Do you know, live with, or love a packrat?

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I live with a packrat and I gotta tell you, it is driving me stark raving bonkers. Were you aware that the practice of packratting is a symptom of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and that they can't help it. Not only that, they have absolutely no clue how to make themselves stop or what may be the disfunction that causes them to pack all that stuff around with them if ever they move. In fact the most severe of cases run out of room to store their "treasures" in and end up sleeping sitting up because they have filled every space and every surface with stuff. I think that this disorder is not only without positive purpose but also that it is very very sad. My mother and my boyfriend both suffer with this condition.