Jennifer is a young stay at home mom. Both she and her husband Ron, suffer from hoarding and their three kids are growing up with piles of junk, food and clothing everywhere.

Linda's compulsive shopping not only depleted her family's finances but filled every room in their home with piles of bags and boxes. Her husband left her three years ago when he could no longer cope with her hoarding.

Tara has been reported to her landlord and needs to clean out now or she'll be homeless. She's an obsessive collector, favoring things like McDonald's Happy Meal toys.

While most 21-year-olds see a world of possibility in front of them, Jake wakes up every morning despondent because of the state of his life -- a prisoner to his hoarding and OCD.

Kerrylea and her husband Geoffrey are facing imminent foreclosure on two houses. After her hoarding filled the first home she convinced her husband that the only way to solve her lifelong problem was to buy an additional home.

Patty and David appear to be living the American dream. But their secret hides behind the manicured yard of their new home. Patty's hoarding has taken over the entire house and their children were removed by authorities.

Paul was charged with criminal littering in 2008 and has failed to meet three court ordered deadlines to clean his yard. His two acre property is strewn with over 70 junk cars, thousands of pounds of scrap metal.