clutter

Living with Clutter

Living with clutter can cause stress and impede your sense of well-being

Tidiness can be learned

Figure out what level of neatness works for you

Don’t strive for unrealistic goals

Design a system in which you can find what you need and which supports you and your organizational goals

Ask yourself what is standing in your way & making you indecisive

Figure out the reason why you want to be organized

Decrease the amount of stuff you have and edit what you have

Decide what to keep and what to let go of by asking yourself:

Does this add value to my life?

Is this item worth the space it takes up?

My mantra: If it takes 30 seconds or less, just do it.

Organizing tips:

Don’t buy more bins or baskets until you have edited your space

Don’t buy more bins & baskets just to store more stuff

Put things away immediately

Invest in organizing items to fit your needs

Go thru your stuff frequently

When you organizing things a little at a time, the task becomes less daunting

ADHD Triggers

ADHD Triggers

STRESS

Sustained anxiety decreases working memory performance, making it harder to retain new information and pay attention.

Approaching deadlines can cause anxiety, which in term leads to procrastination and the inability to focus on the work at hand, raising stress levels even more.

OVER-STIMULATION

Individuals with ADHD can experience sensory overload.  Over-stimulation makes it difficult for the brain to process what is going on.

TECHNOLOGY

Consistent stimulation from electronic devices may aggravate ADHD symptoms.  Excessive screen time harms the attention span directly, by encouraging us to cycle between multiple distractions rather than focusing on a single task.

CLUTTER

A messy home or office area could make some ADHD symptoms worse.

Piles of papers, books, laundry, or clothing are overstimulating and block you from getting anything done.

Causes of Clutter

Clutter can be caused by various life situations and the relationship one has to the clutter. May people hold onto their possessions because they think they will need them someday, but someday never comes around.

Sometimes life transitions can cause clutter:

-Post pardum depression

-The death of a loved one

-A divorce

-Loss of a child

Any life changing situation can cause clutter. Try to take baby steps to clear the clutter.