Hi, Sophia. I'm new here and see that your post is from a while back. I can relate to your situation. Friends don't understand why getting rid of things is so challenging for us.

If it helps at all, I've been trying my hand at making videos about what it feels like & how we can try to help ourselves:

You're Not Alone

Start With Your Kitchen Sink

Out of all of my friends I am the only one who has a hoarding problem and when I try to ask for help they all say "just start getting rid of stuff" like its that easy! So I was wondering if anyone would like to video chat and try to give each other tips on what to do and how to do it. I understand this is a very embarrassing thing to deal with and let people see, and I understand why this is anonymous but if anyone is willing to video chat please let me know.