Hoarding is the tendency to buy, acquire, and harbor possessions—even if they are unnecessary. This compulsion can be a serious problem, sometimes even debilitating to the point of dysfunction.
1. I feel emotional distress when I must discard items I don't need.
2. I am unable to resist acquiring things.
3. People say my living space is crowded with unnecessary items.
4. My social life suffers because I tend to hoard.
5. I acquire items I do not need.
6. I have difficulty using all the rooms in my home because of accumulated items.
7. I have difficulty discarding ordinary things that other people would purge.
8. Hoarding affects my daily functioning.
9. I have difficulty walking through some rooms in my home.
10. I have a strong desire to save things I might need in the future.
11. I have multiples of an item that I do not use.
12. I have to move items to get into a room.
13. I avoid inviting people over because of my hoarding.
14. I have a hard time controlling my urge to acquire things.
15. I avoid discarding possessions I do not need; it is too stressful