Hoarders, Buried Alive

Did anyone see the previews for this show, that is going to be on tomorrow.???
There is this guy who owns a house and is successful in life, fairly young dude, but his house is a freakin disaster area.He opens the door and has to climb over piles of clothes and papers and all kinds of clutter and trash. I mean the crap is piled almost to the ceiling. He is dating this pretty good looking girl and she has never been inside this dudes house. they hang out at her house all the time. Shes saying how in love she is with him and what an awesome man, blah blah blah...She finally goes to see his house and she is in shock...lol...man, it was bad. I think she dumps the guy. Just watching that made me want to get up and start cleaning...LOL

Hoarding is bad. I filled a huge roll off last year with junk from my garaGE. I am nowhere near like this guiy, but I do tend to hang on to things that I dont need. It feels good to throw stuff away and make room. You know what I mean? My grandpa died and had stuff in his basement that was over a hundred years old...lol...do any of you hoard or know someone who is a hoarder?

no..i didnt see it. my wife is a pack rat, but eventually, i'll get her to go through the crap and throw shyt out...until a yrs ago she still had her moccisin boots from 9th grade!!!

LOL...inside this dudes house looked like a land fill. You couldnt touch the floor...literally climbing mountains of trash...they tried to throw stuff away and he was rummaging thru the trash can trying to retrieve things...hahaha

I watch it every week. these people have a disease. But they get the help they need

Yeah, I have seen it a few times. It is really sad.

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Originally Posted by FUZO

I watch it every week. these people have a disease. But they get the help they need

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yep:Compulsive hoarding (or pathological hoarding or disposophobia[1] or the Messie mindset) is a mental disorder marked by an obsessive need to acquire (and failure to use or discard) a significant amount of possessions, even if the items are worthless, hazardous, or unsanitary.
Man, I bet these people get coc kroaches and mice and all kinds of other nasty bugs. I think it is good that its being recognized and people can get help now.

Chronic disorganization is a constant battle for me. My dad was the most organized man Ive ever known. I wonder why I didnt aquire that from him.aybe I rebelled against it. I dunno

"It's mine!!,All mine,leave it alone!!"

It is definitely a mental condition.

A good buddy of mine's grandpa passed away a few years pack. He was a semi-pro golfer who eventually became a golf trainer. I went with my buddy to his grandpa's house to help straighten things up. well...this guy had tons of brand new golf bags, clubs, balls, shirts, shorts, pants, hats, ubrellas, ect....i mean tons of it. 90% of the stuff was not even opened. From what i understand, manufacturers would just send stuff to him all the time was he was a golfer and grandpa never told them to stop. Like i said the stuff was brand new but, unfortunately, like 30 years old. Probably could sell it to John Daly...lol..Anyway we get to the garage and stiing inside is this big old sweet Cadillac. We look at each other and say "lets go for a ride". Driving down the road, something was just not right. The ride seemed very mushy, handled like crap, and no pickup. We pull off to a gas station to look at the tires, all were ok. We pop the trunk and, low and behold, completely filled with golf balls. I mean thousands inside. Piled so high they were rolling out as we picked up the trunk. We busted out laughing...you can say grandpa was a hoarder

Alot of times when it comes time to clean these peoples houses out there are valubles in there sometimes and they didnt even know it.I watched a show and this lady had a sale on everything she had aquired and she got over 30k dollars in her garage sale.

I stand guilty!! I am a semi-hoarder.

Mind you, I say semi because you can see the floor that have to be walked on, as opposed to crap packed to the ceiling. My dad used to be a pack rat, especially in his truck and at his shop, and I think I picked it up from him. I have a problem with throwing away old mail and old clothes. However, I'll wake up at times and suddenly for no reason begin cleaning up the place. One thing that's for sure, I DO NOT allow my dishes to pile up in the kitchen sink or have the bathroom get so dirty and funky.

I remember my best friend since junior high used to have a really bad problem with hoading. When he was living with his parents, their home would be enormously clean. But when you go to his room, you need a map and navigation system just to find the floor to the room. Then when he got married and moved out, he and his wife would have the same problem throughout the house, rather than one room. Can you imagine going to a person's house, planned or not, and having to stand on the front porch for about 5 minutes while they quickly arrange the place to be more presentable and allow you a place to sit? :iconeek: