So this is kinda of a follow up from one of my older posts, but you can say im a child of a hoarding family but some of its my fault aswell. My mother believes we dont need an external help and that i can do it by myself as if its my problem, which bugs me and demotivated me knowing how lazy and annoying m family is.
Im here to ask what should i do, i would move out but i cant. I want to know the math behind how much clutter one person can get rid by themselfs, and how much time it would take. its not like the stuff you see on tv and theirs no rotting food but still. I also would like to know how to get motivated and stay motivated?
What would you advise i do?
If you don’t want/can’t move start with a space that is your space. Define some boundaries to the hoard.
Then in that space organize your clutter into things you use and things you would use.
Then use your shelves, closet, and drawers to put away all the stuff that you use.
Then in the clutter pile organize that again into “things i can’t get again” and “stuff that is easily available”
Then the hard part: throw out the “stuff that is easily available”
Repeat the process until it is space and light that fills your room.
You can’t have organizational boundaries as such so you are not willing to let some stuff go. It is hard.
And often times clutter is because of lack of shelving. Buy some shelves. And limit your possessions to your space storage. And don’t get a storage space. Just throw it out. Give it to Goodwill. Sell it on EtsyBay.
But start with your space.
I understand hoarding is a condition and it’s not so simple but for me what works is being fast and not thinking too much.
I don’t hoard but I have a LOT of stuff for arts and crafts (which does look like hoarding simetimes) and I get new hobbies and more stuff all the time. What I do when things start to not fit is, just look at stuff and, if I haven’t use it for a long time I throw into a box. Close the box and get rid of it. everything in the same day. If it takes too long I’ll get lazy and If I think too much I’ll keep everything.