So so overwhelmed ☹️☹️

[SoEffingOverwhelmed]

Sorry posting for traffic. I need motivation and well god knows what else.

My mental health is rock bottom. I am a hoarder. I live in absolute squalor.

Today is the day I need to blast through the clutter. The junk. The piles of clothes. The piles of rubbish. The empty packaging and empty boxes. Empty cups. Some mouldy. I know how gross this is.

I am overwhelmed I’ve allowed it to get to this point. I can’t see my floors. Dust is everywhere. No wonder I’m constantly run down and have allergies.

It’s all m fault. Everything is filthy. I’m so ashamed and embarrassed.

It’s just me though. No kids. No pets. No partner. So im not putting anyone else through this hell. My friends don’t know. They’ve never seen it.

I’ve made a start. I’ve almost filled a roll of bin liners up to take to the tip. Cardboard boxes ready to be ripped up for the recycling box. I can now see a fraction of my wooden floor.

But by God. It’s hard. So hard. This is just a quick break to write this and have a drink. (Of tea) now I’ll be back to it and hopefully finish one room by this evening.

I don’t even know why I’ve posted here. But if you’re this far, thanks for reading.

Huge well done to you for finishing your bedroom 🙂

I hope you're proud of yourself, you should be!

Hoping you had the best night's sleep 😴

Amazing what you achieved, hope your proud of you , I've loved following it, bet it feels good to see what you've managed to do, hope this is a new start and you may not have realised but you've been an inspiration to others 💕

Another well done to you OP
Keep up your amazing work xx

Thank you all again for all your lovely and encouraging comments 😁

I’ve done my back in from all the bending down, cleaning and lobbing bags. But mentally feel so much better. Having a couple days rest off work, and to avoid anymore back injuries. But so far House and mind are so much better x

That's a great update (all things considered).

At least now you know how much effort you will need going forwards in order to keep the place tidy without the back breaking.

Hope you're back feels strong again soon!

OP I want to thank you again for being such an inspiration to me. After reading your thread I managed to stop procrastinating and get on with some tasks I’d been finding incredibly overwhelming. I’m now so proud of myself!

I hope you can get the rest and recovery time you need. Clearing and sorting can be tough work on the body!

Thanks ☺️ 🌻

Sorry to hear you hurt your back but you sound positive and determined, cling onto that and keep up the good work.

@SoEffingOverwhelmed you've inspired me - it's not as impressive as your achievements, but I've managed to clear out 3 bags' worth of stuff for charity. Thank you for giving me the motivation to do it!

Happy New (ish😂) Year you lovely lot! Incase anyone gets these notifications.

I had a bit of a relapse towards December with my hoarding. Felt utterly useless and so disappointed in my self for weeks.

But today I remembered this thread, came back and re-read all your amazing encouragement. I’ve finally blitzed the house (it wasn’t as bad as when I did it in the Summer) so it’s only taken me 1.5 days.

I feel so much better. And if anyone else is in the same boat as me - just get stuck in and power through. 💪

Also thinking of exploring an ADHD assessment. I’ve never really thought about it until I saw a post on Instagram explaining more in detail about how it presents in adult women. (And hoarding being a symptom).

Anyway, happy Sunday everyone enjoy your evenings before the dreaded Monday morning. X

So lovely to read your update. Well done! I hope you inspire others to do the same xx

How brilliant to hear your update. You are such an inspiration! I think ADHD is massively underdiagnosed in women. An assessment could be well worth pursuing. It might give you some answers and lift those feelings of guilt. xxx

@SoEffingOverwhelmed oh fabulous. I can feel the lightness in your post 😊

You are incredible @SoEffingOverwhelmed what a legend you are, we all get overwhelmed but you dealt with it head on and should definitely change your name to SoEffingProud.

You are inspiring ! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Happy new year!

I have similar symptoms to you, so I saw the doctor for an adhd assessment, took me 2 years to get it, finally had assessment on New Year's Eve and yes I have it, diagnosed at age 41, wish I had known years ago! If you think you may have it get to gp for referral as it takes a long time. Good luck x

Well done on deciding to make a change. Remember it took time to get like this please don’t expect to reverse it in a day or a couple of days. Be kind to yourself whilst you are making some changes

That’s brilliant OP - new year new start. A teacher at school reminds the kids each week to sweep the sheds, clear the decks and that’s exactly what you have done 👍 🙌👌