I sincerely hope so. Dr. Gail Steketee, PhD., the nations leading expert on hoarding, put it into perspective for me. For those of us who aren t suffering from psychiatric conditions, we are all suffering from flaws. We will always have to watch what they eat. We still have to be alert .
Recovery means gone.
Whether you call yourself a hoarder or clutterer or packrat doesn t matter. It may be more comfortable for you to say you are a packrat. Maybe you don t have a serious problem and don t want to be identified with those who do. Only you know the truth and only you can label yourself. What is important is that we admit that we have a problem and are willing to take the steps necessary to do something about it.