Hoarders

[rhoyaltempest]

It's interesting how no one has mentioned the psychological issues behind this disease. For these people on "Hoarders" on A&E at least, it's not just about collecting things, it's about much more. I collect things too but it's not destroying my life and burying me in a deep depression. Being deeply depressed can make one be "gross." And I do believe addiction is part of it at the extreme level. Actually anything can be an addiction for those who are prone to it.

[33girl]

There are some that are so easy to understand...on this one hoarding show (it wasn't either of the 2 mentioned) the guy doing the hoarding was the son of Japanese-American parents who'd been sent to an internment camp during WWII. Obviously they didn't get to take anything with them and when they finally did get back to a normal life, they never got rid of anything they acquired.