No, Juliana wasn't saying she was a hoarder; in fact, she said in her first post that she isn't. She was just saying that the photos triggered her own discomfort with her own situation.

I'm not a hoarder, either, but I really feel for hoarders. There was a show a few weeks ago on Dr. Keith Ablow featuring hoarders, and he made me furious. Not once did he mention therapy or treatment, but instead, asked families, "Is it like she thinks these things are more important than you?" and to the hoarders, "How can you do this to your family?" I wanted to rip his head off! People with OCD--hoarders and others--feel guilty as hell without him making it worse. Of course, all of us with anxiety, depression and other mental issues often deal with a lot of guilt. We don't need that crap.

I also hate how people react to hoarders. They see a mess, and they're like, "That's disgusting!" and "You're horrible!" and think the hoarder is lazy and disgusting. When the hoarding is about pets, I absolutely agree, the animals have to be rescued, because you can't do that, but the hoarder, too, needs rescuing and needs sensitivity. I love Animal Cops and the shows like that on the Animal Network, but I sometimes get a feeling some of the cops (not all) think it's wrong that pet hoarders/collectors can't be prosecuted (at least in some locations). It's just something about their tone and/or the look on their faces. I have no compassion for people who hurt animals, and, like I said, something has to be done in these cases, but I sympathize, because I know the people have skewed perception of the situation and it's extremely stressful for them when the animals are rescued and taken from their homes.