Hoarding is sometimes hard to recognize. People often confuse being messy with being a hoarder, or vice versa. People often make excuses for hoarders or they tend to ignore the problem altogether. “She’s not a hoarder!” I once heard a cousin of a hoarder declare, “She’s just artistic!” Hoarding is not a problem that should be ignored or written off as “being messy” or “being unusual”. Here are five warning signs: 1. Collecting Odd Items, …