Not all hoarders are dangerous, not even close.

However, if there are excessive bad smells then there's obviously a serious problem and she seems extreme.

Hoarders have reasons for hoarding.

Some are organized and feel there's potential use for all that stuff, even if they don't know what it is yet or don't have the motivation or time to finish all their projects or "projects". Deciding to focus on what's necessary and/or possible takes courage.

Some are unorganized and get overwhelmed when one thing turns into a dozen turns into a thousand. Faced with a thousand things to clean up or organize it's just easier to procrastinate and ignore it. This solves nothing and the piles grow.

Some are so poor (or think they are) or are over-sentimental (over mental), and they find value in things most of us would find junk in our disposable consumer culture.

Some have health and mental health issues.

Some just don't give a fuuuuck.

Knowing their root issues may help, but it sounds like this one is beyond being open to help.

Regardless, compassion is critical even if they don't seem to deserve it.

I'm curious to know if she's on "anti"-depressants. I tried 17-18 different kinds with 5-6 doctors and they were ALL POISONS making me worse. I quit cold turkey and have since cured myself of my blind faith in SCIENTISM. I was not a hoarder but I was "a problem" on their poisons.

cc /u/Zapped