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Stuff Humans love stuff. In modern society there is an innate desire to collect, give and receive endless items. For some this means purchasing more and more space to store all these items. We put things in closets, basements, garages. And attics. Drawers, boxes, and containers. Shelves,

Digital Hoarding Digital hoarding is something of a rising trend in modern society. As storage on mobile devices increases, so too does the number of apps, photos and videos that people are holding on to. Nur Izzaty Shaifullizan has almost 20,000 photos and videos on her smartphone.

Tips for afterwards Looking for tips and advice after losing someone close to you is only natural. Losing a loved one is hard in itself. But when that person was a hoarder, managing grief while sorting through mountains of stuff is even more challenging. Ashley Eneriz is

Tragically passed away A woman was tragically found dead after living in conditions described as the worst ever seen by the authorities. Donna Bettley, 42, was found dead in the home she shared with her sister and father. It was described as a “grim and a distressing

Time to tidy up? One of Britain’s biggest hoarders has admitted it’s time to finally tidy up — as his daughter is getting married. Eccentric Arthur Watson, 69, has been collecting everything from old newspapers to bicycles for more than 30 years. Every room in his small

Rise of Hoarding The rise of hoarding is something we need to find the cause of because it is a growing issue. Certainly TV doesn’t need to do much to sensationalise hoarding. Like rubberneckers at a traffic accident, we gaze in horror at “goat paths” hacked between

Digital Hoarding Our digital lives are increasing and expanding day by day. I’m sure we all have an email account with a few thousand emails and pictures on our phones totalling similar numbers. With the storage capacity of our devices increasing with every upgrade and cloud storage

The rise of self storage Self storage has soared in popularity recently as people are cramming more stuff into smaller places. As the prices for housing soars it is becoming increasingly difficult to get decent living space. For some people the solution is self storage. While it’s

ADD & ADHD Research shows that while many people who are compulsive hoarders have attention deficit disorder (ADHD or ADD), the reverse is not true. People with ADD are not typically hoarders. Nor are they on some kind of disorganisation spectrum that ends up in the mental

Hoarding classified The World Health Organisation, WHO, has recently announced that hoarding has been classified as a mental disorder. This has had particular impact for one woman, Laura Horton, who is glad that hoarding has finally been given this classification. Now that hoarding has been officially classified