Hoarder house

Most of us have a friend, a relative, or a neighbor who seems to pack his or her home with unnecessary stuff. Researchers are just beginning to understand why.

Photographer Arnaud Chochon spent a year with Jean, a 60-year-old hoarder whose house is cleaned out once a year, for health and safety reasons.

If you’ve recently inherited a hoarder home, you may feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of stuff. Follow this guide to find any valuables in the mess.

Homeopath Lynn Amara discusses hoarding disorder, providing rubrics such as fear, poverty, fear, misfortune, delusion he is ruined, as well as indications for about twenty remedies.

Hands up if you secretly/openly love the TV programs that display creaking tables covered in the diets of the morbidly obese, or piles of newspapers collected by heartbroken hoarders. Carrie M. Becker, a sculptor and photographer (who, judging by the dark tagline on this project may or may not have been through a divorce recently) has taken obsessive mass-hoarding and gluttony to a whole new level; building and photographing tiny models of junk-filled rooms in dollhouses to represent the…

Hoarding disorder is a widespread condition that affects millions of people worldwide. However, many individuals may not even realize that they have this disorder. In a recent article, Dr. Robin Zasio, a clinical psychologist and hoarding expert, shares three ways to identify if you are a secret hoarder. One of the key signs of secret hoarding is feeling overwhelmed by possessions and struggling to let go of items that hold sentimental value or memories. This often leads to cluttered living…

GRAPHIC: The Dirty, Stinking Truth About Real-Life Hoarders

You won’t believe the before and after photos on this Broadview mid-century modern studs out re-model. 12730 9th Ave NW, bought in January of this year for $367k it has been completely remodeled and back on the market for $949k. 3,182 square feet. 3 bedrooms, 2.25 bathrooms and photos that you just won’t believe. Before […]