Still, it's just crazy to see people living like that, especially the one lady with the rotting food all over or the sad case of the one lady's kid.

Have you ever watched the show Obsessed? That's another thought-provoking one, that used to be on in the slot they stuck Hoarders.

My dental hygienist is a personal organizer or something like that, and first told me about hoarders the last time I had my teeth cleaned.

She said that there are two sides to hoarding – hoarders and tossers. (That sounds dirty, but you know what I mean) Where hoarders keep everything, the other side has no problem throwing everything out in the hopes they'll avoid that sort of lifestyle (it's like the other side of the hoarding mentality).

I was thinking I was the only one having those feeling after watching the show. It really makes you think about what you keep and what you needed at that moment. The last time I watched that was the weekend I was arranging my beautiful walk-in closet. I have an ever-growing donate box because every time I walk into it I see something else I have worn/used in far too long to be hanging onto!

Though I can tell you I know a couple of people like this and I wish they'd get themselves help. Not to the point where they have animals starving, but the piles are getting to a ridiculous state and visiting them is happening less and less.

Perhaps, you need to enjoy a little Apartment Therapy – as a few others are doing. Rearrange the furnishings, be honest with yourself about some items you feel you need to keep and figure out why you feel that. Maybe used in a different room they would help your Zen state more.

Keep in mind though that your place is not the same as these hoarders. That you are not a hoarder and be mindful of the reaction you are having to watching this show. It can be powerful!

*off to wash my kitchen floors and scrub another set of windows*

Pam

I had to delete it from the Tivo because it just stressed me out too much. Especially when I saw the one with the suffering, starving cats, buried under junk. It was just too much for me. Those people should be in jail, not on TV.