything... it wil cost her so much money to remodel it again. Such a sad story.
I truly hope the couple gets the help they need for their hoarding problems, because if they don't, after this, they will do this again 100% for sure. I even think the other house also looks like this... these 2 women are absolutely hoarders and need help for their major mental illnesses and ocd. Just cleaning their home is not gonna help in the long run. Not even for a week...
But I also hope Elisabeth also get the help she need, processing this experience. I bet it is traumatizing to find your house you built with your lare husband in a state like this. It is such a bad and sad situation
Yes, I also feel for Elisabeth, especially since she's probably elderly, or close to it, given she'd have been an adult when it was built by her and her husband, then was lived in for 30 years, her husband passing, etc. so she would no longer have the physical abilities, energy and support, and possibly finances, she would have had when the house was first build.
I can't even imagine the grief and anger she must be feeling to have something that would obviously have meant so much to her be treated so badly.
Yeah this is a case where I feel a lot worse for the landlord than the tenant. Usually in these videos I feel for the person who lives there but the way that they were removing all blame from themselves... I feel bad for her
I feel bad for Elisabeth too. No landlord wants to see their property treated this way. However, the yard should have been a clue that something was amiss.
I feel very bad for Elisabeth. But also for Sofie. Anyone who let's this happen and who claims she didn't trash the place has serious mental health issues. It's very common for people who suffer like that to not be in touch with reality. We don't have to pick sides, it's just super sad for everyone involved and I hope they will all get the help they need, beyond the practical work of tackling this mess that Auri already did for them.
@@sabrinamaurer2543 True about the yard but I'm wondering if she had wanted/tried to inspect the house earlier, after seeing the yard, and was denied entrance.
In the video I think it was mentioned that she hadn't been allowed in to inspect ...or something to that effect.
Without knowing the entire back story we can only assume.
I am a retired Psychiatric Nurse and my thoughts are; when someone's home is like this, it is a reflection of their state of mind, the chaos that is taking place, maybe depression, trauma, mental illness, fear or some other debilitation. It makes me sad right away because I can see the hurt or loss that someone is having here. The help that you provide is priceless and part of a recovery process. I truly wish the best for all of the people in the videos. And thank God for sending you into their lives.
LOL you don't need to be a psychiatric nurse to come to that conclusion.
@@huitrecouture Of course, and it's great that the general public understands more and more hoarding and living in chaos. It's just that seeing those videos can remind us of specific patients, specific stories, always very sad ones. It's wonderful to see how non professional have a good idea of what it's like and, most importantly, the reason behind such horrific living conditions. And it's even better to see those people get help from strangers.
I am a housecleaner for 20 years. Dysfunctional person will also be complete opposite of this. I had a client similar to this one and she was a psychologist
Finances are a mess.
I usually don't listen to the videos, and I barely ever turn on subs, but the mere fact that you've got so many friends to help you and we did not see a single nasty comment or speculation about the owners of the home, show just how much respect you have for other's feelings and its true what the comments say, you turn empathy into artistry. Thank you for doing this, you motivate me to be a better person.
'Empathy into artistry...' Perfectly said- such a true thing!
I mean she did mention her appearance and her lack of teeth. And that she asked her if she was on drugs. Lol so she made assumptions about the owner.
@@kittyb275 well she did say that she was asking that becuz if the owner was on drugs or coke and there were syringes she would need more protection
@@konodioda7790yes the mere fact that she would still do it if the answer was yes shows she is more compassionate than some! Needlestick injuries are no joke, the risk of HIV is there.
@@kittyb275 she asks everyone if they use drugs :/ needles are not a fucking joke
This feels very suspicious and reminds me of my fathers house i grew up in. Junk, filth and animal feces coupled with the same nonchalant attitude. Never their fault, it's the landlords fault, it looked like this when we moved in, etc. Same about the coffee and beds you were offered. These people see this as normal just as my father thought it was normal for kids to only shower in school because the drains are clogged or sleep in a sleeping bag on the sofa because the bedroom is filled to the brim with trash.
I feel so sorry for the dogs and the landlord who are the real victims here. Sure, you can have mental health, but at the same time you can be bad person WITH mental health.
Absolutely accurate assessment of this.
They're also likely chronically ill as there was a wheelchair. My guess is they're poor as most chronically ill folk are and can't afford repairs. After working several hours in more physical pain then most people feel in a week while having no energy cleaning is not a top priority. Add in little to no friends to help which also means even more poor mental health. While I'm not saying what they did was right their only other option may have been to be homeless
I met someone who was just like that once and I actually slept in their house before. it was uncomfortable to be there but it was treated like normal.
@@baguettewoman1413 the wheelchair could have belonged to the deceased father
@@baguettewoman1413 being cronically ill doesn't excuse filth.
I have been experiencing chronic pain for about a year. Excurciating pain that keeps me awake and makes me cry. I recently discovered Aurikatariinas videos and they are like healing medicine! Her compassion and positivity really help me to put my situation into perspective. Aurikatariina makes the world a better place!
Cema de semana 8 🕭🕭
GOD please help this person bless them heal them and whatever pain they experience! Father God cover your child with ur love mercy and comfort. LORD JESUS HAVE YOUR WAY AND HEAL YOUR PRECIOUS CHILD THANK YOU LORD, THANK YOU!! 🙏AMEN 🙏
@@revelationtruth1252 Thank you!
She really does. ❤️
What type of Chronic pain?
Wow she really did an amazing job cleaning that house. The tenants really need to seek help for the hoarding problem. They really damaged the property, especially the wood floors. The wood is gonna have to be replaced. An exterminator for the rats and bugs also needs to be called. But the cleaning alone would cost thousands of dollars. Auri and the gang really saved the day!
I knew a parent and teenager who had a house that they never cleaned and had like four cats and they would clean their floor with just bleach. Their wood floor in the kitchen. Completely stripped of varnish and wax and everything that could protect it. it seemed to be the only thing they ever cleaned which was quite strange to me.
They need mental health intervevtion.
I have depression and my apartment start looking bad, watching this am gonna clean it in the next 72 hours, like to encourage me 🙏😢
you can do it, bro!
You got this, start with the "trashes"
Don’t give up
You can do it we believe in you!
so? how did it go?
This girl is not only a hardworking talented cleaner (yes, not everyone can be a successful cleaner), she is a gifted storyteller. And an educator without being a nerdy lecturer. Of course she is a psychologist. Super generous too. Wow, i admire Auricatarina more and more every time. Thank you and you go girl!
It’s shocking to see a shovel used to remove trash. This gave me the creeps.
I like nerdy educator as well. Everyone of them fits to each lifestyle.
Wait she’s a psychologist?
Didn’t she just work at a crisis center? But is she really a psychologist too?
Hi. I don’t think Auri has psychology credentials but she could. I wouldn’t count on it(not that she couldn’t). I think that she just worked at a crisis center.
How am I suppose to sleep until next week for Part 2?
It's simple. Close your eyes and have a good night and sweet dreams.
It's like bevore christmas. 😉
I'm also looking forward to the video. 😀
Cema de semana 🕭🕭🕭
Haha
And this unknown hallway ....
i've seen SO MANY Hoarder shows but no one ever treats the people as compassionately as you do, Auri. Its really sad but you alienate people from care if you judge them from day one, you know? You're amazing
Because rat feces is a biohazard
In hoarders a lot of the time they have to be pushy bc hoarders tbh are very annoying people and they will continue to get worse and let it affect everyone around them .
Most of these videos is pure trash. Where on hoarders they buy a bunch of random crap. So it's harder to find what to keep and what to throw away.
@@Feminazi1dc Although I don’t agree that they should hurt the people around them I think it’s still important to have sympathy for these people. It can be extremely difficult to ask or even admit you need help.
I understand what you’re saying, but we have to remember on the hoarders shows. They are dealing with family who have lived with these hoarders for years and we don’t know how compassionate those people have been for how long before they could not take it anymore. Secondly, those people did not get the opportunity to just come in and clean. They’re actually working with the hoarders to keep them from doing this again therefore that’s going to require some uncomfortable conversations and unfortunately seem a little uncomfortable for the hoarders.
I don’t think it’s a fair comparison as with Auri gets to come in and just clean she does not necessarily deal with a psychological component. And people are as nice as they can be but the people who are not hoarders, but are friends and family also are uncomfortable with trying to help when they have to deal with the hoarder and their justifications without professional help to explain what’s mentally going on.
Compassion for all. ❤
I'm happy for the owner that Auri came to clean the place. I have a strong feeling that if she didn't, Sophie was just going to move away and leave the place as it was as the problem of the owner...
Yes! Cause Sophie was ready to move in with the girlfriend so she totally would have left it like that.
It's really easy to judge her, but she DID end up getting help to clean the apartment so that the landlord doesn't end up with all the mess. You have to remember that it is a mental illness, and a huge cleanup like this would've cost thousands, which a lot of people simply cannot afford. It's really sad most of all. Sad for everybody, the landlord, the tenants, everyone. I don't think it's right to be mad at her, of course it's terrible! But it is a mental illness, we can hope they've gotten help for it :)
@@WildVeein the next video you can get the second part of the story and Sophie is a horrid human being. Mental illness or not
@@UsagiFirex I saw it, and while I absolutely agree that it isn't nice how she didn't do anything to help & drank coffee while the others cleaned, you don't know her at all or how overwhelming this could've been for her. This kind of thing comes with so much shame and guilt, growing up in a household like this, I really do feel for her. You don't know this person in real life or anything about them, other than the fact they have a very severe mental illness. You can see, yourself, how severe it is from these videos. It's an ugly illness but I hope this girl got help for it :)
I grew up in such a messy place too, my grandmother and grandfather were like this. Okay, maybe without the rat poop hahah, but it was just as messy and unclean and dusty for years. But they're really not bad people, they're kind and loving. They just cannot help themselves, they couldn't clean the household especially when they're hoarders, they needed help. We all deserve help :)
@@UsagiFirex do you have a link
You began this cleaning thinking you were helping one person. You learned it was more than it seemed with a hoarder girlfriend who wanted to keep the broken things. Then, you meet the owner and realize this is an emotional mess for her and her family. AND you managed to keep cleaning and instead of blessing one person, you are blessing many more. Anticipating part 2!! Thank you for being so kind to others.
I feel sorry for the landlady. Sophie had no right to get angry with what she's done to the home. Can't wait to the second half next week!!! 😃
And Sophie lying about the house already being trashed. Hmmm...who would rent out a place that is so trashed you can't even wash your hands? That just disgusts me.
She will likely be evicted…
and then the renter lying about the condition of the home when she moved in.. . sure i mean of course a 30yo house is going to have a few nicks/scratches, but NO WAY i believe she moved in with all that damage/staining to the walls/floors (apparently now permanent since it's clearly still visible in the after photos).. . the landlady will now have to have the walls completely repainted, floors completely sanded/refinished, and many fixtures probably replaced to undo the damage this woman has done in just 6 years.
@@carolinesc3615 Sophie also lied about being lonely and having nowhere to stay. She has a hoarding girlfriend with an apartment!
@@cutienerdgirl I just simply can't muster up any sympathy for this woman. I know that sounds horrible, but the lying & the scheming she did to Auri is unacceptable - hoarder or not.
What a great job, I’m speechless. I must admit this time around it was hard for me to empathize with the tenants. For them to tell you to keep broken items after all the trouble you got in for FREE seems so incredibly rude. Also the fact that their dogs needed to be rescued makes me feel like these tenants are careless and oblivious.
It's called hoarding disorder. It's a mental Health problem. They don't actually want to live like that
I'm so sad for the dogs😞
Unfortunately when you suffer from severe mental and/or chronic illness even getting out of bed is near impossible. Throw in having to work to live and higher living costs for doctors and medicine as well as everything being more difficult for them and having less total energy and you end up exhausted before you get home and have no energy to clean. I saw a wheelchair which likely means at least one of them is disabled. Auri also mentioned they have little to no friends meaning no help and likely even lower mental health. Chronic/Mental disabled people unfortunately get really screwed with how our society is set up. In addition it seems the girlfriend recently went through a big loss and hoarding is a coping strategy. They likely cannot afford therapy to work over the hoarding as such the issues persist and the items must be kept.
Drafting. I agree. If you want to live like a pig - your choice. But do NOT do that to your children or pets. (Oh, ps I have lived in chronic pain with lots of medical issues that affect my ability to move for many years, have had a number of friends and my near family die during CoVid, and medical in my country is expensive… but there is absolutely no ways I would live like this!)
She said most of the stuff was from Sophie’s deceased father. The wheelchair was probably his
Sadly, if they didn’t allow you to throw away broken bug infested trash, they will probably just continue hoarding trash after this cleanup 😔
That was exactly my thoughts.
You did an incredible job cleaning that house, but the damage is done I'm afraid. Still, I'm sure you helped massively, even if the landlord will have to do a lot of work to fix everything! I'm sympathetic to mental health struggles, but it's hard to be honest. I'd be crushed if a tenant did so much damage to my property.
yeah...that floor looked rotten
Why the landlord need to make appointment with tenants in advance to inspect property and do a fixer upper list, if need. This can be done once a year or twice a year as per lease. Otherwise, landlord should not be shocked in the end. IMO.
@@grannygoose3532 I guess it probably has something to do with the laws in that country. No it didn't make sense to me either. In the US tenants don't have that level of privacy and protection from landlords that I know of. Still I do not believe the tenant that it was in that bad a condition when they moved there.
The tenant refused to take any accountability and instead tried blaming the house owner for the houses condition. Mental illness isnt an excuse for treating people poorly. Someone can be ill and be a good person who recognizes their wrongs and wants to do better. It doesnt sound like she's willing to be better.
@@grannygoose3532 where I live a landlord is not allowed to enter a property without permission and an appointment with the tenant. If it was my property I probably wouldn’t have renewed the lease if I didn’t have access but maybe the tenants made good excuses why an inspection couldn’t take place or wasn’t necessary… I’d be really upset if this was my home
Yes, they certainly have problems, but I do feel really bad for the landlord. You are doing an amazing job helping these people! You can be really proud of yourself!
I watch these videos whenever I feel too overwhelmed to clean my house. As a stay at home mom of a newborn it can seem impossible some days. But these remind me that my house is nothing compared to what this woman cleans for free. Thank you 😊
you helped me to get motivated to clean my room. i've been dealing with depression, anxiety and adhd. living in a mess definitely does not help with my mental health. now i sleep better too! i took small steps to be better and cleaning my room was the first step..even though it took me 3 days to clean a small room, but i did it! i appreciate this kind of content alot. You've helped hundreds or even thousands people like me through your videos..may you have a healthy and life full of happiness and love. thank you!!
update : after i cleaned up my room, i decided to makeover the whole house. It took me 2 weeks! Also, i reached out to my brother and he helped to paint. I finally open up to my best friend and she came over with her husband to help too!. It was a huge thing for me to be able to do this and thank you all for the comments. i truly appreciate it. I wish all of you well. Let's take it one day at a time. xxx
6 months update : Thank you for all the comments. I am now in another country. Travelling for a few months. I start to walk alot more and meet people. Being outside, take some fresh air does help.. Ofcourse there are days I feel so low but I learn to not let it get to me. Slowly but surely. I still take it one day at a time. Whoever is reading this and going thru bad days, its okay.. it will pass. Don't be afraid to take the first step. Have a good day!
Wow! I am so proud of you! Keep it up!
I know how vulnerable it can be to share your story online. So from a random stranger…I’m so proud of you! You did an awesome job to take the step to clean up and I wish you love and motivation for the future 💙
Repent from ALL SIN and accept Jesus Christ while He can be found! Jesus is coming soon. Don't wait until it's too late. Get right or get LEFT!
So proud of you!!!!! Good job!!!! Small steps equals a big change!!!! I’m rooting for you❤️
Keep on going 💪
I'm a single mom with anxiety and ADHD-- I've never been good at cleaning or housekeeping and my home (and room growing up) is always cluttered. Not like this, thankfully, but I've always had a hard time letting items go. But now I have to tidy and clean regularly to keep up with my 2-year old (who deserves a clean and safe home), I was finding it very stressful and unenjoyable but these videos have shown me that there is real satisfaction to be found in cleaning. Appreciate all that you do!
you might also enjoy some minimalist vids (the minimal mom is good), I had a breakthrough moment with her: the less stuff you have, the less housework you need to do! haha, that's a win! stuff doesn't make you happy, and in fact I find SO much joy in my empty spaces and after a while you get addicted to getting rid of stuff. sounds weird but it's so true.
Also clutterbug! Another amazing channel that helped me out!
Посмотрите на меня и вы поймёте, что у вас все хорошо. Я тоже мать - одиночка, у меня рак мозга, я перенесла трепанацию черепа и в прошлом году у меня умерла моя мама - моё сердце и душа, моя поддержка. А сейчас мне страшно, я переживаю не за себя, а за дочку. Не хочу, чтобы она потеряла маму..... не хочу чтобы она была несчастной. ... даже думать об этом не могу. Конечно такого ужаса у меня нет. Но мне тяжело справляться с домашними делами. Я у меня вещи валяются я просто не могу никак найти время и силы все разложить по местам. Доя меня это большая проблема. Потому,что мне это отравляет настроение. Пока врачи, школа, дополнительные занятия доченьки, счета, документы. Еще у нас очень требовательная школа, но менять её нет возможности потому,что школа прямо около дома. Мне хватает сил только приготовить есть и целыми днями я стою и мою посуду. Я ночами не сплю, хотя этого делать нельзя. Я на серьёзных таблетках.... и ещё мне очень стыдно что дома у меня такая разруха ( мы живём в квартире 35 кв. метров. ) моя дочка даже не может пригласить в гости одноклассников, потому,что я такая неряха и не собранная. Честно я стараюсь перед людьми не казаться слабой, но на самом деле мне очень тяжёло, я инвалид и никто мне не помогает. Так что Посмотрите на меня и вы поймёте, что у вас все хорошо. Не обижайтесь на меня, я никому плохого не желаю. Будьте здоровы и берегите своих родных
Read Marie kondos book. She really changed my perspective on clutter and holding onto things. Ever since, I’ve been a much more organised person
@@ЛЕО-д4з hugs, I'm a single mom too and I can't imagine what you're going through. Praying for healing and a breakthrough for you and your daughter 🙏❤
I've been dealing with chronic pain for years ; I was sick with COVID twice in 2 years !!! It just made everything worse :( , however after I've watched you clean up some really awful apartments I get motivated to clean something even if it's just the bathroom sink or wash the dishes. I even cleaned my refrigerator ! You are a very special person and a gift to humanity. God bless you and keep you safe in all ways.
That's great. Little by little, one step at a time... you got it right, I think !
Every little thing counts!!! You’re doing great! I hope everything gets better!
Un día a la vez y lo lograrás! Espero mejore tu salud.
This is such a positive energy! ❤
This is so good to hear. Stay motivated. Sending strength and good wishes your way
What you are doing is absolutely wonderful. Especially the fact that you are positive and non-judgemental makes you a true blessing.
Hoarding after a traumatic death is very common. This story I’ve heard many times: a loved one dies, a grief stricken family member inherits all their stuff, and everything turns into a reminder. Every piece of trash could be the last thing your loved one touched. It’s a really severe and unique form of depression and mourning. And it destroys so many relationships with others, your ability to get a home (bad tenant history!), keep a job, clean yourself, and stay healthy. I really hope this cleaning can open the flood gates for Sophie’s gf and she realizes it’s time to make an adjustment and to re-establish her connection to reality. Hoarding like this can come with so much denial, lashing out, defensiveness….it is so hard for people in this state of mind to come to terms with what they have done. Many never escape.
Finally a comment not blaming them for "laziness"..
This is the first time that I‘m 100% on team „house owner“. I think it’s really nice of them to offer to help cleaning up the mess they didn’t cause while the person responsible for the mess is sitting in the garage living her best life watching others cleaning up her mess. Also … why couldn’t she stay in her girlfriend‘s place while you were cleaning?
100% agree
Incase she's trashes the girlfriends house
The fact that she says the girlfriend might get mad about trashing the nasty furniture and that she has a new place she is about to move to …
Because she was sitting there guarding garbage. I have a family member like this and they will literally attack you over their garbage just like they’re not want her to throw away plates with rat poop on it they will fiercely protect their garbage and that’s why she didn’t leave and she stayed there, because if she left the landlady when she showed up might come and order it all be thrown out, since it was in the yard and she was making sure they didn’t dare throw away a piece of her precious garbage that she wanted to keep
Exactly wht I was thinking why can’t she stay at gf
I'm happy you were able to do this for Elizabeth. Since Sophie was already planning to move into her girlfriend's apartment, and because of the damage they did to Elizabeth's property, I assume Sophie won't be there much longer. I hope she and her girlfriend get help. But you saved Elizabeth from a worse situation, and I'm sure she's grateful.
If I was the home owner, I would find out where they are moving to and politely warn the new landlord. They will never recoup the money for the damages to the property, but perhaps they can prevent it from happening to someone else.
@aurikatarlina this is a scam!!
This was closest Auri was to criticise a tenant ever. Like. WTF with Sophie and her girlfriend
I noticed this too. I feel like it has to be an interesting situation to make this patient and kind women become agitated or irritated!
Nah I loved her honesty, she can’t tell people oh yeah they wanted to keep this so it’s fine, no she must educate people too and let them know it’s not actually normal, we must shower and they have made demands when their home is being cleaned for free it seems like the girlfriend is very ungrateful and I know many grateful people with mental illness and mental health issues so that’s not to blame it’s the persons choice
Hoading mentality, i don't typically like watching hoarders, but i imagine the girlfriends behavior must have been very irritated like many on that show, which is honestly something they acn't help and need a therapst to work with them. she may have wanted to go through every bit of garbage and it can be so hard to be patient with people when they are upset ( and is probably why sophie didn't have her over durring this), Auri is just such a sweetheart.
I would find it hard not to judge a little. I mean, we are human. She works so hard, I’m so impressed with her and her helpers.
I really hope the home owners appreciate all the help.
I have chronic depression in my house falls into a state of disrepair frequently but after watching these videos at least set aside an hour once a week to at least clean one room of my house
The people don't need a house, they need care in a proper facility! What an amazing soul you are Auri. YOu're compassion and energy is something we can all aspire to.
agree, definitely hope they can get the help they need to heal & maintain basic functions like hygiene… i feel so sorry for sophie missing half her teeth. Like I get that adults are responsible for themselves, but I can’t help but wonder if this could’ve been avoided had they had a stronger support system & access to proper mental healthcare (a bigger issue in rural areas too). undiagnosed mental health issues + grief/loss + isolation does things to people
You mean inprisonment. But without crime and with infinite duration. Because someone strange and ypo dont like them. Shame on you i think
@@nadMoZzzg no I mean medical help where they can be treated and looked after as clearly they can’t look after themselves.
@@nadMoZzzg no, they need medical treatment to help them understand why they are hoarding and why they were okay with living in such a filthy environment.
They couldn’t wash their hands, they couldn’t use the shower, they couldn’t use the kitchen, they couldn’t use the bedroom, they had literal mounds of trash in their house - tell me which of those things don’t suggest that there is an underlying mental health issue that needs serious treatment?
@@nadMoZzzg mental health hospitals are important and not prisons. Please break the stigma.
Anna, I can't imagine that you were really happy with this job. She didn't even wanted to stay there anyway, she forced you to keep some broken things and made you save them from the rain and I think your follower had a hard time keeping the mood up... Please just do jobs that you are comfortable with! You don't have to go to more extremes... Big hugs from Germany!
We shouldn't assume that she is lying.
Of course it is a hard job so they can't smile for hours on end if you have to put in physical work to actually remove the trash from the floor. And the followers just helped her, they aren't trained like her and shouldn't have the same passion as long as they help.
I believe her words that she truly loves her job and, though very tough, she also loved this job because of how it looked after
I love how your followers are finding encouragement to clean their own homes themselves, just by watching your videos!!!
Your kind understanding attitude is healing people all over the world.
God bless you, Aurika🥰🙏🏻♥️✝️🌼🌸🕊️🌺🦋🌹
You're a good lady and sad that grown adults threw you in the middle of that drama. Hoarders are very difficult to work with but you are a miracle worker. Love your videos!
This goes way beyond hoarding. They hoard trash, not belongings. Sadly there is serious mental illness here. Too bad they didn’t ask for help before so much was destroyed. I hope they get the mental health treatments they need. Thank you Auri for always helping people in need.
I agree, maybe this will give them some room to breathe & healthier air for better sleep & situation may improve.
Often only cleaning the home doesn't help. They need professional help to deal and discover why they hoard. And hoarding trash is a highest level of hoarding.
Hoarding is a type of OCD and can take many forms. In any form, it can be a serious mental health illness. Besides being distressing by definition, it’s a type of anxiety that easily leads to isolation, self-harm, substance abuse, and suicide. Not to mention the adverse health reactions to dust and mold and danger of being crushed or burned in the hoard.
Normally, I would’ve let this comment slide because it’s a hope for treatment without judgement. In this case, I feel like it’s important to acknowledge that OCD hoarding is, by itself, a severe mental illness and should be treated as such.
I share your hope for treatment. Otherwise, that house is going to look the same in a few weeks. Both the people living in the home deserve better than this. Very living creature does.
@@TheGooglyminotaur I am well
Aware.
@@mariannesartcorner it sure is. And it’s a sign of mental illness and zero self esteem. Often they feel they don’t deserve to live better, which can stem from a traumatic event.
I feel SO bad for that landlord. Even if what Sophie was saying was true, there had to have been much more damage from the hoarding. But I'm also amazed that in 6 years she couldn't manage to visit the house to check in. I guess it just goes to show that if you pay your rent on time, no one will really bother you...
Perhaps the landlord was elderly or/and lived in another part of the country?
I don't know where this house is located but where I come from, a landlord doesn't have much power over their house once they have a tenant.
They are not allowed to enter the home when the tenant doesn't allow it, dosen't matter if they have a good reason or not.
It could be the same for them as well.
Also it was mentioned that the husband of the landlord died so the landlord could be of higher age and didn't have the strengh.
And even throwing the tenant out is almost impossible in my country as well so landlords are very cautious about who they get for their homes
@MiCKi914 I find her landlord remarks not based in fact. Hoarders tend to not take responsibility because it would expose their reality…they’re sick with a mental illness. Other countries have tenant laws to protect tenants. Driving past would have been a tip-off something was amiss with all of the junk.
@@dragonixheli5474 oh thats weird!😮In my country you sign a contract MADE by the owner.And you need to agree to THEIR RULES in order to live there. Me and my husband lived on a rent few years ago before we could get out own place and the landlord was coming to visit every weekend to check everything in the apartment after previous damage from previous tenant!🙃
If you don't clean and take out rubbish, it causes damage. These women need help.
I watch these videos and get so much motivation I just finished cleaning my laundry room what a mess it was. I suffer from anxiety and depression I also work very long hours so when I come home at night I usually just go to bed . Thank you for giving me inspiration
I’m so happy for you :)
Im happy for you! Get it done and you feel way better! *Cheer*
Well done!💪💪❤️🇺🇾
Congrats! I hope you are feeling a little better at the moment. Sending love ❤
The fact that the followers are helping is so amazing! So great to see that Auri's kindness has such a good influence on people, and potentially more people in need can get help!
@pandorable I agree ☺
I would if I could be there..I know how it is to be depressed ect..but some people are just lazy..
I'm rarely supportive of landlords, but I hope Elizabeth manages to sue the tenants and gets the money for renovation...
I'm sure the tentants do not have any money.
@@rockabillymuffin I was just thinking you can't get blood out of a stone...
@@momtrips6783 ummmm
@@rockabillymuffin tbh yes
THIS is NOT about money - these tenants HAVE money. This is about a property owner (which may well be another family who has worked hard to get a rental place to supplement their own pension) who should not have their property destroyed like this! Treating a rented place this way is just SELFISH.
I couldn’t imagine being the lady who rented her home to these people only to find out how horrible they allowed the condition to become. For them to say it was in bad condition before they moved in is just an excuse.
@aurikatariina this is a scam!!
Same, I`m so sorry for the Landlady! Also these 2 tendants don`t seem to be sorry, it seems they don`t even care..they trash one place and move to an other. Plus they got Auri to do all the work and do it for free!
Usually I root for the people she is helping because they suffer from depression and live in bad conditions and she is doing a good work to help them, but here this case, I think they just using her and the next place will be all in trash again :(
@@irrsinnslicht1 exactly
Auri, I respect and appreciate you a huge load. You are incredible for tackling this house in spite of the state of it and the attitudes of the renters, mental health issues aside. I will agree with other commenters, though, that houses like these are a little worrisome as far as your own health goes, and I hope you have your boundaries in place. Please don’t let the kindness of your heart put you in situations that might be detrimental to your wellbeing. Much love ❤
You're such an amazing person for what you do! Please protect yourself in situations like this. It's not just messy, this is a biohazard due to the mold and rat droppings.
Nothing like a hoarder living with not only hoard but complete squalor. Denying the damage they caused to that house. What a nightmare. It’s amazing how well and how fast you and your team cleaned this disaster. You’re amazing.
The landlord can use this video as evidence!
Its never appropriate to generalize people based on their mental health disorders. That just encourages stigma so people who need help feel too ashamed to get it.
Sophie's girlfriend is living in squalor.
Sophie's girlfriend is denying the damage they're causing to the house.
Suffering from a hoarding disorder is a factor but it is not the only reason things got to this point.
for real, i've seen a team of 20 people on hoarders not be able to make as much progress as auri did in 3 days! although that may be due to the fact that she was allowed to throw away most everything without having to sort, but that probably just means the girlfriend is going to hoard it back up again since she's not getting the mental health treatment she needs.
I think Sophie is straight up full of it. She says the girlfriend is the hoarder? No, I don't believe it. Actions speak louder than words. Hoarders would never part with their stuff and in this situation would hover around while Auri and the crew worked. The girlfriend wasn't even there! But Sophie is the one that wouldn't let them throw stuff out...and she's the one who lied to the landlady saying the house was already in bad condition when they moved in.
Wow. Unfortunately people who have hoarding and other related issues don’t see things the way most people see things - their “truths” are often distorted. It’s sad for them, but also sad for the homeowners who have to deal with the destruction of their property. You and your helpers are such a blessing to the homeowner. 🙏🏻💖
We don't, we do see the world in a distorted way. It took me 18 years to let go of my dead mother's clothes and even now I wish I still had them. I can't explain why memories aren't enough for me. Getting rid of stuff is hard.
@@aliciachristopher6506 I am sorry you have to deal with these thought sand feelings. I can't imagine. You did a good job letting go. It is your mother you miss being projected on to feelings of attachment to the clothes. I'm sorry for your loss of your mother. I can tell this is hard for you.
@@aliciachristopher6506 the thing is you were keeping something that had a true memory attached to it something of your mothers although you can’t keep everything you were keeping something that was at least sensible. Most hoarders keep just want these people cat trash I have a friend her mother was a hoarder, and I have a family member who is a hoarder my friends mother would keep bags of toilet paper that she wiped her ass on, and if somebody tried to throw it away, she would physically attack them, get out a baseball bat and start attacking them. She had bags of her own poop basically stacked up walls, her shower was filled with her bathroom, was filled with it every pizza box she ever ate from every McDonald’s rapper. Those didn’t have special memories. My relative that is I guess you would say borderline hoarder because they weren’t near as bad as this house, but pretty close. They also would viciously attack if you go and pick up a paper towel that they absorb the grease with they will attack you, so I think there’s a difference when you have a true memory attached than being an actual hoarder. it is good that you see you have a tendency to collect things so it don’t go to this darker side. I hope that you were able to pick out a couple of things and that you had found Waze to do memories that balances out for you because I’m sure it can be very hard to do that.
@@Thepublicaccount it’s really hard to feel sympathy for the ones who go to such extreme lengths like violence to guard their hoards. Can’t help those that utterly reject it I suppose.
This type of videos proves me that we have angels living in the world among us. I mean, it takes a huge inner peace to walk in someone's deep dirt like this, it also takes lots of kindness to do it all for free. There can't be darkness around such bright light. 🌟
I gotta admit that this is the first video that made me feel so upset. Not because of anything you did, Auri. But because of the pain that the landlord must have felt. They built the house with love and hard work and then someone would just turn it into a junkyard in few years. Hopefully the rest of the story will change my mind about this, but so far I don't know what to think about all this. Normally I'm just happy for the people who get their house cleaned, but this one showed nothing else but careless attitude and not appreciating the house itself (by the tenant(s)). All this remind me of someone I know, who just doesn't appreciate any of their things. Hence everything in their house is broken, dirty and ..just awful in general. I'm still glad you got to experience the dirtiest house you've ever cleaned! Can't wait for the next weeks video.
@Amanda You can still watch to support Auri in helping people. She is still helping the homeowner try to reclaim and salvage what she can of the house. It would have been worse to finally get access to the home you built and have no help in cleaning up and having to pay for everything by themselves.
You have to be mentally ill to live like this in the first place. Not saying it is without consequence to others, but people with functional brains would not do this to themselves or anyone else.
@@caminte This was really something else. The house had such a different vibe in it. I totally get the situation when someone is really depressed and can't just keep up with the house chores. But this one gave me an instant careless I-don't-give-a-crap -feeling about the tenant. I hope you don't feel like you wouldn't be able to watch Auri's videos anymore. Because just like you said, this is the first one out of ..god knows how many videos that gave us this feeling. Let's hope the second part will change our mind about all this.
Hoarding disorder is a serious mental health issue. It's not about "not appreciating" things. There is a serious disconnect between reality and the perceptions of the hoarder. Sophie needs more compassion, not less.
@@Yeshanu
exactly!
I'm really puzzled by people who have random limits about how far their compassion goes.
And then declare wherever that is, inexcusable intentional carelessness starts.
One would expect the worse it looks the more serious issues* are.
People who don't care _at all_ are at least consistent in their attitude.
*not `reasons` person is in the situation alone, but combination of hard situation and person's capacities to deal with it, something that varies a lot, depending on personal history and possible traumas...
I hope you and your helpers don’t get sick. This is a dangerous environment. Also, chances are the house will be back in the same disastrous condition in a few months.
Sofie needs to be told never to come back to the rental house. The rightfully upset homeowner will never get the proper compensation money for these hoarder's damages. The floors need repairs. The rat infestation needs a exterminator. Probably, re-wiring and water pipes need to be fixed. Those damages are expensive, and not a suitable living environment for new renters. The two hoarder ladies are moving out regardless of what they've already done. The girlfriend has an apartment that will be trashed instead, be concerned for the apartment owner. That mess looks like years of hoarding, depression, and denial. I hope the people that cleaned this house go to the doctor after this. I hope Sofie and girlfriend get therapy and cleaning help at a new apartment. It's very kind, but very dangerous to clean up. Volunteers need biohazard suits and cleaning gear. they have video and photos for evidence , the homeowner can sue. at least, this clean up crew is saving the land/home owner trouble.
@@flyingbird9633 looks like drywall will have to be replaced. And floors refinished. What a toxic mess. Cheerfully cleaned by team, the renters should appreciate the free help to clean this apartment. You never know with hoarders why they hang onto trash. But they should understand they cannot live this way especially when renting an apartment.
yep, everytime i see these videos i know thes hoarders need professional help, not a youtube vlogger that likes cleaning... cleaning will do nothing! they need mental help, long therapy, and cbt... any house they move into after this will suffer the same fate. not to mention the smell will never come out of the walls, the floor, the ceiling, everything needs to be replaced, not just cleaned... this is a very short temporary fix...
I would not have aired this type of clean up job as a "clean up" type of thing you normally do. This job was WAY beyond what you should have advertised yourself as doing. It needed biohazard suits and needed man labor for throwing out the damaged furniture. This was a toxic biohazard mess. Don't encourage others to clean up these types of messes " out of charity" because this type of mess needs special waste consideration.
@@flyingbird9633 this landlord will still be entitled to damages. There’s video evidence of the condition of things. However, I do appreciate what you’re saying. I agree that this may be a bit much health-wise. But, she felt confident to take it on and that is her choice.
This cleaning was so good and Auri you are doing amazing work. Please please please wear a mask when dealing with animal poop. Just moving it expels dangerous germs into the air that you don’t want to inhale. Great job once again. I can’t wait for part 2.
Made me cry hearing some of your followers meet up to help you clean. We should be helping each other more
My 5 years old daughter ,start to love and watching your channel everyday ... Love from Indonesia 🤣🇲🇨
Auri, you're a saint for all the hard work and your endurance in helping unfortunate souls. And I'm glad your friends & followers stood by your side, despite all the filth, so you didn't have to tackle this monstrous task alone. People like you make the world a better place, you're awesome and inspiring
I love you and how you do this for people but I worry you don't have the proper safety equipment. Especially in homes like this. This is an actual hoarders house and the amount of rat urine and feces among probable mold you are breathing in is so bad for you. That little mask that is off half the time and some pink gloves aren't enough to protect you. Keep doing what you're doing but also keep yourself safe and healthy at the same time!
Weils disease is so dangerous.
I was thinking the same!
I love how she does this with the BEST mood and the biggest smile on her face. She is always happy no matter what she has to face.😊
you have the patience and kindness of a saint! If I were cleaning an enormous mess such as this one where the owners wouldn't let me throw the trash away, and was probably going to bring it all back into the home once I had finished cleaning it, I would have just walked away. all that work for it to just go back to the way it was?? heck no from me.
I have a feeling the landlord is going to have something to say about that ...
Yeah.. I feel like the other places she has cleaned are different. I think these tenants have major issues and wont change. I hope for the landlords sanity she evicts them.
Srizzle all that work for nothing (in the end) yeah. So very sad!
You are a Saint to tackle that house. It's pretty sad when dealing with hoarders that they don't like to throw away things that are trash. Unless the person gets help, all of your hard work won't last long, it will be hoarded again.
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I'm almost sure the next house the hoarder will live in will also be a mess. I'm glad that Auri doesn't mind much, she said so in her videos but she finds it nice when someone texts her back with updates. It's a shame the hoarder will most likely create another mess somewhere else if they don't get help :/
@@battlesister1559 ✔
I’m not surprised by the way the landlord reacted. I can relate. My mum used to be a landlord and I grew up helping my mum with the property. And the way some people would leave the property would be disgusting and a utter wreak. So bad my mum would cry and get so angry. It’s so rude and disrespectful. I don’t understand how someone can leave a place that they don’t even own in such a wreak. My mum could cry and get angry because of how much work she would need to do and pay for any damages made so the property would be suitable to rent again. She’s lost more money than earned because of the lack of respect people have. It’s sad
that s why you have to choose your tenants wisely....employment (since when? check with employer if details are true, employmen maybe terminated meantime?), debts? bad credit? how many people will move in (see them ALL in person before signing a lease to them!), check for court docs online if in USA (unfortunately not possible in Germany), bank checking account info of the last 3 months, copy passport/identity card, watch how they behave when showing them your appartement and how couples interact with their children/partner when with you, try to visit them in their CUrrENT appartement, under the pretext of singning the lease, e.g., etc - all of this is STANDARD procedure where i live in Europe...
@@combatduckie you can never get the full picture of people's cleanliness. I know lots of people who take care of themselves, have successful careers but don't tidy up
I love how Sophie told you she doesn't do drugs but you caught on camera a "vase" on a shelf that was really a bong with a rose coming out the mouthpiece.
21:40 was it at the top-right?
YES! I was wondering if anyone else caught that 😂
This looks like the home of a true hoarder and definitely the worst one I’ve seen you have to clean up. We usually use teams of people here in the US to clean up hoarders houses because there’s so much work! They usually have to put dumpsters out in the driveway (like you had to), to put all of the trash in. I’m glad to see you got some help. When dealing with areas that have lots of mold or rodent droppings, you need to wear masks all the time. I’ve noticed that sometimes you wear them when you start out, but then they seem to disappear as you clean. You will really regret inhaling all of this toxic stuff in 20 or 30 years, and some of it can make you sick now. Please look out for yourself and your health.❤ Also that smell probably wasn’t rat poop, it was rat urine which smells much worse!
This was posted 5 months ago but I hope Auri will see this eventually and wear a mask from now on! I often think of all the dust getting into her lungs and how that can't be good in the long term :( Auri deserves a long happy and healthy life, I hope she can see this comment
The scariest part with rats is hantavirus
@@tmmaston and leptospirosis
@@tmmaston and leptospirosis
These videos are evidence to take this woman to court for the damages. NO WAY the place was already ruined.. I feel terrible for, Elizabeth. You're an Amazing woman who does magic for people in need
And who on Earth would rent a place in this condition?
@@maryseman7019 Exactly!
Your videos motivate me to clean my bedroom a lot. I don't have depression or anything infact, I have anxiety, ocd and I am on the spectrum for autism. I have realised that the cleaner my room is the more my life gets together. Nowadays I find cleaning very satisfying and I enjoy those dusty layers too haha.
@aurikatariina this is a scam!!
You're doing an amazing service to humanity, thank you very much!
After I became jobless for a while, I ended up in a spiral where my room also got into a giant mess... I ordered some household gloves now and a big pack of trashbag rolls, and I feel motivated to finally clean up my mess! Thank you very very much for this. 🙏
Girl you are amazing and I know you’re the best cleaner in the world but this crossing a line from just cleaning to needing a HAZMAT team. It’s not my place so I’m sorry, but it genuinely concerns me that you guys weren’t wearing full on hazmat suits.
I kind of worry about that too in these kinds of situations, breathing in the toxins from rat feces, that can really cause issues - those little masks would not be enough protection from that. I think Hazmat suits are in order in this case. Incredible work you all did though, WOW!
She needs to wear a respirator! Rats carry the hanta virus which is deadly.
I second this; anything HannahTheHorrible says must be true!
Really concerned she’s going to get hantavirus, this should have been done with a respirator and suit.
Agreed! Mouse and rat droppings can give you hantavirus.
I find these videos encouraging and inspiring. They're far (!) better than those where the residents are shown and blamed for their problems, where self-appointed experts make jokes and accusations rather than help those people. You are taking initiative, you don't ask unnecessary questions, you just do it. Of course, if residents allow it, you tell their story, but in the end you just do what needs to be done in order to help. Chapeau!!!
I totally agree with you ,those shows are so humiliating to the person who needs help, they do it for ratings and sensationalism !!! Very counter productive.
Exactly I can never really get into the shows or like the "cleaning crew" or any of the "helpers". I only can just really feel sorry for people they're helping especially when you hear their stories. Yesss people can be lazy but at times there's a reason behind it no matter how small
Totally agree! I've seen some of those videos and really I'd prefer them to just not say anything at all than laugh or blame the people who suffered years already.
I think that is also the difference in TV shows cleaners and RUclips cleaners. I watch a few hoarder house cleaners on RUclips and all of them are not judgmental. In my experience the judgment comes from shows like "hoarders". But maybe that is just me, maybe there are more RUclips cleaners than i know of and am I missing some cleaning accounts
Very true guys then those shows make people with that condition to not want to come forward or ask for help again
Sorry Auri, but this time I can’t have any sympathy with the tenants. I’m only happy the landlady got some help here, and little damage control. Though as many have pointed out already, that whole house probably has to be renovated. That poor woman. For her this was probably her retirement. And now this. Heart breaking.
I so feel for this landlady. I can’t imagine what she must have felt. Just because the tenant paid rent on time, does not mean they can destroy this house. And saying it was already in a bad condition when they moved in just shows that they have zero regrets and responsibility for what they have done. Additionally getting your help with cleaning that place, which is already hard enough and still demanding you to go through the dirty stuff and putting some aside, cause they want to keep it? Unbelievable. So what are they gonna do with that rat infested stuff? Bring it into the other apartment, I assume.
So true. Some people really don't deserve such kindness.
@@alibee7609 the tenants are clearly mentally unwell which had led them to this. They do deserve your sympathy because they deserve help, i doubt they are bad people, you can't just assume such
Exactly they paid the rent on time but that doesn't give them the right to destroy the house. It may have needed minor repairs when they moved in but how could it be repaired if they never allowed the landlord to come in? Strange laws in that country or else something fishy going on.
@@sunshinegirl1967 I suppose the landlady didn’t check on them, since the rent came on time and there were no complains about smell or stuff like that? The landlady might have found out earlier, if it was in an apartment complex, but since it seems to be in the middle of the woods, there are no close neighbours. Finns are pretty private and I guess the landlady just let them be. 🤔
But I do not believe the house was in that state, when they moved in. Landlords in Finland are responsible for every repair in those apartments (like appliances and what not). If that house was in a state of disrepair when they moved in, that would have been taken care of before.
That was pretty much what I thought. I would imagine that some of her frustration is attached to the fact that that was the home she and her deceased husband shared. I would imagine that it was disrespectful to his memory for her on top of the shock of the physical state of her home.
I hope the dog was rehomed. Good Landlord for saving them
I don't think Auri needs to dress up for Halloween she just needs to show up and be who she really is.. an angel 🥰
Thanks for helping me getting myself together you're changing my life bit by bit. I hope you know you are rescuing millions of people around the world myself included...
Sim 🥰🇧🇷
Do you ever get a chance to clean the walls or high dust the ceilings? I can’t imagine every place being that deep cleaned, but for these kind of homes where you notice it, would power paste help? Or just make it worse by removing the paint? This legitimately is your BEST clean ever!!! So freaking proud of you and your team!!!!
Ive seen a tiktok of her high dusting ceilings and fans so i think she does?
She has also said before that depending on the state of the home and limited time she has that she might have to prioritize what she cleans. She can’t always get around to everything unfortunately
I’m allergic to dust and my eyes are swelling just looking at this. I’m glad that you managed to help her ❤
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This is probably your most controversial video :D I'm seeing lots of discussion on the comments and tbh I understand I have a lot of questions too, but im just gonna appreciate Aurikatariina for not giving up on these people and putting up with all the drama.
Oh, my... You and all the people that helped you are really brave, that is a huge task. The transformation is unbelievable 😱😱
But like some people already commented these tenants are in the wrong, and even if a mental illness is involved they're not guilt free. And Sophie saying they did nothing to the floors? They're clearly ruined because all the trash! Plus having another apartment and that cabinet in front of the shower? Everything's weird so... Looking forward part 2 😂
Same! I can't wait to see her get to the bottom of this!
@@mitziekat9987 Yes, hoping all of them are ok now (including the home 😅).
When you said I wonder what the Hell happened here? I started laughing so hard. Girl you are amazing cause I might of walked out and struck a match.
I don't have a strong stomach at the best of times but I couldn't even walk into that house. I'd be retching at the front door. You are a hero, I'm genuinely shocked at how casually you can approach situations like this and just get on with the job. Bravo.
Mental illness can be so well hidden you don’t realise until you’ve known the person for a while, it’s not always evident like your grandmother said. In this case there was obvious delusion, I hope she gets the help she needs. In the meantime she has been helped by a very sympathetic & hard working lady. I wish you all the best Auri
I can relate to these situations being I too have suffered from depression and anxiety all my life (I’m 59 years old). I’m not quite as bad as some of these residents, but I have not let anyone in my house for several years. The level of embarrassment and shame is overwhelming. It’s impossible for anyone who doesn’t live like this to understand. It’s amazing what you can get used to almost to the point you don’t really even see it anymore. It becomes our normal. We carry around this dirty little secret (pun intended) and get quite good at hiding it but the true gravity of it never goes away.
Hey Lisa! I hope you're feeling well today. If I can offer some advice, maybe try reading the book "the power of now" by eckhart tolle. It is truly amazing and might help with your fear of cleaning - It has helped me with mine! Our depression and anxiety are with us for life, but our lives are still in our control! I hope soon you can open your windows to the sun and your door to your friends or family. Much love!
Girl u really have heart ❤️I woulda flipped out n left after she said start saving n boxing things !!!I woulda threw all tht shit low key away .
"Oh no, sadly the pile in the garden spontaneously combusted, it all burned to a cinder and nothing could be saved..." That's what I would say.
I have been watching your videos for a while now. I have ADHD so keeping things clean used to be a struggle for me. As I got older, I became sorta obsessed with organization. My boyfriend and parents told me that I over-organized, but I do what works for me. So about two months ago I got an apartment after living with my parents for about ten years. It wasn't what I was expecting. It was so filthy that I literally cried for weeks. Since then, I have taken what I learned from you, and my apartment is livable now. As a matter of fact, today is the day that I finally finish getting the place together. So thank you. If it weren't for you, I don't think I would have been able to do all of it.
And just to clarify why it has taken two months, it's because I'm disabled, the apartment is huge, my boyfriend works 55+ hours a week so I've had to do everything basically on my own, and I've also been helping my 70 year old parents get settled into their apartment.
As a person with ADHD, I also try to compensate my ADHD with being overly organized, otherwise I feel ashamed or can’t focus. I’m happy you could put in the work and put your apartment together! The result is the same no matter how long it takes, so don’t be worried 👍🏻🥳
This is a thing. I do it also, I need my space to be super organised and particular so I can function through the noise in my head. I literally can't think properly amongst mess.
@@idil5210 For me there is no middle ground. I got to keep on top of it or else it will get bad really fast. When it's only a small task I can usually push myself to do it. But when things keep piling up, it becomes too big a task to simply push myself to do it. I also have ADHD and autism.
I usually clean my house thoroughly once a week, removing sofas and furniture, apart from sweeping and mopping every day, and I despair when I see hair and dust. My soul hurts to see what you find under the beds and armchairs.😱 The bathroom and the kitchen are always my priorities, I disinfect every day, I can't bear to see a small stain in the toilet, I can't do my physiological needs if it's not super clean. I must say that I am an older lady with motor difficulties, but I do my best.
I felt a bit depressed lately, but yesterday and today I managed to clean my home. I got motivation out of your video's. Thanks!
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today I cleaned nearly my whole room what looked a lot like a Depression room, just to procrastinate on my research paper 😅🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️… but what actually also motivated me and helped me a lot were all the tips from Aurii… love you girl ❤ always excited for a new video ❤
Getting rid of the trash does not get rid of the rats fleas etc. The house needs to be fumigated along with the furniture. All the cleaning products need to be disinfectants. This is not like her other regular cleans. I hope there is a Hoarding Cleaning Consultant on this one!
This is the only video that has actually upset me. Usually I am super happy that the resident is getting a fresh start. Sophie said the walls and floor were already damaged when they moved in...what about the dishwasher, cupboards and the unknown internal damage to the walls from the rats? (Of course I saw the second video so I know more about the situation for this first one)
is the second video still available? I can't find it anywhere
Thank you so much auri. We don’t have a massive clutter but you gave my husband and I hope and motivation that we could get our deep cleaning finally done. Also thanks for going in depth on what you use. It really helped us track down the items we needed.❤
Auri, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you because watching the way you deal with dirt made me a much more excited person to keep my environment clean and organized. You help a lot more people than you can imagine, thank you 💕
My heart goes out to that landlady. I hope she takes them to court. €800 for the skip and €20,000 in damages at least. She'll have to replace the floors and the sofas. Disgraceful.
I don't think sophie will have money to pay
@@bchpls24 There are two of them, who apparently never had difficulty in covering the rent or bills. I would certainly take them to court.
I feel so much for her, I can't even imagine how she must have felt when she saw the mess. I'm glad Auri was there to help Sophie (I think that's the spelling?) with the cleaning but I have the feeling bad things will happen later on.
As much as I hate to agree with you...yeah. Yeah I hope so too. This isn't just some faceless company landlord renting out one of a million identical apartments. This is the home that she shared with her husband. That she raised her children in. Seeing it get to this state must be so incredibly heartbreaking.
Hoarding is not a rational disease. It will consume every part of the victim's life until there's nothing left. Hoarding is so unbelievably complicated--- whether it's a response to a traumatic event, a natural progression of the side effects of other physical or mental health problems, or all of the above, it's a disease that is insidiously good at keeping itself alive. Once somebody is infected, it can take a lifetime to heal-- and it is a FIGHT, every step of the way.
That being said, adults are, at the end of the day, responsible for their actions-- even if the cause of their actions is not entirely in their control. I truly hope that the landlord's pain and suffering wakes Sophie and the gf up. That they realize the harm they have done, and choose to not hurt anyone else-- let alone themselves!-- this way ever again. That they get the treatment necessary to make this happen.
they'll likely end up homeless if they go to court. At least one maybe both of them are disabled. Disability is expensive, chances are they made sure to pay rent on time but likely had to skip out on necessary medicine or mental health care because that's how being disabled is most of the time. Go be in excruciating pain all day, have 0 energy and then go work for the same amount of time as everyone else with fewer job opportunities while having a significantly higher cost of living
1:29 why is it so hilarious to hear Auri say 'What the hell has happened here?'
I hope Sofie and her girlfriend are getting the help they need, because no landlord should have to be subject to this kind of abuse.
I hope someone gives them a bar of soap🤦♀️
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i honestly feel so bad for the landlord, can you imagine how she felt when she realised that they had done this to the place she lived for so long? it must have been horrible
@@layanal-kooheji2125just imagine the foundation damage. When you pile stuff in a home like that it’s ruins the floors and then the foundation. Rats will eat through the wiring in the walls too smh
I hope the landlady Elisabeth appreciatesd all the hard work Auri and her cousin did to get the house somewhat back to its original state. She should have checked her house a lot sooner to see how Sophie and her girlfriend degraded it. If she had to call animal protection when they got pets, major red flag. Even the best cleaner should only tackle such a place in a hazmat suit, mask, gloves and with the windows open. This was certainly spooky. Happy Halloween. 🎃
I'm surprised the landlord didn't do year visits
she says in the video that due to some policies in the tenant and landlord agreement contract, she wasn't able to go inside.
Depending on where you live, the landlord may not be entitled to inspections - at all! In Germany here, my landlords have not been inside my apartment for the past 22 years (since I received the keys in December 1999), because the law says "only with the consent of the tenant" and they did not have any reason to visit 🤷🏻♀️ Once a year they send in a company for a small 20-minute maintenance (as prescribed by law) merely to check and clean the chimney and smoke detectors, but these companies only do what they are told to do and don't report back about the general state of the apartment. Apartments mostly come unfurnished: beyond ceiling, walls, floor, bathtub, sink and toilet, nothing in my apartment belongs to my landlord, and after 20 years, the bathroom installations would be a write-off anyway. However, if I ever give notice that I am planning to move out, they will send somebody to inspect and let me know which renovations or repairs I need to do (like painting the walls white, removing tiles I had put on the kitchen wall, or removing a wooden floor I put in). If there is any major damage, they will deduct it from my deposit and let me only have what's left after some professional fixed the place. In Germany, you usually have to leave the place in a state that it's ready for a new tenant immediately (= the state you got it in). However, it's necessary to obtain written permission beforehand if one wants to put in any permanent installations. For example, I tore out and remodeled the complete bathroom some years years ago and they even contributed to the cost (after I sent some photos) because I "upgraded" the apartment ...
I found this channel recently, and have learnt not to judge people by messy apartment, we don’t know the story behind it. My son had depression 2 years ago, he would hide in his room most of time and eating snacks, lots of empty chips bags and candies jars. I tidy up his room once a week, not saying any word of his room, only ask him to take care of himself. I hope my love can give him the strength to walk out his depression.
You can't just walk out of depression. Promise you.
He's gonna need help.
you need to get him professional help. but kudos to u for not judging him and his illness. that, from a mother, can go so far to a child.
I went through this
All I wanted was for my parents to ask me how am I , with love and care
@@CarbonFibreHeart You can. I did it twice. Sports usually helps immensly. Hiding in his room basically is social anxiety, probably mixed with depression. I also don't go out anymore, because I don't want to see my boomer neighbours who called the police, because I ONCE heard music in middle of the night and now are commenting all the time when they see me in a rudely manner. They are totally oblivious to the fact, that it's probably not wise to anger a person constantly who NEVER goes out of his flat. These kind of people then are shocked when something happens and you read it in the newspaper. 🙄
Good for them I have another, better solution and it's to buy a house in another country. They think I'm some kind of depressed alcoholic or something who lives on social security, but I'm literally a Crypto multimillionaire. Like you see, this comes at a cost...
I can't believe how kind and patient you are. If this had been my house that tenants did this to I would have cried. I just can't understand how people can live like this - I can't think of any excuse big enough that this could be an understandable outcome. You have the patience of a saint Auri!
For people with hoarding/throw away trash problems, my advice is: do not think about recicle until you are out of crysis. That can lead to a lot of bigger problems.
I stopped recycling when caring for a loved one with cancer ... Just didn't have the bandwidth ....
Got a cleaner in too despite not being able to really afford it.
Now I recycle but I've stopped thinking I'll repair/upcycle that sometime. Straight to bin.
Keeping myself well by being more realistic with what I am able to accomplish is better for the environment in the long term.
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Poor Elizabeth having to see the house she and her husband built with so much effort in this state. No excuses at all to this girl be sitting in the garage drinking coffee while 80 years old Elizabeth and her daughter cleans the yard by themselves! Hope she renovates the house and find awesome people to live in.
Empathy is a skill, these situations really test that skill, it would be so easy to slip on the side of ignorant judgement, as evidenced by some in the comment section, but Auri keeps it on a level where empathy becomes artistry!
On point! It's easy to be clouded by anger, and to not use anger productively. If people hate this situation for example, more advocacy for therapy, understanding what causes hoarding and how to treat it etc, /that/ is what will help make this less present in the world, not just pretending people actually prefer to live like this with a sound mind.
“I can’t help but wonder what the hell has happened here,” Aurikatariina, you’re reading our minds! Love ya girl!!!
You and your other cleaners are amazing. My heart breaks for Elizabeth.
I would be FURIOUS as well if I was the landlord in this case. Do what you want with your own property, but don't destroy others. There are no excuses for this.
What a beautiful heart you have girl !
Thank you for all you do !
God bless you .
These videos sometimes give me such an inspiration. I am adhd person and I struggle with cleaning sometimes. It's not really as bad as these houses but everyone has their story and I have mine. I have sometimes thought whether I should ask Auri's help or not but it just gives mr anxiety, even tho it's her passion to do this. It's not just about the mess, I am anxious of my stuff, because I don't want stuff thrown away that means something to me, that doesn't mean anything to someone else. I am so proud of the people that have the courage to ask her to help clean!
This looks like a house from hoarders and they usually have a full 20 person team cleaning it. The fact that you all are doing this with so few people is amazing.
Positively shocking that a person or persons could live like this without the neighbors calling the police due to rats, cockroaches and filth just in the yard. Oh my, you are a true angel to muck out that house of horrors. Yikes😲
I love watching your videos. I have severe depression and anxiety and suffer from ptsd. Recently I have decided to clean up my house so I decided to start working on my bedroom. I honestly am so proud of myself and I am now starting on the kitchen. You have made me build up the courage to clean and I am so so grateful.❤
I love how she says make yourself some popcorn and enjoy…. Girl I can’t eat while watching this!! 😂😂😂 love the content though. It has really made me appreciate my home and my ability to keep it clean. I thank God that I don’t have depression to this point.