I have been watching a lot of episodes since A&E is uploading them on Youtube for free. I feel bad for some of these hoarders. Many of the houses in this show are very disgusting and the people live in trouble conditions. I have watched two episodes where the hoarders were women who were rape victims and the trauma causing them to start hoarding. One of them started hoarding so it will be harder to enter the house, as a barrier for protection.