Basic Symptoms of Hoarding:
· Saving random items that are seen as trash or unneeded
· Obsessively buying and saving mass amounts of an item(s)
· Treats all items with the same value, i.e. Everything that the person owns is too important to get rid of
· Housekeeping is nonexistent due to massive clutter.
· Limited or absent social interactions.
· Newspapers, mail, magazines, and other items are stacked high throughout the living area.
· Long-term neglect of home maintenance
Symptoms of a compulsive hoarder
· Non-working utilities, such as heat, running water, sewer, refrigeration.
· Not being able to use furniture, rooms, or entire homes/ apartments due to the saved items.
· Moving items from one pile to another, without ever throwing anything away or putting the items away.
· Tunnels or tight walk ways are made to navigate through the collection
· Human and/or animal waste
· Extreme collection and storage of items in the home and in the yard
· Rodent/ insect problem