The habit crept up on Kim. She would arrive at garage sales as they were ending to pick up what remained. “I’d load my car full of the free stuff on the side of the road: clothes, things that needed ...

Whether you are someone who lives around piles of things you cannot throw away, you had an aunt who was too embarrassed to let anyone into her cluttered home or you have seen the TV show “Hoarders,” ...

The line between collecting and hoarding isn’t always clear to the casual observer. While one person’s carefully curated vinyl record collection might occupy an entire room, another’s seemingly random ...

Individuals who experience hoarding related to OCD may have distressing feelings about discarding items. It can drive compulsive saving behaviors that they recognize as excessive. Obsessive-compulsive ...

Research identifies digital hoarding as a subtype of hoarding disorder, affecting mental health. Digital hoarding is linked to anxiety, causing stress and disorganization. Accumulation of digital ...

In a conversation with the person who inspired me to write a post about food hoarding, she talked about her brother, who, she said, is a money hoarder. I was told, “He acts like he has no money .