Psychology of Hoarding
Why can’t we let go of things we don’t need?
4.7 (33)
43 mins
Explore how hoarding goes beyond clutter, often rooted in deep emotional and psychological challenges. Uncover the role of fear, anxiety, and identity in creating the overwhelming urge to hold on to possessions.
Ep 1:
The Collyer Brothers' Deadly Legacy
A gruesome 1947 discovery in a Manhattan brownstone reveals how two brothers' obsession with keeping everything reshaped our understanding of hoarding forever.
Ep 2:
Generations of Stuff: Genes and Ghosts
From Depression-era survival habits to brain scans of ownership, discover how genetics, trauma, and identity intertwine to make hoarding a family inheritance.
Discussions (11)
Andy
Level 5 · 8 mo agoSimple psychology really. You laugh at hoarders but pay for cloud storage to save trash you will never open. It is the same logic just invisible. 😂
Ashley
Level 4 · 8 mo agoI Googled the Collyer brothers and confirmed the 130 tons figure. It is absolutely true.
Weldon
Level 10 · 8 mo agoStorage units are landfills with a subscription.
