How To Tell If You Are A Hoarder

The Possessions Have No Value

Hoarders will collect just about anything under the sun, even if the object in question has no monetary or sentimental value. These items may include junk mail, magazines, catalogs, and newspapers. Other items collected by compulsive hoarders are pieces of clothing no longer worn, broken appliances that have not been fixed in years, various and unnecessary household supplies, food, and even plastic bags. Hoarding is a compulsion, which means anything is a potential possession and fair game to bring into the home, and the individual will have no intention of throwing anything out. They simply feel they cannot do that.

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