Did anyone see the 2 hour Hoarders?

I wanted to watch it but dh didn't. With only one TV, I'll have to see if it's available through on demand later today.

I watched it last night. The new owners were so incredibly kind and considerate. It was a heartbreaking though. She lost so much.

On a happier note, the house is amazing & I can't wait to see photos of the renovations!

I saw the last 30 minutes. It was heartbreaking.

What channel is this on I will have to see if I can watch it. Shows like this also help to keep me in check with saving things or eating. DH and I have watched My 600lb life together. I am obese, working on getting healthy, and I have told him that if I ever would get to the point that I can't even get out of bed to eat, just leave me be. I am no where near that point, and if I am honest, I don't understand how people can get to that point. Just like hoarders, it is hard to understand other's mental health issues. I try to be compassionate, but I don't think I will ever be able to understand.

No. I no longer watch it. The earlier episodes were some what more compassionate and they really told the story of why some of these people were hoarders. They also showed how experts would try to help the hoarder deal with the psychological aspect and take small steps to let things go.

A few seasons in, it really took a turn and the episodes became very exploitative. It seemed like instead of what I would consider ordinary hoarding, they started showing extreme hoarders that had dead pet animals, feces, dead insects, piles of rotting garbage, etc. These episodes always seem to include bringing in a relative that berates the hoader. That bothered me so much. I think it became all about shock value and TV ratings. The mental anguish I saw these people experiencing when they were trying to clean up their places was just too much. So I stopped watching.

we did, my boys got so into it I let them stay up and watch it. so sad. it was hard to watch at points on TV, I can't imagine how heartbreaking it was in person to watch her drive away from a 31 room house with 2 pickup trucks and a small trailer worth of stuff. the level of denial she was in was just astounding. and unlike the other shows, she wasn't able/willing to accept any help for her problem or aftercare. wherever she ends up is going to be the same story. I kept hoping she would break when they were pushing her to reveal where, WHERE are you going with what you're saving?

I think the guys are going to start a bed and breakfast in that house. I think the PR from how kind they were to Sandra will only help them.

I have it DVR'ed. I like to watch this show and then go and clean my house. I thought it had been cancelled so I'm pleased to see it back on. I find it very interesting that hoarding and OCD are linked.

watching now.

Wow!  That was really heartbreaking. Both Michael and Eric were so kind but Eric really struggled from what they showed. How wonderful that they will be raising their twin daughters there. 

I DVR'd it and am watching it now. Her mental illness overrides the hoarding so much, there's little hope for any improvement with her.

I help clean out estates sometimes for estate auctions. Occasionally we get one where the person was clearly a hoarder. I have only seen two though that were over the top. That's always extremely sad.

Funny you mention this, my DH has never watched an episode of this show and he too was mesmerized.

I agree - not the gross episode like you normally expect - just tons and tons of stuff in a 9000 sq ft house!

The house was amazing and I'm sure once the new owners get done with it, it will be even more amazing.  I was so sad for the woman and hope that at some point she is able to get the help she needs to make sure that she can move on with her life and find happiness.

Ok, so a couple of things that bothered me, both DH and I were yelling at her brothers!  They were total wussies when dealing with her.  At some point, much like Matt did (but maybe in a nicer way) you have to say, that's it!

Also, it was kind of funny that Dr. Zazslo got lost!  Shows you how big that place is!

Lastly - the new owners were amazingly generous to let her stay as long as she did, to take what she wanted and most importantly to be as compassionate as they were.  I didn't get emotional until the end when one of them broke down in tears.  It was a heartbreaking episode, but shows you how mentally ill these folks can be.

Two hours is just too long for any show, for me. And I can't help but get overwhelmingly irritated at these people. It's really hard to remember that they're ill when you're cleaning up a hoarding situation for the third time.