I was a terrible hoarder for most of my life-like as bad on TV-bleh. I was in a miserable relationship for 25 years which didn't help either-several of my family members are avid hoarders as well. It took me a long time to get it under control but now we live very minimally & I like that-my maternal Grandmother was an incredible hoarder-didn't think we would ever get through all of her stuff-dealing with that & ending the toxic relationship & finally understanding I had an illness propelled me into getting it under control. My Mom's house is super clean & her place is literally like an 18th century museum-however she hoards magazines-thousands & thousands of decorating magazines-they are behind every closed door & cabinet in her house. That is the thing I dread most when my parents die-my daughter & I will have to deal with that magazine hoard-she actually asked me if I could find a place to donate them to when she dies. Interestingly enough she has zero understanding & patience in regards to hoarders especially me-she loves to throw up my former living conditions & emphatically denies her magazines are a type of hoarding-oh how funny our brain chemicals can be.