A pensioner spent 14 hours on the floor after becoming trapped in his own home in Dublin because of hoarding.
The Dublin Fire Brigade, which rescued the man in his 70s, is encouraging people with the disorder to look for help.
A photo posted on its Twitter page shows mounds of belongings and rubbish blocking a hallway and stairs, piled as high as the ceiling.
Psychologist and Technological University Dublin lecturer, Leslie Shoemaker, says hoarding is part of the OCD spectrum.
"Hoarding impacts an estimated 3-6% of the population and in this particular incident, this was somebody who was an extreme hoarder.
"This is not something that they're doing as a form of an indulgence, they're not lazy this is a proper full-blown disorder."
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