Hoarding: Buried Alive

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.

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.

A woman's hoard is so severe that she runs the risk of having her house condemned.

An extreme hoarder fears she's passing down her compulsion to son.

Extreme hoarders destined to lose their homes if they don't stop surrounding themselves with stuff.

Two women struggle with compulsive hoarding and must get a handle on their piles of possessions.

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.

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.

Two hoarders possessions are crowding out the people they love most.

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.