What Went Right - 17 JAN 2017

[megpie71]

Another three stories about "what went right" from the mainstream media (as opposed to all those stories about "what went wrong").

Ningles and Myrtle top names for Ningaloo turtles, competition finds by Laura Gartry (ABC Western Australia)

CSIRO researchers who are tracking the movements of sea turtles in the Ningaloo region have been holding a competition to name the turtles (for tracking purposes).

Support group helps hoarders, one item at a time by Emma Wynne (ABC Radio Perth)

A story about Black Swan Health, which has a program called "Buried In Treasure" which helps people deal with hoarding. (As someone with borderline hoarding tendencies myself, this is a very interesting article for me). It has a few tips near the end for people who are concerned about a friend or family member with hoarding tendencies.

Istanbul nightclub attack: Gunman caught by police, local media reports by ABC/Wires (ABC Australia)

It's reported that the gunman responsible for an attack on an Istanbul night club has been captured by Turkish police.

So there's the three for today. If you've seen anything in your media feeds about "what went right", why not share a link in the comments?

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[megpie71]

Because there were a few more stories about things going right, I've decided to drop them into the comments here.

Britain's redundant red telephone boxes get makeover by James Glenday (Europe Correspondent, ABC Australia)

Five reasons to love brush turkeys by Anna Salleh (ABC Science)

Townsville aquarium's leopard shark switches to asexual reproduction in extreme form of inbreeding by Casey Briggs (ABC Queensland)

Campbell Remess the teddy maker raises $26k for cancer research at Hobart gala event by Paige Cockburn (ABC Tasmania)

Henty mine pours first gold bringing hope for Tasmania's troubled west coast by ABC Tasmania (uncredited)

Bondi Beach clean-up: Seaside Scavenge volunteers collect 30 kilos of trash by Amanda Hoh (ABC Radio Sydney)

Centrelink debt recovery program to undergo changes following public criticism by Henry Belot and Ashlynne McGhee (Political reporters, ABC Australia)

World's first custom-built floating city to rise off French Polynesian waters by Stephanie Boltje (ABC Pacific Beat)

Australians sending 'unhelpful' donations like high heels, handbags, chainsaws to disaster zones by Imogen Brennan (ABC Radio AM)

Plans for Australia to adopt a 'Google tax' welcomed by advocacy group by Gareth Hutchens (Guardian Australia)

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Mr Black said the worst thing to do to someone who has a hoarding problem was to criticise the state of their home or to intervene and tackle the hoard for them.

No shit. The former won't do a bit of good, and the latter is a SERIOUS boundary issue that would make me eject the someone or someones from my life with extreme prejudice.

[megpie71]

To give some perspective on this for people who don't understand it: when I'm in a hoarding mindset, my things are part of me. If you're coming in and "helping" me by throwing my things away, you're effectively doing something which is the psychological equivalent of "helping" me with a broken limb by amputating it. Yes, it is that bad.

Those of us who are hoarders tend to have boundary issues about our stuff anyway - what "helping" out by tackling the hoard does is makes those issues worse.