Q. I am a hoarder, and it’s ruining my life. My husband is running out of patience. I have been trying to find a qualified person to help me, but I keep running into dead ends. What can I do? – Rebecca, e-mail

A. Thanks to TV, hoarding — obsessively acquiring and keeping things — has become the psychiatric condition du jour. But being a hoarder is no laughing matter: It’s toxic for personal relationships, and a deadly house fire is a real danger.