 March 18, 2013 TV programmes like Britain's Biggest Hoarders have brought the condition of hoarding into the spotlight. They show that hoarding can go beyond a tendency towards messiness; compulsive hoarding is a recognised medical condition that requires careful treatment. According to the NHS, compulsive hoarding is defined as "excessively collecting items that are of little or no value and not being able to throw them away, resulting in unmanageable amounts of clutter." While the reasons why someone becomes a hoarder are still not fully understood, there are some basic steps that can be taken to help. Continue reading... | JUDITH LEWIS |  | | Top 12 British Made Easter Eggs for Easter 2013 | | Easter, to many, is all about bunnies, chocolate eggs and candy. Chocolate manufacturing is on the decline in the UK so this year I decided to feature British-made eggs. With eggs from one of the best chocolatiers in London to a high street supermarket, there is something for everyone. Continue reading... | | | CHARLES DONOVAN |  | | Where There's a Wheel, There's a Way | | So here I am. Still adjusting to wheelchair life, having swallowed enough mephedrone to rouse a rhinoceros and then jump off a flyover. I try to confine my communications to email and text. The other methods - phone and face to face - well, I might say something regrettable. Continue reading... | | | | | | HOMEAWAY.CO.UK |  | | Confessions of a Former Travel Agent | | I started working for a well-known international travel agency in 2003. The reality, I discovered, was very different from the dream. There was a constant stream of people in and out of the small, three-man shop we had. We'd seldom get to eat our lunch before 3pm. Continue reading... | | | ADAM CROFT |  | | Why Are We So Afraid to Talk About Depression? | | Winston Churchill called it the 'Black Dog'. Every year, thousands of people in Britain die because of it. One in three people will suffer from it at some point in their life. Why, then, are we so afraid to talk about depression? The problem is particularly striking amongst my own demographic, young men under the age of thirty. At this age, we're programmed to be strong and manly. We go out and swill beer, party until late and generally put out the alpha-male persona which is expected of us. Inside, though, hundreds of thousands of young males are battling against their inner demons and living through sheer hell. Continue reading... | | 
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