Clutter makes it tough to enjoy our homes. Who hasn’t sidestepped a precarious stack of mail or random boxes in the hallway? Maybe you’ve even hesitated to invite guests over, worried they’d see the ...

Earlier this month, I spoke at the national conference of Institute for Challenging Chronic Disorganization. I was delighted to discover that ICD members deal not only with clutterbugs and ...

Virtual reality (VR) technology could be an effective tool in helping people with a hoarding disorder declutter their homes. Participants in a recent study reported reduced symptoms and increased ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Shutterstock. Approximately 2.6% of the population battles with hoarding disorder, a psychiatric condition defined ...

Understand the difference between clutter and hoarding. The tendency to clutter is common, but it is not the same as hoarding. The latter is a mental health disorder; this person feels distressed by ...

When clutter becomes a safety risk: the warning signs, why it can escalate quickly and steps to take before it turns into an emergency.

The clutter and trash blanketing a Moorhead woman's home couldn't hide the irony in a few possessions. Amid the flotsam of the middle-aged woman's life was "The Power of Positive Thinking," the ...

Years of hoarding have left this family buried under mountains of clutter, turning once-livable rooms into dangerous spaces. As professional cleaners step in, they uncover the emotional stories behind ...

A dozen people seated around folding tables clap heartily for a beaming woman: She’s donated two 13-gallon garbage bags full of clothes, including several Christmas sweaters and a couple of pantsuits, ...

The hot new syndrome these days is hoarding — people can’t get enough reality TV shows about poor idiots who can’t throw anything away, even if those people watching have to shove aside three boxes of ...