Hoarders come in many forms.
People who hoard stuff are defined as people who cannot stop collecting or buying useless things all the way up to collecting people.
There have been many cases which hoarders have 10 or more children because they are not able to live without them.
Other hoarders have many cats for the compulsive disorder that defines hoarding.
People who hoard stuff have a disease.
There are many things which hoarders cannot keep their hands off of.
These things are: 1.
Knick-Knacks- Whether they have sentimental value or simply something that looked cute, hoarders like to collect knick-knacks from all over the place.
These knick-knacks mostly cover their home and it is impossible to count the amount that they have.
This collection disorder that comes from the disease is unhealthy and can cause many people to lose their homes because of the clutter.
Having a home that is that cluttered is a breading ground of bacteria.
2.
Children- Hoarders have been known of hoarding children.
As stated earlier, there are many hoarders who cannot get enough children.
When hoarders are unable to have the children, they will try to adopt.
In worse cases, there have been hoarders who have kidnapped children.
The disorder doesn't allow for the hoarder to stop until the need is satisfied.
Even then it is questionable.
3.
Bills and receipts- Seems like a good idea at first to always keep your receipts for tax season or bills for tax right offs, but for hoarders, it doesn't stop.
The disorder makes hoarders collect every piece of mail or receipts in and put it around their homes.
This causes clutter and doesn't allow the person to have a social life for the lack of cleanliness of their home.
No one wants to visit a home they cannot even sit down in.
Hoarders have a condition that doctors have tried to find a cure to for years.
There are treatments through the use of medications or counseling sessions.
People who hoard stuff are mainly trying to live their lives.
They pose no threat to anyone but themselves until they hoard living things.
People and pets are one thing that hoarders rarely hoard, but it is still a danger.
In any event, it is best to know these types of people in order to help them.
It is a disease that can be treated if they are willing to give up the lifestyle.
There are times which hoarders feel it is not a problem.
But it is a problem that needs to get fixed if they want any sense of a social life in the future.