The world of compulsive hoarders

In 1947, Homer and Langley Collyer were found dead inside their New York City mansion, buried under more than 100 tons of junk. As a result, the term "Collyer Brothers" is now widely used to denote compulsive hoarding. This essay investigates the oft-made claim that Homer Collyer was a maritime lawyer and discovers he actually was a property lawyer.

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The documentary interviewed a British man who liked to hoard rubbish. He would go out at night, collect rubbish he was interested in from dustbins. He would also keep his own excrement. This would become a health issue, as he kept some in his kitchen. This was packaged in bottles and bags, one of the health inspectors commented on how he believes the hoarder cared about it considering the way he packaged the stuff.

Whats the difference between a collector and a hoarder?
Collector; has a motive, stores the stuff in an organised manner.
Hoarder; obsessed, extreme, not necessarily happy and proud.

When hoarding its a nightmare to find anything. I want to make a drawer where you can never find anything in the drawer, this often happens when your in a hurry.

For hoarders "things replace people".