Welcome to our messy life. It is a garage that you have never managed. The dish you will be washing "tomorrow". Unread mail piles that might contain payments for your last car. It's a disaster, and yes, it can cause you real and real stress.
"In the end, everyone was depressed about our lack of order and order," said Michael Reina, a marriage and family therapist with Sharp Hospital Mesa Vista. "Whatever level of organization you want to tolerate, chaos in your home, car, or office can make you wonder how you got lost - you can even surprise him if you have chaos."
Lío causes stress in several ways:
Feelings become "out of control" because you cannot find the things you are looking for.
Conflict with their loved ones because their ideas about order and cleanliness may not be appropriate
A reflection of the lack of unrelated harmony in your interior, which you might not want to see.
The physical effects of a dirty environment, and how it affects your health
Financial losses, in the opportunity or obligation "buried" in disorganization.
A person's sequence has a lot to do with the way he grew up. Mostly, we grew up and were told to clean the room. But, do we learn to manage stress regularly and daily? When a messy environment begins to overwhelm us, we can try to control that anxiety with various defense mechanisms, such as denying interference or projecting interference to others.
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To prevent "disaster stress", Reina recommends taking the following six steps to regulate the environment around you.
How to set up your space:
1. Identify your goal to clean earlier in the morning when your head is clearer.
2. Create a mental image of what it feels like to live without the chaos you see.
3. Concentrate on one category at a time, such as taking and storing clothes.
4. Sort objects according to how often you use them and discard what you don't need.
5. Hold the object you want to save and ask yourself if it still makes it happy. If not, let them go.
6. Find ways to make work fun, such as giving you small milestones and awards.
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"It's important to learn how to connect your immediate environment with your inner world," Reina said. Pay attention to how the organization makes you feel and lets it inspire you to clean up part of your daily routine.
So what happens if your "clean" idea is different from your spouse or family? Start by accepting that there is a solution to the problem. Strengthen the benefits of having empty space. Then, work together to organize your environment in a way that works for everyone. "Cleansing one's living environment is far away to healing interpersonal sadness," Reina said.
If you suspect that there is a need for hygiene, or its shortcomings, cross the line, contact your primary care doctor to discuss the next steps. Conditions such as hoarding or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are serious, but can be treated.
However, Reina warned against self-diagnosis. "In general, the stress that causes abnormalities is common and not a disorder," he said. "Know that you can learn ways to find balance, and once you get there, you might want a little more, and find calm in your regular life."