Description:"Hoarders" is an often painful look inside a disease that can bury its sufferer -- literally at times -- in its symptoms. Each hourlong episode profiles two people on the verge of a personal crisis, all caused by the fact that they are unable to part with even the tiniest possessions, and the cumulative effect becomes a mountain of junk and garbage overtaking their home or apartment. If they don't respond to professional help, the consequences sometimes involve eviction, kids being taken away, ... Read more or even jail time. Close
A food hoarder's property is overrun by chickens and rotten eggs; the wife of an incarcerated murderer claims that loneliness caused her to become a... Full summary