Are You a Hoarder, or Just a Collector?

Having a few tchotchkes doesn't mean you have a problem.
by Jessie Sholl

Field Guide to the Pack Rat

Hard times can awaken the hoarder within.
by Elizabeth Svoboda

8 Ways To Clean Up Your Act

Learn to let go and get rid of everyday junk, even if you think you might use it—someday.
by Lybi Ma

My Mother the Hoarder

Growing up amidst piles—and secrets.
by Jessie Sholl

The Desire to Hoard Runs Deep

How to help when someone denies the problem.
by Hara Estroff Marano

The Mind of a Hoarder

Sometimes it's a case of damage to the frontal cortex.
by Richard Lovett

Personality

Questions of personality have vexed mankind from the dawn of personhood: can people change? How do others perceive me? What is the difference between normal and pathological behavior? One's personality is so pervasive and all-important that it presents a clinical paradox of sorts: it is hard to assess our own personality, impossible to overlook that of others.

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Obessive-Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a potentially disabling anxiety disorder. People afflicted with OCD become trapped in a pattern of repetitive, senseless thoughts and behaviors that are very difficult to overcome.

Left untreated, a severe case of OCD can destroy a person's capacity to function at work or school—or to lead a comfortable existence at home.

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