DE CLUTTER THE HOME SPACE

If you live with clinical depression, you know that sometimes it just goes out of bed can be a struggle, let alone to handle household chores. Every little thing feels like the world's biggest obstacle, and sometimes you feel nothing at all. And the whole "I'll do it later" it wouldn't be such a problem if you saw a mess high up around the home, so you didn't feel even worse. The more tasks that make their way to your to-do list, the harder it is to get something done, and it becomes a big messy and vicious circle.

There are small ways to manage your cluttered Home even when you feel down. Everyone handles their depression in different ways, so these tips aren't about getting you out of a turn but to help you prevent it from being so good to build up so that your home can be the safe room you need without feeling even more overwhelmed than you're already.

1. Personally, it's what overwhelms me most when my anxiety is the worst, the inevitable dish in the bowl. Conquering a mountain of plates and pans and forks feels impossible, and even just a glance at my sink makes me more upset. Such as breaking up larger tasks in minor actions, try to keep the sink under control by washing dishes after using them when you can and leave nothing in the sink overnight. If you can prevent you from coming up at the beginning, you don't have to deal with you understanding a dirty food disaster later.
2. Break up big tasks in smaller, more feasible steps to get things to do – just think about the difference between cleaning the entire bedroom and just doing a lot of laundries. Don't set up high cleaning targets for yourself – it's just going to affect you more. You may feel motivated to get more done afterward, or you might not, okay, that's okay. Try to do something small every day, and you will notice that eventually, your apartment will feel less and less cluttered.



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3. One thing that can make your room look prettier than it actually is – and can be overwhelmingly faster than you might realize – has clothes on the floor. Rather than leaving the laundry after you're wearing something, putting a laundry basket or inhibiting in an easily accessible place so you can throw your stuff into it instead. If you hide your inhibition under your bed or in your closet, you will most likely be more likely to leave things, then choose a place that doesn't require effort to get to. The easier it is to incorporate into your routine, the better 
4. Take everything out of your wardrobe. Find another home in the house for everything that shouldn’t be there, a wardrobe is for clothes only! Clean the inside thoroughly. Sort your clothes into 3 piles (keep, donate, throw away). Only put back into your wardrobe the items you want to keep. These should be pieces that are in good condition, that you love and make you feel good when you put them on. Take the donate and throw away piles straight to a charity or theBin. 



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5. If you have a roommate you're close with or a friend staying nearby, ask for help if you feel comfortable. Admitting that you need help is not easy, but sometimes you can only have one company where you can perform the tasks you feel because you can't do. That mountain is a little easier to conquer when you have a friend by your side to wipe them (I know it helps me when my roommate and I cook up). Your friends don't have to clean if you're not comfortable with it and they want it, but having someone you love there to chat with you while downloading a little can just have a big impact.

The important thing to remember is that you don't have to do everything at once. When working with depression, it's hard to see anything other than the frighteningly big picture. Take things slow and do what feels right to you.