Hoarders save items that others may see as useless. Any item can be hoarded, including pets, newspapers, magazines and even trash. Hoarding makes you feel as if you cannot get rid of anything you own.
OCD is connected to hoarding when you feel like something negative will happen to you if you discard an item.
If your parents were hoarders, you may also be prone to hoarding. Anxiety disorder can trigger the need to hoard too.