What Is Compulsive Hoarding and Why Does It Lead To Excess Clutter and Household Planning Inefficiency?
Having lived with my parents for a week now during my little visit, I’ve noticed something very interesting, but rather troubling – they exhibit the traits and qualities of obsessive compulsive hoarders, particularly my mom. This made me re-examine another member of my family – my brother. Only a few weeks ago I had helped my brother move into his new apartment and remarked on the piles of useless trash and excess clutter in his home. The signs and telltale indicators were all too readily apparent, I just hadn’t noticed them before. Apparently, habitual hoarding is a trait that runs in the family. For those not familiar with the concept or the terminology of hoarding, it’s the practice of collecting, retaining, and stockpiling material possessions and household supplies to great excess, and the refusal to relinquish them despite common-sensical reasons to do so. This type of personality trait seems to affect a lot of older people in my non-professional opinion based on my own personal
