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Hoarding: Buried Alive

Go inside the lives of compulsive hoarders to explore the psychological obsession to accumulate and save everyday things, and with the help of experts, attempt to unlock the key to their compulsion to restore their lives to normalcy.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Hoarders: Buried Alive
    October 4, 2009
    43min
    TV-PG
    Compulsive hoarding is a mental illness that causes people to accumulate an excessive amount of clutter within their homes. A look into the lives of two women whose houses, and families, are being overrun by their things.
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  2. S1 E2 - Welcome to My Nightmare
    March 13, 2010
    42min
    TV-PG
    Extreme hoarders Chris and Laurie are spiraling out of control. Their possessions are destroying their relationships and transforming their homes into virtual prisons. Change is the only hope they have of reclaiming their lives.
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  3. S1 E3 - Beyond Embarrassment
    March 20, 2010
    42min
    TV-PG
    A 55-year-old man plans to abandon his hoard only to move back with his mother, a fellow hoarder. A woman's hoard is so severe that she runs the risk of having her house condemned.
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  4. S1 E4 - Paralyzed by Clutter
    March 27, 2010
    42min
    TV-PG
    Extreme hoarder Mary Thompson is in denial, while Anne Thomas fears she's passing down her compulsion to son Brendan. They both hope to learn the skills they need to regain control of their lives.
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  5. S1 E5 - Life on Fire
    April 3, 2010
    42min
    TV-PG
    Wanda and Ray are extreme hoarders destined to lose their homes if they don't stop surrounding themselves with stuff. Making the change will be emotional and filled with anguish, but they know that time is running out.
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  6. S1 E6 - Family Secrets
    April 10, 2010
    42min
    TV-PG
    Two women who struggle with compulsive hoarding must get a handle on the piles of possessions that plague them. They have no choice but to ask for help -- or they risk losing everything that matters to them and their families.
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  7. S1 E7 - Filling the Void
    April 17, 2010
    42min
    TV-PG
    For Charlotte and Shelley, hoarding is both a comfort and a curse. If these two women can't find the strength to change, they risk being condemned to a lonely life where possessions replace people.
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  8. S1 E8 - No One Would Choose This
    April 24, 2010
    43min
    TV-PG
    Two women must get their compulsive hoarding under control or face eviction and further alienation from their families. One lives amid personal treasures, and the other amid a mountain of trash.
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  9. S1 E9 - Everything is at Stake
    May 1, 2010
    42min
    TV-PG
    For compulsive hoarders Cheryl and Michelle, their possessions are crowding out the people they love most. If they don't change their behavior soon, they may find themselves living alone, buried by their belongings.
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  10. S1 E10 - A Million Excuses
    May 8, 2010
    42min
    TV-PG
    A family of four is on the brink of collapse under the weight of a mother and father's incessant hoarding. Mike is in denial that his addiction to auctions and garage sales has crossed the line into a full-blown compulsion.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Producers
Mike KaneRobin L. SesteroKelli SerenaRebecca HartmanMags MillerCandace BoissyLynn KesslerJessie DinhJenny ZimmermanAmy Doyle
Starring
Cindy CarrollRandy FrostPam Pierson
Studio
discovery plus Journeys
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