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The inability to throw things away creates more than a messy home, it can be a dangerous lifestyle. Part of the Can't Stop series, this video focuses on extreme hoarding and the people who are affected by the obsession in the UK and the United States. Interviews and direct access provides an intimate look inside the lives of people whose compulsion causes strain in their mental health and their relationships.

The extreme cleaning specialist from A & E's TV show "Hoarders" describes the stories of real clients and addresses the physical challenges associated with working the front lines of hoarding, as well as the social issues surrounding the disorder.

While most people find it relatively easy to manage their possessions, some find it extremely difficult. If you have a problem resisting the urge to acquire and you find your home cluttered and filled to capacity with items many people would find useless and unnecessary, you may suffer from a condition known as hoarding disorder.

In Children of Hoarders, a nationally recognized obsessive compulsive disorder expert Fugen Neziroglu, who regularly appears as a therapist on the TLC television series, "Hoarders," shows readers how to cope with both the practical and emotional challenges of growing up with a hoarder, such as dealing with clutter, unsanitary conditions, and a parent's unwillingness to change. This is the first book written specifically for adult children of hoarders...

The writer and actress explore her childhood and youth, which was largely defined by her father's struggle with hoarding. Miller grew up behind the closed doors of her family's idyllic Long Island house, navigating between teetering stacks of aging newspapers, broken computers, and boxes upon boxes of unused junk festering in every room-- the product of her father's painful and unending struggle with hoarding. She brings to life her rat-infested...