‘I just told myself I needed more shelves and storage space and that one day I would sort it all out. Family would sometimes help me clear it, but I would fill the space again and this left me feeling even more of a failure.’

“我只是告诉自己，我需要更多的架子和储物空间，总有一天我能整理好。家人有时会帮我清理，但我会再一次把家里塞满，这让我感觉很失败。”

Stephanie, who is divorced, has a daughter aged 28, and only close family and friends had any idea of her problem as she ensured she always looked immaculate when she left for work.

斯蒂芬妮离异，有一个28岁的女儿。只有亲朋好友知道她有囤积症，因为她出门上班时总能把自己收拾得干净利落。

‘When I stepped outside the front door, no one would have guessed that I was living in such chaos,’ she says. ‘It was like I was leading a double life. But I dreaded having to go back to the flat at the end of the day.’

她说：“我走出家门之后，没人会想到我生活在垃圾堆里。感觉我像是在过双重生活。但每天下班时我都很害怕回家。”

Stephanie suffers from hoarding disorder, thought to affect an estimated 3.4 million people in the UK to some degree.

斯蒂芬妮患有囤积症。据估计，英国有340万人不同程度地受到囤积症的影响。

But, like many, she didn’t think it was something doctors would treat, so she didn’t seek help.

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