Extreme Hoarders: The Peril of Possessions
Written by Ann Pietrangelo on August 2nd, 2010 in Emotional Issues, Family, In The News, Linked Articles.
Some have tons of trash in their home. Some have no bed on which to sleep or no kitchen in which to prepare decent meals. They are extreme hoarders.
Imagine a home so loaded with possessions and trash that rescue workers can’t make their way in without drilling a hole in the roof. Or having to crawl through self-made tunnels to move around your own house.
That is the grim reality for hoarders — people who accumulate possessions and/or trash and cannot bring themselves to part with anything. Exact numbers are unknown, but it is estimated that up to 1.2 million people in the U.S suffer from compulsive hoarding.
Hoarding takes many forms, from the collection of newspapers and magazines to what most of us would consider to be garbage, with piles of boxes, bags, collectibles, trash, and stuff… accumulating and spreading throughout the home and property.
Animal hoarders… Reality TV hoarders… It’s the opposite of healthy and green living. Read the article:
Extreme Hoarders: The Peril of Possessions
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