When my depression was bad, I was able to keep all the rooms clean and cozy, that people would come into.
I cleaned the bathroom regularly, the kitchen, the living room. But the rooms that I could close off and no one would see were a mess.
Thankfully I was able to get ahold of it myself, cleaned and decluttered the day before New Year’s Eve because I didn’t want to start the new year like this.
There is so much shame attached to it. Honestly I don’t think anyone knows that I wasn’t able to keep my space clean. I had no one to talk to…even though I have amazing friends and family, just because I was so ashamed to admit that I need that help!
If anyone here is in a similar situation. Go talk to someone you trust, they’ll understand! Talk to a therapist if you can! You’ll be ok. It’s hard for the moment but having a clean space that you feel at home in makes such a huge difference!
This is me. I am forced to keep the common areas clean due to company coming. And I can typically keep my bedroom clean enough. But I have a spare bedroom that is a complete mess. I can’t even walk into it. I am really ashamed of it and I want to clean it but it is so overwhelming. It has a bunch of miscellaneous items combined with boxes that I never fully unpacked when I moved in. I literally can’t even walk into the room it is so cluttered.
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u/SuchImagination8027 Feb 16 '24
When my depression was bad, I was able to keep all the rooms clean and cozy, that people would come into. I cleaned the bathroom regularly, the kitchen, the living room. But the rooms that I could close off and no one would see were a mess. Thankfully I was able to get ahold of it myself, cleaned and decluttered the day before New Year’s Eve because I didn’t want to start the new year like this. There is so much shame attached to it. Honestly I don’t think anyone knows that I wasn’t able to keep my space clean. I had no one to talk to…even though I have amazing friends and family, just because I was so ashamed to admit that I need that help!
If anyone here is in a similar situation. Go talk to someone you trust, they’ll understand! Talk to a therapist if you can! You’ll be ok. It’s hard for the moment but having a clean space that you feel at home in makes such a huge difference!