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trashface | 1 month ago

Having seem some relative's houses, IMO hoarding is basically undiagnosed or undertreated ADHD.

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gesis|1 month ago

My mom is a hoarder.

It's not ADHD, it's an anxiety disorder. The two things can coexist, but the underlying cause of the hoarding [in most instances, definitely with my mom] is anxiety related to "losing" the items.

This is why you see hoarding triggered by loss so often.