Attachment theory proposes the idea that hoarding disorder is related with poor emotional regulation due an anxious attachment style. Individuals with this anxious attachment style may have more difficulty in caring for others, often becoming too distressed and self-focused when called upon, wherein their inability to provide care may limit support they receive in retune and so they may experience decreased empathy and impaired social relationships. Furthermore, this theory states that when an attachment figure has consistently failed to provide support, anxiously attached individuals may seek secondary attachment strategies to manage their emotional needs, including nonliving objects as a substitute for love. Attachment theory posits that an individual’s inability to engage in empathetically meaningful relationships and utilization of objects for emotional comfort is a leading role in object attachment behavior. In support of this theory, studies have found a correlation exists between that a greater tendency to experience discomfort in social situations and an anxious attachment style & greater hoarding severity