Wow, reading about your experiences with TLC was really interesting. It sounds like you lucked out with the T, but that 'organizer' sounds awful. Growing up with someone whose cleaning method was to shove stuff in random boxes and stack them up along the walls is part of why I have such a problem keeping my house clean now. Nice to know someone makes a living at that!

I really identify with a lot of what people have written here. I don't think of myself as a hoarder, but sometimes when I see how much stuff other people have compared to me, I wonder.

I packed four extra large space bags full of sweaters last summer, with moth balls. Half the sweaters have moth holes, stains, and are really in such a condition that I should toss them. I don't because

a) they are cashmere and that's expensive (even though these sweaters were either from thrift shops or presents).
b) I could wear them around the house only.
c) I could use them just for camping.
d) some of them came from my aunt who died four years ago. She weighed 100 lbs more than me, so they are very roomy.
e) A lot of them were gifts.
f) One of the ones with moth holes I only got to wear three times before it got chewed up.

If I get rid of them, I feel like I should put them to good use. They can't go to a charity shop because they have holes, but maybe I could make cat toys from them? Then getting rid of them just becomes another monumentally difficult task because I have to think of the best way to use them up.

I have been helping a neighbor who was married to someone with extreme hoarding tendencies. Their place was visible from the highway because there was so much in the yard and you could not walk through the house. It has been amazing to see how quickly she has worked to get the place cleared out. That has been sort of motivational, but I've also come home with extra junk I don't need!!!