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<p><span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Compulsive">Compulsive</span> <span word="Hoarding">Hoarding</span> <span word="Syndrome">Syndrome</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="disorder">disorder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="safety">safety</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spring">spring</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="cleaning">cleaning</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="air">air</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="cleaning">cleaning</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="smell">smell</span> <span word="nice">nice</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="organize">organize</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="belongings">belongings</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="removing">removing</span> <span word="clutter">clutter</span>. <span word="Clutter">Clutter</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disorganized">disorganized</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="clutter">clutter</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="organize">organize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="clutter">clutter</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="websites">websites</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subject">subject</span>. <span word="Specialty">Specialty</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="containers">containers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="boxes">boxes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="storing">storing</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="clutter">clutter</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="organizing">organizing</span> <span word="things">things</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="organizer">organizer</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="costly">costly</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> $200 <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="clutter">clutter</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="disorder">disorder</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Compulsive">Compulsive</span> <span word="Hoarding">Hoarding</span> <span word="Syndrome">Syndrome</span>. <span word="Compulsive">Compulsive</span> <span word="Hoarding">Hoarding</span> <span word="Syndrome">Syndrome</span> <span word="affects">affects</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p>
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