Clutter is something that can consume you and your life very quickly. But not everyone knows how to declutter. For many people it is not just about the clutter. The clutter is many time a symptom of a bigger problem. Getting to the root of this problem is important to moving forward with your life. Clutter is not so much about being unorganized as it is about being overwhelmed. Having been through less extreme instance of clutter while feeling overwhelmed about one thing or another, I can relate to the feeling of not knowing where to start. Even today, when I begin to feel overwhelmed about something going on in my life, the first thing I do is declutter. This may sound strange, but it helps be able to see other areas of my life a more clearly. …show more content…
One of the shows hosts has written a book called "Does this Clutter Make my Butt look Big." I truly believe that while you have clutter, you are going to have other problems in your life. But as I said before, the biggest part of decluttering is getting started. Being overwhelmed keeps us from being able to see the plan clearly or at all. The easiest way to get started is to break the area down into small pieces. Start with one corner of a room or by clearing one piece of furniture at a time. For most people, this will involve large scale downsizing. For some people, counseling may be needed to help them part with things that they own. Every book you read or show that you watch, elimination of excess possessions is an important part of the decluttering process. The other problem that results in clutter is lack of storage. The Container Store is a great place to find a container or storage solution for just about anything. Most home stores carry a number of solutions that will work for storage. There are a number of books that give detailed instructions on how to declutter and organize your home. Keep in mind that decluttering is a process and will take time. It is not something that happened in one day and it will not be gone in one
Do you tend to keep old things in order to preserve memories from the past? Do you know that it can be classified as a kind of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, a mental illness? The award-winning Canadian author Carrie Mac sets her story in this hardly touched field in her novel The Opposite of Tidy. Junie, an ordinary 16 year old girl in high school, appears to be no different from others. However, nobody knows how difficult her life has been: Junie’s mom is a compulsive hoarder, and her hoarding drives her husband away. Junie, in attempt to hide her embarrassing family from Wade, her new boyfriend, tells lies one after another. That’s why Junie panics when the TV show Kendra arrives at her house, because all her secrets, lies, and her mother’s hoarding are about to be exposed to the whole world. What will happen to Junie? Will Wade leave her? Most importantly, “how do you come clean when your life is a mess?” Carrie Mac employs a well-chosen title, conversational style of writing, and thought-provoking themes in The Opposite of Tidy to reflect people’s desires and struggles to gain control of their life.
My house and my things were my new employers for a job I had never applied for”. With too much materialism, your life will be unnecessary complicated and you will not get time to do your favorite things so therefore buying less you will have time to go out and enjoy, instead of being worried about things that needs to be done. I am not saying that you should isolate yourself from materials. Without materials, people will not have jobs for example, in the above quote lawns to mow, roommates.
Just as you thought that was a clutter, squeezing in through the front room couldn’t possibly be the most awful experience of entering someone’s residence. Abruptly to your left, right and centre is perhaps more than your naked eye can absorb. Masses of boxes, piled possessions, shelves brimming with things you didn’t even know existed. It then hits you. You’re right in the middle of a hoarder’s house. You didn’t think setting foot inside a house was ever going to be this hard.
Hoarding may appear in a variety of forms, including Clinical Compulsive Hoarding, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or ‘perfectionist’ hoarding, and Animal Hoarding. Clinical Compulsive Hoarding proves to be the most common type (Defining Compulsive Hoarding). Similar to many other addictions, a compulsive hoarder’s addiction exists both figuratively and literally behind closed doors. Merriam-Webster defines a hoard as “a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away”, or alternatively, “a secret store of valuables or money” (“Hoard”). OCD hoarding is a term that is applicable to most forms of hoarding in the sense that the act itself is one out of both obsession and compulsion. The afflicted person may have either a variant of Obses...
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The DSM-5 (2013) lists six diagnostic criteria for hoarding. The first three are the following: hoarders have difficulty discarding items regardless of their actual value, need to save the items, and have a cluttered active living. Fourthly, items cluttering their space cause distress and impairment in social and occupational areas. Fifth, hoarding is not attributed ...
In the beginning third-half of “On Writing Well” William Zinsser, the author, stated, “Fight clutter is like fighting weeds, the writer is always slightly behind”. I found Zinsser’s quotation to be very significant. What William Zinsser means by this quotation is that you don’t notice the clutter in your writing until you have actually written it. Revision will help to pull those weeds out and make your garden clean again, but when the next day comes around there will be new weeds to pull. You will be and should be constantly working and improving your writing.
One of the most widely spread disorders across the country these days is obsessive compulsive disorder, or otherwise known as OCD. All types and ages of people can develop OCD, and it can play a large role in how you go about your daily life, and the daily stresses that you run into. Obsessive compulsive disorder falls in with the category of anxiety disorders, and is characterized by persistent routines and obsessions which often results in compulsive rituals done on a daily basis. Some common factors of having OCD is the need to arrange things, compulsive acts of hand washing, and even counting. (Canadian Mental Health Association, 2014, p. 1) There are many symptoms that can fall into the category of being classified as OCD. Some people have both obsessions and compulsions, but also some may only experience one factor. (L.Robinson, 2014, p.2) Some symptoms that can be classified as signs of obsessive thoughts include: fear of germs, violent thoughts or images, fear of harm, superstitions, and symmetry. Although these are only just a few, there are plenty of symptoms most involving the action of being afraid of something. Some signs of compulsive behavior can result in excessive double checking of things, counting, repetition of words, organization of things, and even hoarding. I find it ironic that two people of a completely different mindset of what a home should look like, could both have the same disease. For instance, one person can be a hoarder living in a cluttered house, and one person could be living in the most pristinely cleaned home. Although OCD may seem harmless and in some cases even an advantage to one’s lifestyle of not becoming helpless and lazy, there are many risk factors that come with it as well. Obsessive ...
Compulsive hoarding has been universally defined by researchers as a chronic behavioral syndrome that is categorized by three unique qualities: the extreme retention and failure to dispose of an abundant quantity of useless objects, living environments so condensed with clutter that it compromises day-to-day living for its occupants, and finally a significant provocation of anxiety or distress caused by the hoarding (Franks et al. 79). Although the definition of compulsive hoarding is universally accepted, the cau...
A clean home is something that should come easy for anyone. Most people would consider anyone with a dirty and cluttered home to be lazy or filthy, but many are unaware of the psychological disorder Hoarding, which affects about 5% of the population, both men and women (Neziroglu, n.d.). Hoarding is the act of one having difficulties separating from their belongings. Although many confuse hoarding with collecting, there is a significant difference from the two. Those who collect, gather a specific product as a hobby or a profession, but those with a Hoarding disorder keep items without a notable worth and it accumulates in areas that were previously used for living. It is believed that hoarding is caused by a deficiency with a person’s information processing or led by a cognitive disorder, or a disturbing emotional shock (“The Hoarding Project”, 2016
The Bridge on the Drina a Nobel Prize winning novel, distinctively depicts the agony and suffering that individuals of Bosnia experienced throughout the late sixteenth century to World War I. An extraordinary bridge, that compasses generations and nationalities and assumes the focal point throughout the novel, was constructed hundreds of years ago when a ten-year-old Christian kid who was captured grows up to be Grand Vizier Mehmed-paša Sokolović. The bridge is a witness to incalculable stories of bliss and suffering that occurred upon it. Throughout the novel, the aspect of intimidation on individual and the society is encountered. The practice of Devshirme where young boys are taken away from their parents and the merciless killing of local people terrify the Bosnian people. Thus, this paper particularly examines the fear and suffering that Bosnians experienced.
A hoarder will not clean up or throw away anything in the home, and most certainly does not accept any help from family or friends whatsoever. Even if the individual suffering from compulsive hoarding attempts to reduce the clutter in their home, they will fail if medical help is not sought. Both psychological and medical treatment is required for such cases of severe hoarding because it can ultimately transform into a very dangerous
“Hoarding is the excessive collection of items, along with the inability to discard them. Hoarding often creates such cramped living conditions that homes may be filled to capacity, with only narrow pathways winding through stacks of clutter. Some people also collect animals, keeping dozens or hundreds of pets often in unsanitary conditions” (Mayo Clinic). Hoarding seems to be a growing problem that affects millions of people in the United States today. It can affect anyone, ranging from a thirteen year- old child anywhere to an eighty year- old. Behind every problem, is a cause and consequences that go along with it. Unless you are a hoarder yourself, you may not fully understand what exactly causes someone to become a hoarder, the consequences that may arise from having your life affected by hoarding, or the possible solutions that are out there to help over come this compulsive disorder.
Having good organization is not just having your supplies organized, it having yourself together. Being organized will make you feel prepared for your classes and you feel like you have everything in order.
Hoarding is a mental illness which leads its victims to live in squalor. Hoarding is a form of obsessive compulsive disorder. This is commonly referred to as OCD. OCD is a mental illness that causes obsessions which lead to repetitive behavior. In contrast, minimalism is based on not having a multitude of things. Minimalism promotes a clear mind. This tool is based on reducing things that cause stress. Theoretically, less stress puts an ease on the mind. The tool of minimalism is also used to gain better awareness. Through awareness comes a better understanding of situations. As a minimalist, having less stuff can lead to being more focused on the important things. Things such as relationships, health, dreams and passions. Minimalists only own things that add value to their