more like an incurable disease.........if we use the term sick or ill for other things it doesn't sound so bad, ie. love sick......if you are referring to the illness of hoarding then we have a different story here.......if someone is passionate about collecting beads, it could be considered an illness if it consumes them, their time and destroys relationships.....but if you temper it with reality then I see nothing wrong with it.....and I don't want to be cured