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Old Jul 14, 2015, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by SeekerOfLife View Post
A few years ago I was diagnosed with ADHD. Unfortunately, in my area, there is not help for adults with ADHD. I have read encouraging informational books, but am unable to take the ideas and put them to work.

My main problem is the clutter. I have major depressive disorder. When I have some extra time, I am too depressed to care about the clutter. When I try to work on it, I start to get very anxious, then have to stop because I cannot cope with making decisions about stuff. The task of dealing with clutter is so overwhelming that I am not motivated to do much about it. So I procrastinate. Some would say to do it in small bites. Well, with my depression, a small bite occurs about twice a year. I just do not know how to deal with the clutter when I am being weighed down with depression, anxiety, OCD, ADHD, and self esteem issues.
I know there is a thread going on right now about decluttering. I have not seen anyone mention ADHD in the thread. I feel lost in all this.
Yes, I do manage to keep up with the laundry; sort of keep up with dirty dishes and house cleaning. But the clutter.....I am upset to look at it, and even more upset when I try to figure out a way to deal with it. I cannot even cope with it one room at a time. It is too overwhelming.
Does anyone else have this overwhelming problem?
ok - this is soooooo me in the past 5 years - including the MDD diagnosis
Thanks for this!
SeekerOfLife