Status: One-Shot
Hoarders.
Hoarder: One who hoards; one who accumulates, collects, and stores.
You might call yourself a "collector" or maybe even a "pack rat." But for the psychologists who study people like you, they'd probably label you a "hoarder." It is not clear whether compulsive hoarding is a condition in itself, or simply a symptom of other related conditions. Hoarding is often a specific symptom of OCD which results in people keeping large amounts of items that to the outside world are considered excessive or worthless/useless. It is also still being researched much and surrounded with much secrecy and shame.
OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) is the fourth most common mental disorder. In the United States, one in 50 adults has OCD.
You might call yourself a "collector" or maybe even a "pack rat." But for the psychologists who study people like you, they'd probably label you a "hoarder." It is not clear whether compulsive hoarding is a condition in itself, or simply a symptom of other related conditions. Hoarding is often a specific symptom of OCD which results in people keeping large amounts of items that to the outside world are considered excessive or worthless/useless. It is also still being researched much and surrounded with much secrecy and shame.
OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) is the fourth most common mental disorder. In the United States, one in 50 adults has OCD.
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Hoarders.
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