‘Hoarding: Buried Alive’ Explores World of Extreme Hoarding

TLC has a new series, Hoarding: Buried Alive, premiering Sunday March 14 at 10 PM ET/PT.

The series explores Hoarding, which is a serious condition that affects an estimated 700,000 to 1.4 million Americans.  Hoarding: Buried Alive takes viewers into the jam-packed homes and emotionally unstable world of extreme hoarders. If left untreated, hoarding can break up families and destroy lives.

Each hour-long episode follows two obsessive hoarders struggling to fight the compulsion to collect and return their lives to normalcy. Accumulating everything from stuffed animals to church pews to porcelain owls, their uncontrollable behavior pushes them to the edge, taking over their world and the lives of their loved ones.

Some hoarders face losing their home, some their spouse or children and others their job, but there is one thing each hoarder has in common – the need for intervention. With the help of expert therapists and organizers, the hoarders will attempt to unlock the key to their compulsion – but the process will not be easy.  For most, decluttering and organizing is an extremely daunting task.  And while some will make tremendous strides, others will continue to struggle in the face of this devastating condition.  The first episode features two people who have extreme hoarding issues.

Chris Perreca:  A handsome bachelor who–on the surface–appears to have it all together. But for the last year, Chris has been hiding something from his girlfriend Annie – he is an extreme hoarder and his three-story townhouse is virtually uninhabitable.  Revealing the severity of his secret may end his relationship on the spot, but it’s a secret he can no longer keep hidden.

Laurie Gros: A dedicated wife and mother whose condition is destroying her family, Laurie’s hoarding has distanced her from her three grown children and has her husband at his wits end. With the help of hoarding specialists Dr. Keith Saylor and Dr. David Dia, both hoarders hope to get their lives back on track and repair their broken relationships.

Hoarding: Buried Alive premieres Sunday, March 14 at 10 PM (ET/PT) on TLC. Check out the TLC website for more information or watch the trailers for the show below.

Hoarder Chris brings girlfriend back to his place for the first time

Laurie confronts her anxiety with an exercise involving a toy clown