Overcoming the hoarder disorder can be a real challenge, but
it isn't impossible. Trying to get rid of your old habits can be hard, but
everybody has to start somewhere. All it takes is one step at a time. Here are
a couple of steps you can start with.
Start
small - the first step to overcoming hoarding is by picking up the
broom and cleaning up. You can start by cleaning for at least 15 minutes in a
day, or you can start by cleaning a small portion of your room per day. As days
pass try to make it a habit to clean a room at least once a day for 15 minutes.
Keep increasing the time as you start getting used to the schedule.
Stop
buying things you don’t need - Prevent yourself from buying
stuff you won’t use a lot. Even if there’s a huge sale, try to prevent shopping
for things you might just use once or twice and not bother looking at again, it
will just end up in your hoarder collection. Most hoarders just shop because they
got a lot of free time on their hands and don’t know how to utilize it. Hence
end up buying stuff they don’t need. So before you buy something, always ask
yourself, “do I need it??”
Get rid
of your excess junk – Most hoarders don’t like to throw out their
excess junk because they have some sort of an attachment to it and keep making
excuses that they might use it in future, but haven’t used it in the past 2
years and probably won’t use it for another 5 years. Hence it is important to
convince yourself that you don’t need it, you won’t use it and need to get rid of
it. You can try an exercise of putting all your excess junk in a box while cleaning. Keep the box around for a month
and at the end of it, get rid of the items you haven’t used.
Ask for
Help – Sometimes if you need help, it is better to just ask for it.
You can start by telling your family or friends about your problem. This might
be embarrassing, but your friends and family can help you get out of it faster
by helping you get rid of the items. Having the support of your friends and
family, will help you overcome the hoarder disorder much quicker than you think.
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