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Originally Posted by The Ditch
These people have mental illnesses, I mean, I guess even I like to gawk at them on TV but it's pretty sad to see that these people just don't get the mental health help they need and to see how far it's ballooned out of control.
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How do you define mental illness? Not having a TV, I haven't seen this special, but I have dealt with youth with hoarding issues, which often seems to stem more from upbringing than anything physiologically wrong with their brains. I have no doubt that there is something wrong there and they need professional help, but to paint them all as "mentally ill" is a bit too much of a broad stroke, IMO.