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Book Review of Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things

Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things
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Fascinating study of people who fill up their homes and storage units with tons of "stuff". Hoarders usually have some form of mental illness and are unable to stop themselves without intense therapy. The person's "attachment to objects is something that he or she has little control over". Very helpful in understanding this phenomenon, what motivates it and how to deal with it without causing harm. D.