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Hoarding: Buried Alive

Homeless Man with a House
Bennie and Ronda both have houses full of stuff and lives filled with emptiness. Decades of compulsive hoarding has driven loved ones away. If they don't get help soon, their hopes for happiness may remain buried amid their possessions.
6.7 /10
Robbing the Kids...
Laura and Margaret are both mothers and extreme hoarders. Their parallel obsessions have made them prisoners in their own homes while tearing both of their families apart. Change won't be easy, but the consequences of inaction could be devasting.
6.2 /10
Prison of Garbage
Deborah and Mary both started hoarding in the wake of a personal tragedy. Ever since Deborah killed her drug-addicted boyfriend in self-defense, she and her son have lived amid growing piles of trash and unused possessions.
6.7 /10
Everything's Junk
For one woman, the trigger was the trauma she suffered on 9/11. For one man, it was the lasting effects of a brain hemorrhage. Compulsive hoarding has pushed them to a critical point in their lives. Now they must clean up, or risk losing it all.
6.1 /10
Battle with Chaos
Debbie knows that OCD drives her hoarding. Jeff doesn't believe he's a hoarder at all, but his kids think otherwise.
6.6 /10
How Do I Get Out of This
Linda's hoarding escalated as her marriage began deteriorating several years ago. Now, her entire family is on the brink of collapse. Norski has overcome addictions to drugs and alcohol but kicking the hoarding habit may prove even harder.
6.9 /10
The Scariest Place on Earth
If compulsive hoarder Michael can't clean his house in six weeks, he will go to jail. Meanwhile a motivational speaker manages everyone's lives - except her own.
6.4 /10
The Mess I've Created
Joyce's compulsive collecting almost cost her husband his life, while Norine's hoarding forced her teenage daughter out of the house and now threatens to destroy what's left of their relationship.
6 /10
This is Where You Sleep??
Debbie turned to hoarding after a shocking confession ended her marriage. Meanwhile, with disease and illness plaguing her family, Julie hoards to ease the pain.
7.1 /10
Nowhere Near Normal
Extreme Hoarder Jahn struggles to clear her belongings from not one, but two houses before both are condemned.
6.6 /10
I Want to Cuss

Tue, Mar 08, 2011
A woman's out of control obsession with bikinis, sweaters and dresses threatens to destroy her relationship with her only daughter.
7 /10
Oh My Gosh

Sat, Mar 12, 2011
Conditions inside Tammy's home have become so bad, that she's forced to eat her meals in the car and her sick father is unable to return home from the hospital.
6.3 /10
Better Get a Dumpster
Compulsive hoarder Sharon gets caught stealing from her neighbor's home while Len must choose between his hoard and his daughter.
7.5 /10
Overwhelming Pile of Junk
After decades of hoarding, Debbie has not only lost the comforts of home but the company of her four children as well. Chip's compulsive hoarding has forced his family of six to squeeze into 1600 square feet of living space.
7.2 /10
My Biggest Embarrassment
While Patti's extreme hoarding has made it virtually impossible for her daughter to live with her, Jonathan's obsession has kept his three-year-old son from even coming in the door.
7.7 /10
It's Out of Control
Decades of extreme hoarding have put Kay's marriage in serious jeopardy while Toni's compulsive shopping has made her own home a danger zone for her two-year-old granddaughter.
6.5 /10
Like a Dog in a Cage
A mother desperately tries to protect her children from their father's hoard, while an artist chooses frogs, penguins and banana peels over her live-in boyfriend.
7.8 /10
It's a Freaking War Zone
The tumbling piles of Maggie's collections are putting her own son's life at risk while Bob's all consuming passion for swimming pool parts is pushing his family to the brink.
6.9 /10

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