Dirty messy room disaster

[Helpmehelpmyself1]

AIBU yo ask for some support tonight? I know I can’t sleep and I need to do this so i don’t mind doing it over night. Bare in mind, no children so ni one is living in these conditions but me.

My room is dirty and messy. The most it possibly could be. I struggle with depression and I don’t know how I’ve let it get this monumentally bad. I’m talking dirty dishes, rotting food, every thing I own and clothes covering the floor.

Please give me some support I know this is my fault but I need some encouragement to tackle this as it’s just not healthy to live in

@IHopeYouStepOnALegoPiece sorry, but, we’re you living with your folks at the time? I think I remember your thread, I forget if I posted on it, and I’ve wondered occasionally how you were. Glad you’re doing well! And that you got rid of the meece!

@Helpmehelpmyself1 I hope you have a nice day today with your nice clean room.

Wow you've done so well x

coldhands yes I did and still do (but such is life right now!)
I’m in a much better place now, that thread and that weekend of clearing the shit tip, completely changed me and my mindset. One of the best things I ever did and I’m hugely grateful to everyone who offered encouragement

Well done OP.

I have to be you now as my place is a mess and I’m going on holiday tomorrow.

I will channel your inner strength once I can lug myself out of bed and away from Mumsnet.

Hope you got done what you wanted to, you'll be shattered today x

Legopiece, I’m so pleased to hear it, and I wish I’d had mumsnet when I wa living in a crappy untidy bedsit & feeling hopeless :)

Well done for doing all this without help (apart from MN!)

Hope it all went well,

Good luck to all those who are inspired. Hope the rest of the clean up went well OP, and huge congratulations for what you have achieved!

How did you get on OP x

one bin bag of rubbish is great. reward yourself for that.

things I have done when things have been very difficult after my dad died. :

prevent it getting worse. (ie wash up the stuff you use today (or the equivalent amount of last weeks dishes if you have a backlog)

throw away todays rubbish and take it out to the bin.

wash todays laundry and put it away. (or equivalent amount)

targets, may be only three extra items a day on top of todays tasks.

write a check list of jobs that need doing and distribute them through the week.

keep the bit youhave done clean.

Hope you are doing OK, OP. Bag it up if you have to in the short term! Just make sure to clear the bags afterwards and don't just throw them in a cupboard to ignore like I do

Well done OP! Did you finish? You have inspired me to get the bin bags out this afternoon

Hi everyone. Currently just out but update to come in an hour.

Oooh, exciting.

So I did finish last night at around 5/5.30am
I was very tired but so happy I was getting into a clean bed with no mess around.

I may ask for this comment to be removed due to the pictures being potentially outing if my family see the room. But want people to really see I guess the impact depression can have on how bad mess can get.

Here’s before and after a small portion of the room.

That actually looks properly clean.

OP that looks great. How are you feeling about things now? [Flowers]

Smashing! Well done, much easier to keep on top of now and not overwhelming at all!

Go you!

Fucking well done, you’ve done a brilliant job!

That looks really nice! Well done. I hope you are feeling very proud of yourself? Good for you!

Superb! Well done

Well done OP. You made me want to get out of bed and tidy too

Made me do more than the theee rooms j was tidying for visitors today. I did other rooms they wouldn’t be going in as well, just for me.

Well done OP. Have a lovely sleep 😴

I have similar problems myself when unwell. You've done amazingly x