Roy is very selfish to impose this on his wife. I don't think I could stand it, I would have to leave. His is obviously a psychological condition and he needs to get it treated for the sake of his marriage.
@phogroian111 жыл бұрын
I'd say the only rule is that the horde should be not be a burden for the hoarder or his/her family. The possessions/collections should be a hobby, or otherwise enjoyable. Once they are a millstone, what's the point?
@CheetahFoxx11 жыл бұрын
I'm not a hoarder, but I am a pack rat. There are rules that must be followed. Keep standards high; both in what you pack and how you display If it has no significant value, pitch it No storage: If you cant display it, dont pack it Pick themes and pack accordingly, dont just grab anything Know your themes and packings like a professor Dont go for top prices for your packings (buying or selling) "Too good to throw away" is no excuse. Thats what Goodwill is for A good packrat knows when to let go
@EvendimataE10 жыл бұрын
one time I found a desktop computer in a garbage bin... since then I started checking garbage bins more often and finding more desktops, laptops, electronic stuffs, good used clothes sometimes new, recyclables where I make about $70 a week.......good thing I had to migrate to another place where I can not do that now....but I still miss the times when I need something I know 90% of the time I have it
@BlackVoicesOnFilm12 жыл бұрын
I don't understand how she takes it. I couldn't live like that. If it were me, I'd wait until he had to go out of town to visit someone and I'd CLEAR HOUSE. There's no getting through to a hoarder it seems but to tell you the truth I'd nip it in the bud from the getty go. I wouldn't have let it progress this far. It would be better for her to get a 2nd home or apartment and tell him he can come stay but he can't bring ANYTHING with him except for the clothes on his back.
@sarcasticallyrearranged4 жыл бұрын
It wouldn't work. You would just infuriate him and it would be filled back up immediately. It's a mental illness, not something that is purposely done.
@DoUWanna00712 жыл бұрын
0:05 a ripped pair of pants 'that need repairing' are no good if they are not repaired. That's why they are torn, they are trashed. If fixed, it will be torn again. Start over, get a new pair of pants. Toss out the stuff. But it's easier said than done. Have to find out why a person seems to need to keep these things. If tossed, are you breaking a memory? Feelings are involved. Once feelings are exposed then healing can begin;)
@bagobeans11 жыл бұрын
Hoarders have an attachment to objects. They don't follow rules about how to throw stuff out. They have memories attached to each object.They can't throw anything away. They transfer feelings to each object. They are not stubborn, they are not lazy, they are not selfish. They have an illness. Many have had traumatic experiences as children or young adults. The comments from some of these viewers tells me they know nothing about this condition. Hoarders are definitely not packrats!
@Multimeli12314 жыл бұрын
Wow what an amazing video! I feel for these people, I have OCD but the opposite end of the spectrum, I am a neat freak and I do not do well w/ a lot of people in my home,such as having a party. I get anxious and feel as though I will have a panic attack. OCD is a tough thing but you can get through it, I recommend cognitive behavior therapy it has positive out comes for many people. God Bless you all
@CheetahFoxx11 жыл бұрын
Yeah, thats the goal. But since hoarders can't recognize when they reach that state. That's what concrete rules are for. It's a guidline to keep from that point. For instance, my themes are minerals (with a heavy focus on cut and uncut precious gems and geodes), pre-1900s bottles, and a tangent on fireworks. By these rules I have amassed many thousands of dollars of collectables on a minimum budget and all are nicely -displayed- (not stored) in a single walk-in closet.
@wildgift212 жыл бұрын
All this dude needs to find a community of bike repair people and his goods will be back on the roads in a couple years.
@ReligiousZombie12 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a good deal to me. Fill your home with junk, then scores of volunteers will come, remove the stuff, and renovate and redecorate your home, free of charge!
@gypsianna16 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting! I hate clutter but my two hot spots are the kitchen junk drawer and my purse and watching these motivates me to do those two tasks asap :) I feel sad for these people and pray they will get the help they need- none of us is perfect and we all need help sometimes, so hopefully people will stop condemning these hoarder types and try to get them help instead.
@StressTheSky14 жыл бұрын
My grandfather is like this. I remember I went to school for two years and I lived with him. But before I could move in, I had to clean out one of the rooms to be able to live in it. The whole room was a sea of stuff going all the way up to my waist. I threw everything in the trash.
@PaineLover14 жыл бұрын
cuddley, From reading your replies I can tell you know very well how difficult it is dealing with a hoarder. My sister is also a hoarder of the worst kind (there are different degrees, or levels, of hoarding). She is a recluse. If anyone even moves something from the piles of stuff she goes crazy. This has been going on for 25 yrs.
@IntroducingEmy16 жыл бұрын
He'd just start again as soon as he got back. It's a compulsion.
@Oceans7804 жыл бұрын
OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
@Jx1x312 жыл бұрын
I have a bunch of bike parts...even though they're just parts...they hold value to me. Maybe I'm a hoarder
@telecasterbear11 жыл бұрын
that was then, roy. you dont need to save every scrap of paper, because you were needy as a child. time to get some help.
@quizzicalsphinx14 жыл бұрын
I suppose it's fascinating because it puts things into perspective? Like everyone else's normal "I should clean out this closet, I can't find anything" or "screw it, I'll do the dinner dishes in the morning" suddenly doesn't feel quite so slovenly.
@gothandproudxx11 жыл бұрын
ur right its just about having respect for urself and ur surroundings its ok to have a hobby and collect a little bit but the way they were living was just plainly filthyxoxoxo:3
@TheNoisePolluter13 жыл бұрын
Funny thing is that once something gets buried, it never gets used or even looked at until you dig it up.
@Varldsligist14 жыл бұрын
I'm obsessed with watching videos about hoarding. I hoard videos of people hoarding, my harddrive is full of them.
@mztweety137413 жыл бұрын
Watching shows like this inspires me to clean!
@Star1357014 жыл бұрын
Hoarding is a disorder and I feel horrible for these people and its sad to see them in this situations. I just recently learned about this and it truly horrified me
@PsalmHymn12 жыл бұрын
Yeap, that's called a community ! note: in Albania, by contrast; if you fall, you don't get up !
@JasperXoR14 жыл бұрын
actually most people go into psychology to try and solve thier own problems. That's what the last two psych majors I talked to told me. I've known a few outside of their work environment and find it to be true quite often.
@wilkes8514 жыл бұрын
That guy with the bike collection could fix them up, sell them, and have a nice business going on.
@rubym35714 жыл бұрын
My father was a hoarder, and he suffered from PPD. The only way we were able to rectify the problem was to throw him out. It was a sad occasion, but we had no choice.
@Josaline10011 жыл бұрын
I do not think this man was being selfish and robynsegg you might need to understand that there are different types of hoarders. Many are just lazy, living in their own rubbish and filth. This man lost his job as a computer programmer which in the later years of your life can be devastating. His home is not dirty just full of bikes. He suffers OCD but does not harm to anyone with his type.
@MastermindX14 жыл бұрын
My father has this thing. Last year he had a sickness and he is on a wheelchair now, so I went to his house and threw all his shit away, while he was sitting there unable to do anything and saying "Wait wait wait... are you sure you can throw that?" and I was all like "Yeah, don't worry dad, it's just some trash." Took me three days. Now once in a while he asks me for some thing I threw away, but it was worth it.
@meloncollie7515 жыл бұрын
My mom had this problem and it was very difficult for my brother and I to deal with, people need to understand that this problem goes deeper then the fact that someone likes to collect stuff, there is a more serious issue going on.
@jasondave200012 жыл бұрын
SECTION THESE PEOPLE so they get the help they need. And clear out their nasty homes for the public's health !
@erbiumfiber13 жыл бұрын
My brother's been a hoarder since early childhood (as early as I can remember, he is 5 years older than I am). Now he's 52- I haven't gone into his house for at least 6 years-no one does. Just a matter of time before the health department declares his house unfit for human occupancy. Or it all falls in on him because I don't think it can bear the weight of his junk, much of which is machine tools, compressors, really heavy stuff and his house is over 100 years old.
@sarcasticallyrearranged4 жыл бұрын
I'm worried about the state of one of my brother's house. No one has been allowed inside for years and my mom said that it was really cluttered, which isn't like him. Now that he's disabled, I worry about him falling and not being able to reach the phone. How's your brother doing now?
@WillBackbone14 жыл бұрын
That food could easily make you sick. The dead animals can cause really bad health issues as well. Hoarding one thing or another is bad but when it affects their health it is an entirely different issue. You are right in your post.
@jasondave200012 жыл бұрын
Ironic - a psychology student who doesn't recognise their own psychological illness Also, why would you wait THREE YEARS to check up on a hoarder? Knowing how much damage they can do in that time. It only takes 15 mins to call by once a month!
@Mikita31j716 жыл бұрын
While it's recently been discovered that Serotonin may play a significant role in some types of OCD, the PET scan of a hoarder differs from those with other OCD or OCPD symptoms. BUT, that is a break-through. Hopefully there will soon be others.
@rayvnluv16 жыл бұрын
What is being neglected is that there is a Serotonin deficiency in OCD -obsessive compulsive disorder which is related to hoarding.
@vulcangrl1313 жыл бұрын
Also, Loyd should have made a business selling bike parts, especially to people who are restoring old bikes.
@WillBackbone14 жыл бұрын
Well I can tell you from being a landlord it's an issue. I co-own several apartment buildings that were built in the late 90's and they are in a very nice part of a small town about an hour from L. A. & we have had issues with this. We inspect apartments at least once per year & are in them for maintenance and repairs from time to time. We have had to evict several people and you would not have a clue that they were this way when you leased the apt to them, They can ruin an apartment with junk.
@user-wy8co8xq7h5 жыл бұрын
Where can I find a better quality version?
@ZaynahZihoa14 жыл бұрын
@NaruandKane Maybe because they have so many stacks of strange, unidentified things, you wonder what might be in there and where they got it. Is it all trash or maybe some hidden treasures too?
@ost32414 жыл бұрын
it's so hard because telling a hoarder to stop collecting stuff and to get rid of it is like telling an anorexic to just eat- it doesn't work, it doesn't solve the problem. But at the same time, you can't allow someone to be drastically underweight just like you can't allow someone to live in all that filth- but I think they need to move slower, give him time to understand why he hoards, because at that rate, he'll just start it again
@PungiFungi14 жыл бұрын
@barkulator , I would said that our Western materialistic society give people the opportunity to nurture these mental problems. When your mind is no longer gearing toward thinking about simple survival, it is now free to think about other nonsensical things.
@LuckyGuu12 жыл бұрын
Lloyd needs to sell all his bike parts for Ca$h - scrap metal, then take up beach fishing. Of course that will never happen, but meds might help??
@petulia6713 жыл бұрын
The British hoarders seem like real lightweights compared to the ones in America- you can still see parts of their floor. We really do lead the world in collecting crap.
@8jbird13 жыл бұрын
I visit third world countries and they do have these mental problems. I agree, they do not get treatment. This problem becomes worse with age and in third world countries they don't live as long. I know someone (mid 60s) with these hoarding traits and encourage him to donate, share and sell. Sometimes he will let me do that for him. He is brilliant but there seems to be something (mentally) missing to enable him to sort and organize. It's so sad. He is a bachelor. No one can live with him.
@1GiveSubs114 жыл бұрын
"It is a nice little room" LMFAO
@Lonsoleil12 жыл бұрын
@Therzroomattheback You wouldn't be saying that if you lived next door to one of these people. I've seen cases where these people will have infestations of roaches that will spill out and affect their neighbors. Plus, living like that is an extreme fire hazard. Why should someone else have roaches and their house burning down because their neighbors choose to live in filth?
@MyPersonalVendetta14 жыл бұрын
I live with a hoarder. I'm about to move out, because she can't deal with it. Every time I even attempt to throw away her trash, she freaks out.
@HattieLovesCattie15 жыл бұрын
I guess I missed this.I started watching Hoarders about a month ago.
@sarcasticallyrearranged4 жыл бұрын
This is way before the show "Hoarders " premiered .
@Lonsoleil15 жыл бұрын
I'm only watching this video to gather data and information to help my 88-year-old gramma who has a SEVERE case of hoarding disorder. But I hate watching this stuff because it hits so close to home. I can empathize with the family members of hoarders when I see them get frustrated beyond belief. Last time we tried to clear my gramma's house out, she wouldn't let us throw away anything. I was damned near pulling my hair out cuz I couldn't figure out why she didn't just THROW THE SHIT AWAY!
@cocinerosolar14 жыл бұрын
@MastermindX i like the way you did it, you did not have to spend a dime on therapy for your dad, you took care of it at once.
@ladyfuschia14 жыл бұрын
Well, that's one way to get your house cleaned and remodeled!!
@blobbyblob257313 жыл бұрын
Bloody hell.. and the house is full of damp.. just like Roys brain I would have left him years ago.. he is nuts
@altha200812 жыл бұрын
right, if you get hurt falling down walking around your junk, it is tax payers who would be stuck with your hospital bill
@robynsegg11 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@LuckyGuu15 жыл бұрын
regarding Lloyd, my Dad did not "develop relationships with stuff", he just can't have people inside.
@handsomebstard11 жыл бұрын
Roy reminds me of Michael Howard, or more accurately, he reminds me of Rory Bremner's impression of Michael Howard. Not quite as creepy though.
@kirikakirikakirika13 жыл бұрын
@frtw4428 I agree with you except for on one thing, the ADHD. Kids in third world, fourth world, and fifth world countries also suffer from that, they just aren't treated for it. ADHD is something your born with, OCD and many of those other ailments are something you develope.
@Nietzsche8115 жыл бұрын
These people live in complete and utter messy, disorganized environments, because their emotions and thoughts are so disorganized. So sad because the mess will consume you.
@thelamb77715 жыл бұрын
I can understand a hoarder's state of mind...
@chrisrod330013 жыл бұрын
@frtw4428 You do have a point, I think it has to do with ppl not wanting to just admit they are nasty. Or take responsibility for their actions. I drink too much, I have a disease, cant throw things away-mental illness. It's just nasty.
@iraqidolphin14 жыл бұрын
That would be a lot easier, but they'd have a rebound collection growing stronger. I do think some should be hospitalized because of food poisoning (remember the lady with the 'organic' and perfect looking pumpkin that was rotten to the core) or when hoarding body fluids. That has gone too far. Oh yeah..dead bodies of pets.
@Lonsoleil15 жыл бұрын
JasperXoR - Great suggestion, but unfortunately that sounds kinda pricey. If I had enough money to send my Gramma off somewhere for a year and have her come back to a shiny, clean house then I swear to God I'd do it in a heart beat.
@omgfaglolz13 жыл бұрын
the bike guy lives in south central, thats the HOOD! could you imagine someone trying to break in? they'd probably call the cops to get them unstuck.
@y2joct713 жыл бұрын
@universaleffect when it becomes one of ur family u love then u'll see it differently.
@JasperXoR15 жыл бұрын
I would never agree to clean while the person is there. You cannot ask hoarders to clean out stuff themselves they'll work on a small box and remove 20% of it that can be removed and later put most of it back. The hoarder needs a year vacation and come back to a few real things he desires. Possibly never to go back to same home. Just my opinion. All these people are putting tremendous obsticles to success by clearing stuff with them there and not moving them out!! Just my take
@vulcangrl1313 жыл бұрын
The good thing about having elderly hoarder family is if they die, you inherit this stuff and there's a chance you'll have something of value and get some money. :D
@PungiFungi14 жыл бұрын
@barkulator , frtw4428 said it all, and I will quote: "Only in the so-called "developed" world! Look at tribal peoples in the Third World. They're just as human as we are, yet they don't suffer these mental maladies. They're too busy gathering food and other resources to help their families and their communities; they don't have time to give a shit about OCD, ADHD, or some other ailment. "
@EmbroideredFlower14 жыл бұрын
I think it's interesting because you don't know what real treasures are hidden there. They would possibly be millionaires if someone sold that stuff! Bless them they can't help it.
@inkey215 жыл бұрын
I dont see why he could be sent to jail...as long as he keeps all the crap inside. It's not like bikes are going to explode into flames
@GuruPePe3313 жыл бұрын
i would have no connection with my family member that had that ... i would leave until they got better...out of sight out of mind
@remabarve5 жыл бұрын
I want to start a bicycle company with this man.
@StandardStars13 жыл бұрын
I can't believe how insensitive people are being... it's an illness just like any other.
@PurdyBear113 жыл бұрын
I wonder if there ever is an organised hoarder! All seem to just dump it on the floor. If they want to collect something then at least be organised.
@phoenix0880815 жыл бұрын
I agree! who the hell are we as a society to tell him what to do with his life??? Put him in jail? SERIOUSLY???? does our judicial system have nothing better to do? and don't tell me that it brings down the property value blah blah blah. He's not living in Bel Air, that I can guarantee.
@GuacamoleKun13 жыл бұрын
How do you fit 5000 bikes in one bedroom??? I just helped my semi-hoarder neighbor move his 4000 model airplane kits from one room to another and THAT almost filled up an entire room!
@TheSocietyflawed14 жыл бұрын
@frtw4428 i'm sure just as many people suffer from OCD and ADHD in the third world. they just got get diagnosed
@hdyudu15 жыл бұрын
thay did say toasters but thay say also thare broken and no good most of it is just garbage such as old paper and catalogs that can be taken out and burned in the pit or barrel and plastic bags scadder about metal peices that need to be scrap not vintage antique that are or o most in working shape and neatly put away
@imsobored892113 жыл бұрын
dorothy is from hoarders humm is this where she got known?? IDK
@kurorisu513 жыл бұрын
I find it funny that hoarders seem to think that all things are valuable, and yet they leave the stuff lying on the floor and walk all over it, let things collect dust and fall apart....
@TheBargar12 жыл бұрын
@ezekieloak That may well be the case but would he survive a fire ?
@iraqidolphin15 жыл бұрын
Meds, Meds, Meds. They help lots.
@robynsegg12 жыл бұрын
@TheBargar: I saw that too. He did send an insulting comment to himself didn't he? Now what does THAT say?
@PungiFungi13 жыл бұрын
@paisleyyama , yes, all of the "bad stuff" in order to survive. They don't have time for this frivolous nonsense.
@kennyscott10894 жыл бұрын
I once had about 80 bikes. I’m now down to 8.
@QuiksiIver14 жыл бұрын
Why was he going to jail for having a messy yard and house?
@Therzroomattheback12 жыл бұрын
@TheBargar Yes, if he was wise
@angelicfruitcake80113 жыл бұрын
I felt so sad for that first guy :(
@finnjolly16 жыл бұрын
Can someone please tell me how to contact the woman who is the organizer for the bicycle man...Neighbor needs her!!! Baaaaaaad
@TheSocietyflawed14 жыл бұрын
can't believe he was a psychology student...why didn't he catch himself before this got so bad?
@ceterababe14 жыл бұрын
Better to have bikes than animals.......Can't believe he slept OUTSIDE....
@MasterSoki13 жыл бұрын
@iraqidolphin whats the link to the pumpkin and body fluid lady :O
@celtictigerr15 жыл бұрын
poor roy...the lady is so nice
@TSXboy2616 жыл бұрын
id send Roy on a vacation and throw all that shit away!!
@ClubPenguinFrog113 жыл бұрын
hoarders gross me out but i luv to watch the show
@quizzicalsphinx14 жыл бұрын
Um. I wish I could say that I hadn't seen hoarders who actually DO that, but . . .
@Queenofthemisfits13 жыл бұрын
Bike guy wasnt hurting anyone
@frtw442814 жыл бұрын
Only in the so-called "developed" world! Look at tribal peoples in the Third World. They're just as human as we are, yet they don't suffer these mental maladies. They're too busy gathering food and other resources to help their families and their communities; they don't have time to give a shit about OCD, ADHD, or some other ailment. They might not have the modern luxuries and conveniences that we take for granted, but that does not make them less fortunate.
@somethingswicked15 жыл бұрын
This is painful to watch. It really disturbs me for some reason...
@boostedturbotom16 жыл бұрын
dam I think this guy gots my Redline that they stole from me when I was a kid