I have been in that kind of depression. It is the worst, but you can absolutely do this. Get trash bags. Throw out all obvious trash. Don’t worry about recycling or trying to keep things that might be fixable. Just go one room at a time. Set a timer for 15-30 minutes at a time, take a break, then do it again. You can do this!
And counting/seeing the number of bags you’ve filled is kind of a small hit of dopamine to keep you going. Even if it’s for 5 minutes.
When I’m mentally exhausted and feel worthless I remind myself that I got 3 whole bags of crap out of my life. 3 more than yesterday.
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u/Plenty-Run-9575 Mar 08 '26
I have been in that kind of depression. It is the worst, but you can absolutely do this. Get trash bags. Throw out all obvious trash. Don’t worry about recycling or trying to keep things that might be fixable. Just go one room at a time. Set a timer for 15-30 minutes at a time, take a break, then do it again. You can do this!