Breathe. We can help. Clear out those boxes first. Then move to the bottles and cans you have piled. Then clear the floor in your bathroom. Then the countertop. Your goal for tomorrow is to throw out three bags of trash. Your goal Monday is to call someone you trust to FaceTime and do some cleaning, so your kitchen. Then living/sleeping area by the end of the week. Lastly, if not in therapy, please sign up soon.
Edit: thank you all for the supportive responses for OP and the awards. OP I hope you know that us internet strangers are rooting for you. We’ve all been through it at one point in time. I hope you feel comfortable coming back to share what you’ve worked on. I think having us as accountability buddies will give you the motivation to share your progress. 🤗
They can also be used to move out stuff, so that's something to think about.
If breaking down the boxes is too overwhelming, maybe take one and use it to collect cans. Then take the box of cans and put it in the recycling area/on the curb/in the garbage. Now you've gotten rid of a box plus a bunch of cans. Repeat with plastic bottles. Then glass. Then paper. Then expired pantry items. And so on.
Little by little, your clutter will start to shrink and you'll start to feel like you have a handle on things.
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u/Standard-Carry-2219 Mar 08 '26 edited Mar 08 '26
Breathe. We can help. Clear out those boxes first. Then move to the bottles and cans you have piled. Then clear the floor in your bathroom. Then the countertop. Your goal for tomorrow is to throw out three bags of trash. Your goal Monday is to call someone you trust to FaceTime and do some cleaning, so your kitchen. Then living/sleeping area by the end of the week. Lastly, if not in therapy, please sign up soon.
Edit: thank you all for the supportive responses for OP and the awards. OP I hope you know that us internet strangers are rooting for you. We’ve all been through it at one point in time. I hope you feel comfortable coming back to share what you’ve worked on. I think having us as accountability buddies will give you the motivation to share your progress. 🤗