Some people have serious problems with clutter. They have a mental disorder called compulsive hoarding syndrome. Compulsive hoarding syndrome affects an estimated one million people in the United States.
Compulsive hoarding is commonly connected to obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD. This disorder causes people to have ideas that interfere with their daily activities. Such persons act on these ideas, even when they know the resulting actions are not reasonable.
Fear of being dirty may cause persons with OCD to wash their hands again and again. They may inspect things repeatedly, like making sure all electrical devices are turned off.
clutter 一堆杂物
mental disorder 心理紊乱/心理疾病
compulsive hoarding syndrome 强迫性积物综合症
compulsive 急切的，不可控制的（想法），被驱动着的
hoard 积攒/收集
syndrome 综合症
obsessive 上瘾的，对...着迷的 She became obsessive about art.
OCD = obsessive compulsive disorder 强迫症
disorder 紊乱
interfere with 干扰/干预
reasonable 有道理的/合理的
repeatedly 重复地
