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Envision a home completely filled with trash. Rotting food, broken dog toys, mold, old wrappers, animal fur, and empty liquor bottles cover almost every surface in the home. Now imagine feeling utterly unable to part with these things. Such is the life of Jake, a 21 year old hoarder with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). He is terrified to vacuum the fur of his dog because he has it in his mind that doing so would kill her. Jake also has difficulty with discarding the other garbage in his home regardless of the negative impact it has on his everyday life. His problem is explored in the fourth episode of a popular television series titled Hoarders. Television shows such as this have made the public much more aware of the issue of hoarding, and have helped many people to understand the disorder better. Unfortunately, even experts still had many questions about hoarding in the early 2000’s. However, through various studies performed over the last few years, our knowledge of hoarding has transformed. It was first thought to be a symptom of OCD and is now its own category in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).

"Jake/Shirley." Hoarders. A&E: 07 09 2009. Television.

'Compulsive Hoarding' Compulsive_hoarding

'Hoarding'Hoarding

'OCD' OCD

The Dominican Sister trace their origins back to Holy Cross Convent in Regensburg, Bavaria. This convent was established in 1233 and in 1853 three of the sisters were sent to America. They went to New York to educate German immigant children. http://www.adriandominicans.org/WhoWeAre/CongregationInformation/History.aspx