[Ocean Swimmer]

I find myself really sloppy when I am depressed. I leave things out. Instead of putting back a magazine,in the bookcase it will just lay in the last place I was looking at it.

I let the dishes pile up. Most of the time I rinse and set aside. Sometimes I eat in bed and just put dish on dining room table when done.

I put my hair up in a band. ( my head always itches. I think it's the Meds. )

I've got to get my act together. Usually my worker comes and takes care of the house. But this Sun husband flys in. He's a clutter free type. He gets on my case if I leave things out. Or don't pick up after myself.
Does this happen at your house too?

[SunriseCoffee]

I absolutely am! And my flat is the size of a postage stamp, so it looks very cluttered very quickly!

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[fishin fool]

I can get a little messy now and then but I absolutely can't stand filth
so I tend to clean up pretty often.
Even if I have to push myself hard to do it I always feel better when
the place is neat and clean.

[1278]

I'm also the same! I hate doing the dishes so they start piling up first. I always eat in bed, I also tend to eat junk food and leave empty chip and chocolate packets lying around. I let my personal hygiene slip as well.

[wildflowerchild25]

I do the same! I haven't cleaned in weeks. Toys are everywhere and the dishes aren't done, plus my clothes aren't put away. It's maddening because I hate clutter but when I'm down I just have no motivation to clean it. And especially now that my husband's gone. Without him to complain about the mess....

[Ocean Swimmer]

It seems as if the massive effort required needs to be backed by energy which I do not have.

Nope. I'm a slob all the time.

I can see what you mean, though... you get kind of careless when you're depressed. I become careless as well.

[Tigger22]

Yes I am and always have been. I hate dirt and clutter so when it starts getting too bad my anxiety rises to the point of manic obsessive cleaning until its perfect and then slides right back into slobville

[hopeless2015]

Yes most definitely, dh is supposed to be helping me clean up today, we'll see what happens

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This is not unusual at all. In fact if you would believe all the people in my support group it is quite common. Thanks to my OCD I keep things returned to their place so on the surface my place looks okay but I won't clean for months on end. When I recently moved and had to scour out my old apartment I was pretty much disgusted.

[scatterbrained04]

My place gets so disgusting when I'm depressed for long periods. I takes months to get it back together the way I want it. Of course, I have a kid that completely trashes it.

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[Tucson]

Being a slob is in my DNA. LOL My mother was this way as I remember. Depression just makes it much worse.

[Roaming_bird]

I am a total lazy slob. My home is gets dirty (although picked up by my dh). Laundry piles up. I don't notice anything. I always think it's just me, but then I get undepressed and I start doing more.

Originally Posted by wildflowerchild25

... It's maddening because I hate clutter but when I'm down I just have no motivation to clean it...

Exactly. My brain clashes. I'm pretty diligent about order, because disorder is a major stressor for me. Without order, I can't remember where anything is. Not being able to find things can bring on panicking meltdowns (and is one of the worst triggers for straight up terror over losing my mind).

Not being able to find something led to one of my most humiliating public scenes. But I digress. Point is, I not only like order, I need it.

But in severe depression, it all goes to hell. Things just land wherever. I don't even see it (and I'm a very visual person(!)) Whatever hodgepodge of clothes is on the floor will be worn for days.

And yet, I don't self-identify as a slob(!) Go figure. Maybe it's because it's not "me". Maybe because while it's happening, I don't care to the point of not caring about not caring, so it kind of ceases to exist as a concept.(???)

Originally Posted by SunriseCoffee

... And my flat is the size of a postage stamp, so it looks very cluttered very quickly...

Yup, here too. And I'm into minimal. It helps. With 4 forks, for instance, the chaos is self-limiting. I don't want to imagine what it would be like with a "typical" amount of stuff.

[ComfortablyNumb5]

Just going on the question asked. Absolutely! My 2nd worst depression started last year and lasted for 6 months. I'm not even exaggerating when I say my house ended up looking like something on the tv show "hoarders". I had to have family help me clean it all. And I probably wore my hair up and didn't touch makeup the whole time. And don't even get me started about showering. Or lack thereof. I'm embarrassed because of it. And my bf is now worried that I'm falling back into that right now. He's getting worried but I uhh "swear I'll get to laundry tomorrow!" Been saying that for two wks now!

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[Ocean Swimmer]

Here in Costa Rica I have workers.
So I trash it up and they fix it. My husband sweeps and does dishes. But not the hard stuff. Like cleaning the ceiling fans. Mirrors Windows.
He just does the surface.

[ComfortablyNumb5]

Hmm I'll try to talk my bf into being my worker. I can think of a few ways I can pay him lol! That must be nice though.

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[venusss]

I am messy by nature.

[Wanderlust90]

I'm pretty much always lazy & always abit of a slob too but when depressed, I just don't do ANYTHING. It's all too overwhelming & makes me feel worse when I try so I just don't try. When I'm hypomanic I go on cleaning sprees.

[BipolaRNurse]

Total slob when depressed. I don't even take my used dishes to the kitchen. I also let my hygiene go to pot and am not motivated to get off the sofa, unless it's to go to the bathroom or bed. It's pathetic, but I don't seem to be able to do much of anything when I'm down, and then I feel guilty for being such a lazy POS.

[jacky8807]

Yeah definitely
Everything just.seems.so.hard.

How I knew this med was working was that things (like opening up a damn envelope even lol) became easy to do. Everything is so easy now, not like having a two ton pile of bricks weighing down my back
Its awesome lol

[boogiesmash]

Yes I am there with you. I haven't put clothes away in months. Dishes are everywhere I bought some paintings that are still in its bag on the floor. Amazon boxes litter my entryway. How do I clean up? I'm never in the mood to.

[~Christina]

I am a ridiculous ocd cleaning demon regardless of my Bipolar rating or my Fibro pain.

I do get tired of cleaning my own stuff daily, But I can not stop

[boogiesmash]

So I mentioned that my place was a pigpen to a coworker (didn't mention my diagnosis). She said to make a goal of two garbage bags a day till the place is cleaned up. Well today I am feeling good. I got those two bags filled and all the boxes I had stored not opened, opened and broken down. Now my place still is a mess but at least I can sit on the couch now.

[RomanJames2014]

I'm a fashion major and when I'm manic I spend like crazy in clothes, fragrances, and accessories. When I crash, my room looks like hoarders of clothes, shopping bags, etc. I become so embarrassed that I don't let people come to my house.

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