An apartment where no waste has been removed for 30 years. The Garconnière of a young woman who collects used tampons and places them around her bed: There are about 30,000 hoarders in Austria. This is the name given to people who suffer from the compulsion to hoard used and useless things. A “Krone” look into Austria’s hoarder households – with shocking images.
Imagine living in an apartment overflowing with trash and dirt. Would you feel comfortable in it? Hardly. Clutters, on the other hand, enjoy the chaos they create to some extent. The items they collect often have great emotional value for them because they associate them with certain memories and experiences, says Abdul Polat (40), the founder, director and chairman of ‘Messie Austria’, Austria’s first and only association that deals with the complexities of hoarder syndrome.
Source: Krone
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