光在美国，囤积强迫症就影响了大约70万-140万的人群。

2. Compulsive hoarding is often considered a form of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) because between 18 and 42 percent of people with OCD experience some compulsion to hoard. However, compulsive hoarding can affect people who don’t have OCD.

强迫性囤积症通常被认为是强迫性精神障碍的一种，因为18%-42%有强迫性精神障碍的人都有囤积的强迫性征兆。不过强迫性囤积症同样也会影响没有强迫性精神障碍的人。

3. The compulsion to hoard often starts during childhood or the teen years, but doesn’t usually become severe until adulthood.

囤积强迫症一般会从童年或青少年时期开始，但一般都要到成年以后才会变得比较严重。

4. Hoarding can be more about fear of throwing something away than about collection or saving. Thinking about discarding an item triggers anxiety in the hoarder, so she hangs on to the item to prevent angst.

囤积强迫症的核心症状其实不是收集和节省，而是害怕把东西丢掉。对于爱囤积东西的人们来说，对丢弃物品的顾虑会触发焦虑心理，所以她为了防止焦虑，她可能会一直保留该物品不丢弃。

5. Many hoarders are perfectionists. They fear making the wrong decision about what to keep and what to throw out, so they keep everything.

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