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HOARDING BECAME A TV SHOW BEFORE IT BECAME UNDERSTOOD
ONCE THE WORLD HAD A NAME FOR HOARDING IT FOUND A USE FOR IT
NOT TO TREAT IT
TO FILM IT
HOARDING BECAME CONTENT BEFORE IT BECAME UNDERSTOOD
CAMERAS TURNED A CRISIS INTO A WEEKLY EPISODE
MILLIONS WATCHED AND VERY FEW UNDERSTOOD
HERE IS THE PART THE SHOW LEAVES OUT
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OKAY BACK FROM THE COMMERCIAL BREAK 📺
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THE CRISIS THAT BECAME A SHOW 🎬
IN 2009 A NETWORK TURNED HOARDING INTO A REALITY SERIES
EACH EPISODE WALKED INTO A STRANGER PACKED HOME
THE CAMERA LINGERED ON THE WORST OF IT
THE PILES BECAME A SPECTACLE FOR AN AUDIENCE
PEOPLE WATCHED TO FEEL SHOCKED OR TO FEEL BETTER ABOUT THEMSELVES
THE DISTRESS ON SCREEN WAS REAL PSYCHIATRIC SUFFERING
IT WAS PACKAGED AS ENTERTAINMENT
THE SHOW SOLD THE MESS AND SKIPPED THE ILLNESS
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THE PART THE CAMERAS SKIP 🔥
AWAY FROM THE SCREEN HOARDING IS A PUBLIC SAFETY PROBLEM
FIREFIGHTERS HAVE THEIR OWN NAME FOR A HOARDED HOME
THEY CALL IT A COLLYER MANSION AFTER THE BROTHERS IN HARLEM
PILES BLOCK THE EXITS AND FEED THE FLAMES
A FIRE IN THAT HOME IS DEADLY FOR THE PERSON AND THE RESCUERS
FLOORS CAN COLLAPSE UNDER THE WEIGHT OF EVERYTHING STORED
LANDLORDS AND COURTS FACE EVICTION AFTER EVICTION
THE AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION ESTIMATES UP TO 5 PERCENT OF PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED
THIS IS NOT A RARE CURIOSITY ON A SCREEN
IT IS COMMON AND IT IS DANGEROUS
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THE INDUSTRY THAT SELLS A CURE 🧹
A WHOLE INDUSTRY GREW UP AROUND THE CLUTTER
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZERS PROMISE A CLEAN FRESH START
A TEAM ARRIVES AND HAULS EVERYTHING AWAY IN A DAY
THE HOUSE LOOKS TRANSFORMED BY THE FINAL SHOT
THE CAMERAS LEAVE AND THE CURE IS CALLED COMPLETE
THE BRAIN THAT FILLED THE HOUSE WAS NEVER TOUCHED
WITHIN MONTHS THE PILES ALMOST ALWAYS RETURN
A PURGE TREATS THE ROOM AND IGNORES THE PERSON
HOARDING WAS NEVER A CLEANING PROBLEM
SELLING A CLEANUP AS A CURE ONLY HIDES THE ILLNESS AGAIN
