Tag Archives: hoarding

When clutter becomes a health hazard

When clutter becomes a health hazard

Most of us have a tendency to hoard, keeping items of sentimental value and things that may come in useful, but some take it too far. We have all seen the television programmes that show the horrors o ...
Help with compulsive hoarding is on hand

Help with compulsive hoarding is on hand

An estimated 3% of us – that’s almost two million people in the UK – suffer from compulsive hoarding, officially recognised as a separate medical diagnosis in May 2013. A great many of those with the ...

All in a good cause

I am getting really fed up with plastic bags being pushed through my letter box asking me to fill them up with unwanted goods to give to charity. I pride myself on not having stuff I don’t need and ha ...