Hoarding may represent a misfiring of one of the brain’s oldest imperatives: to seek safety in connection. Where human bonds ...

Mark was always a loner. His reclusiveness worsened when the coronavirus pandemic emerged. He shied away from having visitors at his home, including members of his family. When he died recently, his ...

For more than 20 years, Kris never invited anyone inside her apartment. Most of her friends and family lived outside of Minneapolis, so it didn’t seem odd that she never had them visit. Something ...

PHOENIX — Stacks of magazines lining the walls. An overwhelming stench from too many cats in too small a space. A freezer in the bathroom containing meat purchased years ago. David Helgeson, a ...

We’ve all had that friend who notoriously brings home strays. Old shelter dogs, lost kitties, wild bunnies. It can feel ...

Fugen Neziroglu, Jerome Bubrick, Jose A. Yaryura-Tobias. New Harbinger Publications, $16.95 (146pp) ISBN 978-1-57224-349-1 The Collyer brothers, with their bicycle-, chandelier- and newspaper-packed ...

Dear Annie: I have a brother-in-law that I need help with but don’t know where to turn. He’s a hoarder. The house he lives in belonged to his parents, but it is now full of junk and he does nothing to ...

Dear Annie: I have a brother-in-law that I need help with but don’t know where to turn. He’s a hoarder. The house he lives in belonged to his parents, but it is now full of junk and he does nothing to ...

Dear Annie: I have a brother-in-law that I need help with but don’t know where to turn. He’s a hoarder. The house he lives in belonged to his parents, but it is now full of junk and he does nothing to ...

A couple's home is packed due to their hoarding and they face the real threat of eviction unless they can clean up and fix all the damage caused by their out of control collecting. Thirty years of ...

Dear Amy: “Dave” and I have dated for four years. We love each other and are both committed to our relationship. Although we have both agreed not to marry, having survived devastating divorces, we ...