The phrase
"compulsive hoarders" refers to individuals who feel a strong and uncontrollable urge to collect and keep excessive amounts of objects, even if they have little or no value. These individuals find it difficult to discard or organize their possessions and the behavior can lead to cluttered and unsafe living conditions.
Full definition
As much as 5 % of the world's population suffers from hoarding addiction, and 50 - 70 %
of compulsive hoarders respond positively to addiction therapy.
«They're thinking about all their stuff the way you think about the contents of your jewelry box,» says Nicholas Maltby, a psychologist who works
with compulsive hoarders at the Institute of Living in Hartford.
Recent studies show that 50 - 70 %
of compulsive hoarders respond positively to counseling and addiction therapy.
In extreme cases,
compulsive hoarders may fill their houses so full of stuff that they can no longer use the bed, the table, or even entire rooms.
Anybody with over a thousand or so tracks is
a compulsive hoarder.