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Clutter and Depression
Clutter and Your Health
Most experts agree that getting organized is good for your health. “People don’t eat well because their kitchen isn’t functional, and they don’t sleep well because their beds are piled with stuff,” noted Lynne Johnson, a professional organizer from Quincy, Mass., who is president of the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization. “I don’t see chronic disorganization ever becoming a medical diagnosis, but it is a contributing factor to noncompliance to taking meds and keeping appointments and being able to do exercise and eat well and all those things that so contribute to having a healthy life.”
Clutter and disorganization impair productivity and are time-consuming–often resulting in decreased feelings of well-being. Even on the simplest levels. For instance, I know that on the mornings when we can’t find my daughter’s specific pair of Mary-Janes required for the day, we will spend too long hunting, be late leaving for school, and what should have been a leisurely look-at-that-cute-fuzzy-squirrel walk turns into a come-on-come-on-zippity-do-dah-we’re-going-to-be-late walk. That’s not fun, and I know that because I was sloppy with the shoes, I lost out on a nice experience with my kids. The sheer stress of a cluttered life means we may miss deadlines, work longer hours, and lose important stuff.
One last tidbit from The New York Times article: Many experts say that too often people approach clutter and disorganization as a space problem that can be solved by acquiring bins and organizers. Measures like these “are based on the concept that this is a house problem,” said David F. Tolin, director of the anxiety disorders center at the Institute of Living in Hartford and an adjunct associate professor of psychiatry at Yale. “It isn’t a house problem,” he went on. “It’s a person problem. The person needs to fundamentally change their behavior.”
If clutter’s getting you down, or if being down is making you clutter, read:
Start to Stop the Clutter
Declutter Your Way to Peace and Beauty
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add your comment »3 people in my family (none grew up together)have serious clutter build up problems and also have some type of diagnosed depression. One thing that I have found helpful for dealing with this is to remind myself of this saying that an insightful teacher wrote to me once. It went something like this, "Doing a little bit every day is the way of doing your duty without pain." You don't have to take on an entire area at once. Tackle just one thing and for a little while. Even that can be painful and difficult, but it becomes more manegable once you get yourself going.
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I totally agree with the post. I personally having an ongoing battle with depression & anxiety, and have found when I am more depressed my surroundings become totally overwhelming. I also ahve a friend who suffers from depression and her apartment looked like the swat team raided her place. I think she almost had a panic attack thinking about going home to the mess everyday! Another friend & I set up a time and we went over to clean & de-clutter half of her apartment. She feels so much happier now!
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Is there anyone out there who has to have things neat and organizaned in order to have a clear mind and be at peace? I don't have OCD but find I have to routinely clean or purge things to keep from feeling I am being covered up or my living space 'threatened.' Not a clean freak but I do like my house to look nice and be neat.
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I too can relate....when my ex-husband left me and my daughter was taken away from me I was left with everything...I was overwhelmed by it all. I was in a two bedroom house and had to move to a bachelor. I had to downsize and move at the same time which was devistating for me. Whatever was left that I couldn't sale went to charity. What I kept what I thought I would need and I put into storage. However the rest I had brought with me to where I live. I still have too much clutter here with me to deal with and this has effected my depression. That has effect my ability to deal with my clutter. However, I am slowly dealing with this by forcing myself to get rid of stuff I no longer need, which seems to help. So I do believe that the two are so interlink with each other that you have to break the cycle somehow.
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For step by step instructions on how to start to clear the clutter... even when it seems overwhelming... try this: http:/www.organize-more-stress-less.com/De-clutter-One-Room-at-a-Time.html
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