I guess A&E had a show called “Hoarders” that I just added to my Netflix queue. Looks interesting.
The show Hoarders is fascinating. It’s also very frustrating. One lady refused to allow the cleaners to take away a friggin’ TOILET SEAT. Just what everyone needs, a dirty “spare”.
TLC had “Hoarding: Buried Alive” and it was interesting. There is no cure; the person must choose not to act on the impulse, which at its root, really is just pathological selfishness. I was amazed at the hoarders with families - they would inflict these horrible living conditions on their spouses and children but when confronted would whine that their families “did not respect their stuff.”