It's unfortunate that this post doesn't have images because they are much more impactful when you see what a hoarder's actual house looks like: https://i.imgur.

It's unfortunate that this post doesn't have images because they are much more impactful when you see what a hoarder's actual house looks like: https://i.imgur.com/Gw9pfd7.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Gw9pfd7.jpg See how there is a layer of trash on the floor such that you can't even see the bare floor. That's why this is not simply "having too much stuff" or "too little space." It is an actual medical and psychological condition that creates anxiety in people such that they cannot throw anything away, until they are left with a house overflowing with garbage.