[header] How to deal with a hoarder [title] Recognize hoarding behaviors. [step] People who struggle with excessive hoarding save excessive items in a disorganized manner, often creating a dangerous living environment. People who hoard are often unable to discard any items, even if they have no monetary value. 
They save these items out of sentimentality or due to fear that they may need the item in the future. [substeps] Hoarders often create rooms in their homes that can no longer be used as they are intended due to an accumulation of clutter.