UK Hoarder Actually Lives Like This! | Episode 7 Clip 1 | Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners

[@gmanette188]

Sometimes I feel sadder for the cleaners than the people they help

[@theeggtimertictic1136]

When he used the hand sanitizer it was sad because we now know that that stuff is harmful. Moths are harmless.

[@gmanette188]

@@theeggtimertictic1136 not to any material.... that's lunch

[@habsfancanadian378]

Him not being able to put up his kids….. sad

[@lauraann7816]

I'm this case definitely--- I can't go to Grandma's house because she is a Hoarder and there's no room in her house for me. Oh yeah my Dad won't have me in his perfectly neat and sterile house because he can't cope with "kid mess" Touche-- you're situation is worse. Ben isn't a bad person but he's mentally ill and it's definitely negatively effecting his family. It's very sad. Life is too short to live this sadly. 😢

[@laminage]

You got that right! Have you seen Midwest Magic Cleaner, or Aukaterina, they are brilliant. It's more mental. Also with other Hoarders at least from American Soil, it's always some sort of past issue. Didn't have much growing up, lost everything in a fire. A solid professional person could come in and help. If his Landlord/Landlady saw this, Ben would have been evicted.

[@gleff3345]

Ben, before you know, they're grown up. Hope You've gotten the courage to having your kids over.

[@pixi2209]

It is so cruel for his children... 🤦🏻‍♀️🙆🏻‍♀️😖

[@CanadianQueenmagenta]

Both of these two lovely people need medical intervention.

[@BanAaron]

this video was surprisingly whole. They both seem like lovely people with completely opposite issues, but equally as lovely

[@judymcfadden3577]

He is such a nice person. Hopefully, he can get his OCD under control. He is missing so much!!

[@gatorgear4350]

He is such a good guy. How could you not love him? I would probably cry when he left too.

[@monk3yboy69]

I suffered like this all my life until 2010. I then left London and moved to the countryside… There is so much dust and spiders , that trying to stay on top of cleaning was ridiculous. It’s been 13 years now and I have absolutely managed to calm down. I am not held hostage by my house and my condition anymore. I learned to take control . I have my gardening , the gym , my 2 cats and other activities that take up my time. Having the cats helped my ocd …. You have to learn to live with a bit of hair with animals. So my house is tidy now . I clean once a week halfhearted. Then once a moth a deep clean. Life is good.

[@hisfavworstnightmare]

i just want to say thank you for whoever runs this channel. the videos really motivate me to keep my space clean as i depression rutted the last four years in my room. i was very suicidal and mentally unwell but i now feel strong enough to tackle mess! thanks again & the sense of achievement is unbelievable :)

[@fallerdra1]

YESSSSS me to

[@janiceshepherd7752]

Hope you’re doing awesome!

[@mariameyer9616]

I am so proud of you!

[@jackieridley8465]

You not alone hope you are ok 🙏💐 depression is real

[@gulnarayun]

Fellow depression survivor here. Hope it gets better for you very soon 🤞 Kudoz to you for keeping on top of your cleaning, nice!

[@elizabethfleck6536]

I understand BOTH of these lovely individuals. My Dad was like Ben and I am like Geri. RESPECT of each other is so important. I "had to" meet my dad's expectations as a kid. As an adult, I did well for over 30 years. The last six years have been overwhelming. . . 4 months ago I hired help and have been making steps forward. LOVE them both!!

[@monicalucius-w5f]

HE IS A DIAMOND...THE HOUSE LOOKS BEAUTIFUL

[@goodproductionsusa]

This show with these two, was just incredible to watch. They worked beautifully together and both came out smiling.

[@Ang363]

It was lovely to see how far you can get with a bit of kindness and compassion towards someone so different than yourself. Ben and Geri make such a good team, I wish both of them the best and many blessings. I hope Ben can overcome some things so he doesn’t miss out making memories with his kids.

[@heatherwolmarans8287]

I'm a recycler, upcycler, re-user, but I organise, regularly clean and send stuff to the recycling centre, and complete projects. It is possible to be disciplined and clean!

[@gulnarayun]

As a fellow recycler, upcycler and re-user, I would like to give you a shout-out if I may 😊 and yes, being environmentally conscious actually means I am looking after my home more, not less. Same here. Oh, and I do visit the recycling centre often, too. 😊

[@lw6138]

He is so sad and lovely, and she's so prideful and disconnected from reality.

[@gulnarayun]

Oh God - the suitcase filled with cleaning supplies 😍 so cute!

[@monasalim7986]

Ben, please use your bed and enjoy your clean house and let your kids come and enjoy it too. Loved you and the lady and her family.

[@5688gamble]

My house was so bad that I couldn't have my child over, so I deep-cleaned and redecorated the whole thing, now I keep it reasonably tidy, but not obsessively so. I only had to motivate myself to actually get on top of it, the fact that my son's mum was having addiction issues and social work got involved made it much easier, he needed to be removed from that environment and it was up to me to create an environment he could thrive in. I want a harder, just depressed and unmotivated, but now I feel happy and motivated- tidying and having my child living with me has improved my mental health, the inverse struggle with obsessive cleaning seems even more detrimental! I can tolerate the clutter my child creates and just tidy when he's at school, if I couldn't, he'd have a very sad upbringing, I'm glad to be able to give him the stable home he needs, even if I don't get any time to myself to do the things like dating that I thought I'd be doing when the place was this nice! I went from not being well enough to manage my own life to managing two lives! Took some adjusting as it was a very sudden transition, but apart from being a bit lonely for more adult connections, I'm much happier!

[@teresaportugal1663]

Congrats on your new life, i hope time brings you a partner for you to share your happyness! You sure deserve!

[@MichelleKennedy-sd5yl]

Ben, did the whole cleaning business 👨‍💼 in a soft hand, and Scence of humour, he wasn’t pushy , easy to work with😊

[@lisamareepritchard6375]

Oh no Ben, I appreciate cleanliness & order, I like it as well, but please sleep in your bed & have your children stay 🙏 Having said that, Ben & Geri worked well & her home looks amazing ❤

[@lauraann7816]

Ben and Geri made me instantly think of ice cream 🍦 🍨 😅

[@unknownjohnson759]

It made me think of the cat and mouse 😂

[@diana-cy4kj]

@@unknownjohnson759Cat and mouse as well, lol!

[@rali6511]

He is so cute and genuine speaking about how often he is hoovering...❤

[@joefrost1988]

They both seem like such lovely people

[@AT-sf3wq]

Wow, what an absolutely beautiful home she has now! A little treasure. I really hope they stay in touch and Ben is able to work towards having his kids at his house 🙏

[@christienodendaal3001]

Ben, you seem such a decent guy!!! Please find help, your 2 children need to spend time with you in YOUR house as well.🙏

[@AnnWright-jb2dw]

I can't believe Ben could actually enter! What a beautuful job they have achieved! They are both lovely, kind people and considerate of the each others issues. Really nice story this one!

[@FattyChuna]

OCD but his fly is down at 0:04 😂guess there's still some things that slip his mind

[@Yukon33]

LOL I hadnt noticed!!!!

[@GoodVibes1997]

I went back to see how I missed that. I was laughing so hard ... it was just a split second.

[@daracolakoglu841]

Ben is torturing himself. He doesn’t sleep in the proper bed!

[@moniqueengleman873]

Ever heard of Japan? China? India? Humans can sleep on wood, the ground, and that is a two inch pad. Lovely

[@jackieridley8465]

He is too much in over drive

[@elizabethfleck6536]

Watch MidwestMagicCleaning and get educated.

[@nunya257]

I love all of Geri’s color! That beautiful bedroom with the spectacular pink throw, and her gorgeous dress at the end. She’s so beautiful.

[@more5347]

oxymoronically, excessive cleaners cause excessive garbage and pollution.

[@DizzKola3]

I like how this version of “hoarders” doesn’t just show that the hoarding is an illness that affects one’s life, but on the opposite end, a person who has OCD also suffers and misses out on life. I also notice the UK version doesn’t have any hoarders (so far) who have like dead cats underneath the piles.

[@ticab364]

Woman tells him "would u like to see the flat" bro walks in scratching head 😂😂oh this is a fire hazard 😂😂😂

[@garden2356]

17:43 aww these two need to stay in touch as best friends. 😂❤❤❤❤

[@garden2356]

10:04 aww he's so kind.

[@cherylpatrick1386]

Absolutely gorgeous what he helped achieve there

[@AngieJenkins-o5l]

Amazing transformation!

[@PersononEarth-xf9tg]

This has been healing. I have been both of these people. Now I am getting out of a minor hoard and getting some middle ground. I miss my clean freak self yet I know now that I have more perspective so I am more even keeled.

[@rmkpilates]

Two lovely people,,,wishing them the best.

[@pearljam619]

After watching Ben and Gerri I have a craving for ice-cream for some reason.

[@elizabethfleck6536]

YOU HELPED EACH OTHER!! 🩷💜❤️💙 Opposites, who are respectful to each other, are Soooo good to see.

[@rabbitcaroline666]

All those chemicals. Planet destroyer.

[@DrMuFFinMan]

I'd be alot more worried that this guy is more concerned with a clean house then his on children.

[@Altthduev]

What a perfect idea to give a clean freak and a hoarder in the same room😂

[@Yukon33]

Watched so many hoarder shows, they all come up with the same excuses. Exact same rigidity / stubborness as OCD people, applied to different concepts. "I see potential in everything, Im environment-oriented, this is still good, I can sell it for profit, Im attached to this, it was my mom's, I spent X on it, can't throw that away, I I I I I get to decide, not someone else" ...

[@vermilliongecko]

They're not 'excuses'. Hoarding is a clinically recognised mental health condition related to OCD. If you have compassion for one condition, you should have compassion for the other.

[@thetaekwondoe3887]

Imagine not having food in the fridge, not because you can't afford it, but because you spend a ton of money on cleaning supplies instead and want the "perfect" fridge.

[@kateywallis1238]

And two beds for us kids but not aloud to sleep over unbelievable

[@anonuser111]

Omg Ben is the sweetest man!! Wow!

[@DarkbutNotsinister]

Hayley’s channel is Hayley’s Help. She just had her bathroom remodeled & she almost lost her mind! 😂

[@monikavarro2020]

It's nice to see there are men who actually clean their house. Where can I find a guy like this? 😃 I understand the need for his house to look 'perfect' but not sleeping in his bed is crazy. Why have a clean house if you can't use anything? I imagine he doesn't have time for much else. Keeping everything perfect is time consuming. I've tried myself in my apartment. I have the same tendencies with cleaning.

[@JohnSmith-lk8cy]

Wow! Vinegar and bicarb cleans everything for me. Imagine the chemical hit he is getting from all those chemicals! He looks quite thin too. No time to eat well?

[@c.s.102]

I hope her grandma can craft with her grandchild(en) forever and ever. Very succesfull !

[@DianeNichols-u1b]

I don't think I'm as bad as this guy but very close when I make my bed every thing must be even and I live in Michigan and even in the winter time I hang my sheets outside because that makes them smell so good if my whole house isn't clean I get anxiety, when I was theses videos where someone goes in and cleans them I'm like omg how can people live like that?

[@aidanhoneyman8544]

the poor guy is stick thin! all that running around is going to make him ill!

[@rob-oe4wr]

I wish Ben could visit my house.

[@thezenllama5839]

Oh god it hasn’t stared yet and I’m freaking out

[@jdicky2020]

No one going to comment on Ben & Gerri?? No. Nobody??

[@MandyD445]

🙋‍♀️ Meeeee. 🙌🙌🙌🤣 First thing I noticed as I was watching. Great minds...✊👍🧠✨

[@ozgal6929]

Ben, your children need you, not a spotless house. I am so disappointed in you and you need mental help now as your kids come first.

[@unaizaaslam4050]

I hope he gets help and makes time for his kids before they are old enough to make the decision to cut him out of their lives 😢

[@wot4me2]

That was a bit harsh, no?

[@piawester9245]

Ocd takes a long time to break. Just like hoarding it can take decades and intense Therapie. Compulsive disorders are very complex.

[@horrorzone476]

​@@wot4me2 no

[@sophiebaby4102]

Well said 👏🏻 KIDS. COME. FIRST! I would be knocking down the doors to every therapist in town to get help if my mental health issues was that bad I couldn’t spend time with my children,. His children will soon grow up and he will of missed out on their childhood and more importantly they will of missed out on spending time with their dad which is no fault of their own!

[@twofoursevenbeauty]

Ben and Gerri 😂

[@Startleftendright]

'If you're going to line them up, line them up right'. *moves flies with pen* He's come a long way just to even do that!

[@garden2356]

5:30 EVERYTHING IS A FIRE HAZARD, EVEN LIVING BEINGS.

[@jwhetstone100]

Two lovely people❤

[@veronicapace7198]

I have noticed several hoarders have some empty shelves. Funny to me.

[@pixi2209]

I am sorry for Ben. 😖 Please seek help. God bless you. 🙏🏻

[@john-sx2si]

The dust and dirt in there, they can't maybe see it. But she is breathing it daily 😢

[@avacadman2155]

Here’s a great word “Recycle”! They hold themselves trapped, that is not living.

[@pamelahunter8659]

Fly cemetery? Bonkers!

[@sophiebaby4102]

Of course she’s going to keep in touch with him… next time her hob needs cleaning, she will be drilling his phone out 😂😂😂😂

[@Freya262]

Many hoarders once they get sorted will become better - never going to be perfect but can be better than they were and recognise when they are getting to a state they maybe need to reign it in again. Unfortunately, Ben has a mental block where he cannot see that his obsession lining things up and cleaning things that have never even been used over and over is just as damaging, if not more so. Gerri will allow a mess while having fun which can be cleared up afterwards. Ben won't allow the mess at all and fears enjoyment if it could cause a disruption in his perfect ideal. i know which one I feel most sad for......... 😞

[@karlosjeffers4791]

14:44 (after handling a bunch of dead ass flies) Him: you’re not gonna make the bacon butties now are ya? Her: no no no just gonna immediately stick my hands in my face 💀😷🤢🫠🤣

[@rabbitcaroline666]

Bacon. So dead flesh contaminated with chemicals etc.

[@cherylhart5955]

My dad would fluff the pillows as your butt lifted of the couch! His trash cans were never used he would cook and put trash in store bag as he cooked(must confess i too do that just makes cookin/cleaning easier but do use my trashcans!) He had knick knack and pic so perfect i would check if to see if there was a dot to match up!

[@tinamarieb49]

Ben & Jerry.... together they make an excellent ice cream!

[@Replicanna-rl6zg]

I kind of feel them both

[@john-sx2si]

Sorry but it's hilarious watching his reaction, I'm not an OCD cleaner but that would make me feel very uncomfortable 🥵

[@michael7770]

What a nice guy.

[@Diana.rose22]

I love this program, but these are repeat episodes. Why don't you make new episodes with the same cleaners for new people to instill hope? In us again

[@darlenecorcoran2892]

i agree! i'd love to see the same cleaners work their magic again!

[@MrJacobrabbit]

I get it I have OCD especially when I lose.something

[@lindseymercer7833]

Did any body else notice how high the handles on the doors were and the windows were really high off the ground aswell .

[@kennethbailey9853]

Universal Space All Sounds Beautiful with His Voice in it !!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@lindenhartnellpink419]

I agree ❤❤

[@djdeemz7651]

I wonder why he got divorced… i bet he was a nightmare to live with

[@sharonanderson5794]

Poor Ben is missing life .. 😢

[@avacadman2155]

Having children that cannot stay over? Both are bring ruled by their obsession’s by the detriment of not having time with their offspring. Now that to my mind is really sad! They do not have “Homes” just rooms.

[@julialander9192]

Like the way Ben said good kick up bum if house is messy that's attiude to have

[@AmunRa2024]

They both should move together and we let Mother Nature fix it.😊

[@SandraPrice-c5g]

IMO. Being TOO clean is just as much ‘out of the box’ as the opposite. Worst are hoarders who very often won’t let go of things that they never use, are broken, out of date/fashion or they have many of the same thing. They amass a hoard of stuff that stops them from moving or sleeping in their home, can be a fire hazard or can have/hide an infestation. They live in a tip and will not change. They are the biggest nuisance and I speak from experience. I honestly have no time for them.

[@松萧劲]

kids bedroom reminds me of that episode of Only Fools and horses when they paint a chinese kitchen

[@patspotterings7073]

So sad, bless you!

[@alexritchie4586]

I understand why the show is formatted this way, but it still irritates me that it presents OCD as a 'good' mental illness because it fits a social norm.

[@thisnthat42]

Ok what did they do with all her stuff because it looked like only the books were left and if she's a crafter that's not what she would do even if she gave up on the projects there would still be tools. It all looks great for the camera but doesn't seem realistic. Her idea of reusing everything while noble meant that nothing was actually getting used and was going to rot away inside her home. I think what he said was very sensible. Stick to bringing in one project at a time. Finish it, let it go and only then consider bringing in something new. We can't rescue everything even if we can see the potential in it. It's very easy for crafters to bring in everything that they have an idea for but you have to be realistic about how much time and room you have to dedicate to these projects. As for poor Ben his house did look lovely and clean but it could still look like that with a fraction of the time he dedicates to it but I understand that it's his anxiety that he is fighting rather than dirt. It's just a shame that his illness means he can't allow himself to actually use it. I clean my hob daily but it takes minutes at most. (Induction hobs for the win!)

[@luisdasilva4117]

I used to be like that, everything clean and tidy, until I got 2 cats 🐈‍⬛, everything changed beyond my control,the cats have taken over the house and I’m a lot happier, only clean now once a week 😂😂😂😂

[@monk3yboy69]

Same as you . OCD and cats definitely don’t go hand in hand 😀😀

[@AnnaMelese-g2n]

One a week when you have a cat is not enough 3 times a week is better.

[@tordoff80]

no disrespect but ya more bothered about creases and a spot of dust than having ya kids stay over that's just blown my mind i hope in the future ya can get ya ocd under control ya seem a genuine nice guy

[@lindastamper3822]

You can clean until you get rid of a lot of stuff

[@TheOne_isGOD]

actually its not the worst. she can actually work and walk a bit compare to some that i wouldnt even step inside. just a look would make me sick but her place is manageable. i would stay only if it meant being homeless

[@Lifelongloser]

Hasn’t wiped the hob for 3 or 4 weeks? I ain’t wiped mine in a year.

[@vernabryant2894]

I don't have the time and good health to clean like him.Ive been diagnosed with OCD.

[@LorraineMatthew-oe3mm]

BEN IS ADORABLE 😂

[@krielkip]

This is not good. I'm watching this to avoid cleaning my kitchen 😅

[@rali6511]

This makes me clean... It's so difficult to motivate myself doing it after being in hospital 😢

[@adrianavitzileou5198]

Both of them have exceptional endowments and also limitations. We can talk volumes...

[@eyepodwalkman6247]

Ben is super cleanliness obsessed but he puts the dropper in his mouth and sticks it back in the bottle??

[@chanyphilly8266]

To not have your own children stay over in the room designated for them, just because they might make a mess...that's beyond OCD. I really hope he got help after this show.

[@Ebanie711]

Poor children

[@natashasheppard1986]

How old are your children Ben? I was gonna say the bedroom is empty (no toys) our kids don't play with toys anymore. My youngest is 11. She has a phone and she loves going out.

[@nunya257]

I think she did not feel valued in her younger years.