Behind closed doors across the country, millions of individuals are quietly overwhelmed by something most of us take for granted: our relationship with things we bring into our homes. The ...

And finally, celebrate your progress with a well-earned glass of bubbly. "At the end of the weekend, take a moment to ...

For people who can't throw anything away, homes can turn into trash nightmares. March 3, 2010 — -- Lloyd Drum's bedroom is a mess. There's a lot of newspaper. There's a half-buried computer. Drum ...

Hoarding is a serious mental illness that affects 2 to 5% of the population. — -- intro:You're buying things a second time because you lost the first ones you purchased. You can't fit your car in ...

Asking how discarding an item fits with a person's goals can help them decide whether to keep it. MoMo Productions via Getty Images I recently helped my mom sort through boxes she inherited when my ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Piled debris at Mary Notarangelo's Glastonbury home. Her remains were found in February 2025 after she was reported missing in ...

The hot new syndrome these days is hoarding — people can’t get enough reality TV shows about poor idiots who can’t throw anything away, even if those people watching have to shove aside three boxes of ...

A dozen people seated around folding tables clap heartily for a beaming woman: She’s donated two 13-gallon garbage bags full of clothes, including several Christmas sweaters and a couple of pantsuits, ...

Understand the difference between clutter and hoarding. The tendency to clutter is common, but it is not the same as hoarding. The latter is a mental health disorder listed in the Diagnostic and ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — America's leading downsizing expert and former host of the hit A&E TV show "Hoarders" is in Virginia Beach on Thursday. Matt Paxton stopped by Westminister-Canterbury on ...