WHEN cleaning service is being mentioned, people wouldn’t think much about it. What’s there to the profession besides cleaning?
Apparently not as shown in a recent video on X where a cleaning crew has to tackle an exceedingly messy home which took them two days.
It isn’t just cleaning, but being highly methodical and more often than not, resilience against all that dirt and mess.
According to the video by netizen @bckupacc99, the home was in a state of neglect since the family members had to care for their mother who is currently hospitalised.
Salute kepada yang buat servis cleaning, tanda anda bukan jenis penggeli & mudah sesuaikan diri.
tahniah untuk anda semua! 👍 pic.twitter.com/Cm8Q8UwJcG
— ًِ (@bckupacc99) July 20, 2025
“Salute to those who do cleaning services, a sign that you’re not squeamish and easily adaptable. Congratulations to you all,” said bckupacc99 who brought the video to light.
Prompted by the video, netizen @MunirOthman89 concurred that it is difficult to clean one’s home.
Another netizen lamented that her mother has a hoarder instinct which made cleaning difficult. After she had done the cleaning, her mother would place those items back.
She lightly said that as long as a cobra or a python did not infiltrate the house, her mother would remain stubborn.
On another note, is hoarding a mental disorder? Looking at the mess in the house in the video, we could say that the occupants may have a hoarding problem too.
There are simply too many items, utensils, paraphernalia and odds and ends within it to be used by the occupants, but we could be wrong.
According to the website American Psychiatric Association, hoarding disorder is marked by a long-standing struggle to discard belongings, often because of a strong urge to keep them.
Letting go of these items can be emotionally distressing, prompting individuals to hang on to things, even when space becomes overwhelmed. This buildup of clutter eventually makes normal use of living areas difficult.
It’s important to distinguish hoarding from collecting. While collectors carefully choose and curate items around a specific interest or theme, hoarding tends to be impulsive, with little thought or planning.
People with hoarding disorder often acquire random objects just because they see them and feel the need to own them.
Unlike the neatly displayed and cherished items of a collector, possessions in hoarding situations are typically disorganised and overwhelming.
About 2.6% of the population is estimated to have hoarding disorder. Rates are higher among older adults, especially those over 60, and individuals who experience other mental health challenges such as anxiety or depression.
Research shows that hoarding affects men and women at roughly the same rate, and the condition appears consistently across different cultures. Symptoms often begin early in life and tend to worsen over time. —July 23, 2025
Main image: @bckupacc99 (X)
