The awareness surrounding the issue of hoarding has grown since the reality series “Hoarders” and “Hoarders: Buried Alive” have gained in popularity. As a result, more folks are confronting their own hoarding tendencies and wondering whether or not it will ever get as bad as it shown on reality TV.

Here are some facts about hoarding: compulsive hoarding affects anywhere between 700,000 to 1.4 million people in the US. Additionally, compulsive hoarding is often diagnosed as a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder or OCD. That’s because upwards of 42% of the people with OCD have been found to also have a compulsion to hoard. A person who becomes an obsessive hoarder actually begins their collecting in childhood but is not until they become an adult that the issue grows in severity.

In many cases, hoarding is more about the fear surrounding the idea of throwing something away as opposed to collecting or saving an item. When a compulsive hoarder thinks about throwing something away it triggers anxiety which in turn causes them to want to hang onto that item. Quite often hoarding runs in families. It’s also frequently associated with other mental health disorders like depression, social anxiety or bipolar disorder. One thing that many hoarders have in common is that they hardly ever recognize their problem. It’s only when other family members or friends stage an intervention does the issue become real for them.

For hoarders who have reached that severe level, therapists are often brought into the home to help these folks develop more effective behavior patterns. This could mean working for hours on end to clean out even a single drawer in the kitchen.

Hopefully, your own “collecting” hasn’t gone this far that requires professional treatment. The reason many of us hold onto junk is simply because we don’t have the means to throw it away. That no longer has to be the case in Stockton when you can call up Junk King Stockton and schedule a major removal session.

The crew from Junk King Stockton are decluttering specialists. They can instantly size up any amount of discarded junk and know what it will take to cart it away. The real issue becomes whether or not you want to throw that stuff away. Ask yourself why are you holding onto that old sofa? Do you really need all those car parts in the garage? Is anyone ever going to use that old sporting equipment again? Could you ever make anything out of the scraps of lumber left over from that remodel job? When you realize that you’re holding onto junk for no good reason that’s the time to bring in Junk King. The Junk King crew are fully licensed and insured. These are exactly the kind of workers you want to bring into your home. What Junk King Stockton will leave behind is wide open spaces in your garage, attic and closets. What you do with that space is all up to you!