Suffer From Disposophobia? These 7 Famous Hoarders Did

Do you have trouble throwing stuff out? Afraid to let go of that old remote control for the broken TV you’ve got stored away in the basement just in case you might need it someday? You might be suffering from disposophobia, sometimes called pathological hoarding. Of course, there’s a big difference between needing to exorcise your clutter and hoarding, pack rat-style. Disposophobia is a serious form of OCD, and one not to be taken lightly, as the following seven people prove.

1. & 2. Homer and Langley Collyer

3. & 4. The women of Grey Gardens...

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NEW BOOK: Homer & Langley

by: E.L. Doctorow:

Except from Newsweek article: Compulsive collectors, the Collyer brothers made news in 1947 when they were found dead by a policeman who broke into the Harlem home after neighbors smelled a stench coming from it. The two corpses were surrounded by more than 100 tons of rubbish: newpapers furniture, 14 pianos, even an intact Model T. From these facts - along with a few factual liberties - E.L. Doctorow ha contrived a moving account of obsession, filial love, and the darker side of the American Century. As described by the younger brother, Homer, the Collyers seem normal at first blush - until they bump up against the outside world...."

Newsweek Magazine, July 13, 2009

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