How To Tell If You Are A Hoarder

Unwilling To Part With Items

Even if there is no good use for a particular item, a hoarder may refuse to give it up. Hoarders may also claim they are sentimentally attached to a particular item even if they do not know where it is or have not used it (or looked at it extensively) in years. They may become angry and defensive when confronted or claim they don't have uses for all of their things. Although collectors may be unwilling to part with anything in their collections, the distinct difference is collectors take significant pride in their collections in addition to being unwilling to part with them and often pull out the collections to show others or already have them on display.

Continue reading to learn about the connection between hoarding and other mental health conditions.