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   Why do people keep clutter?

   • Potential reasons people hold onto clutter include: They feel overwhelmed: It's often a huge job to get rid of things, which can be physically and mentally exhausting. In the short term, it feels easier to keep things the same. Objects remind them of important things: People keep clothes that don't fit anymore because they hope to lose weight.

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   Is clutter affecting your mental and physical health?

   • In extreme cases clutter can take over entire rooms and has been found to impact people's mental and physical health (Credit: Getty Images) Tidying up our homes and lives is often promoted as a life-changing step, but for some people throwing away their belongings can trigger the same brain activity as physical pain.

   Can decluttering your house really make you happier? - BBC

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   What is clutter in a home?

   • The word clutter refers to items that are strewn about in a disorganized fashion. In general, clutter is a collection of items that people accumulate in their homes and don't necessarily use, but hold on to anyway. If you answer yes to any of the following questions, chances are you have some degree of clutter in your home:

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   Is clutter a good thing?

   • A collection of recent studies on stress, life satisfaction, physical health, and cognition all speak to the value of streamlining. When we think of cluttering, the first association many have is with the inside of a hoarder’s home. However, cluttering can simply involve the accumulation of more possessions than can fit into the available space.

   5 Reasons Why Clutter Disrupts Mental Health - Psychology Today

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   Why is it so difficult to let go of clutter?

   • Trauma from your past Another reason it can be challenging to let go of clutter is due to trauma from childhood. Perhaps instead of knowing what it was like to go without from the previous example, you instead grew up with a parent who was a hoarder.

   The Top 12 Reasons You Keep Clutter (and How to Overcome Them)

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   Does clutter affect the psychological sense of home?

   • The two factors of attachment to home and possession self-extension positively predicted the individual’s sense of the psychological safety of the home. Clutter, though, was negatively related to the psychological sense of home and, ultimately, to well-being.

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   Aug 21, 2023 · Why Do People Have Clutter? While some chalk it up to laziness, there's actually underlying psychology of clutter and disorganization that keeps people from tidying up. Potential reasons people hold onto clutter include:

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   May 13, 2017 · 1. Low subjective well-being. Living in clutter impedes your identification with your home, which should be a retreat from the outside world and a place to feel pride. As we see in...

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   • Money spent. I think there are two main reasons why we keep things that we spent a lot of money on. One is that we perceive that the item still holds a high value because we remember what we spent on it.
   • Guilt. Guilt, in this case, isn’t about the guilt from purchases you have made. We already talked about that one with money. In this instance, I am talking about guilt regarding things that have been gifted to you.
   • Holding onto the past. Holding onto the past is another one of the reasons you keep clutter. I have an entire post dedicated to how to decide what sentimental items to keep.
   • Not sure how to get rid of clutter. This is something that can definitely stop us in our tracks. It can either be an excuse or a legitimate reason we don’t even start the decluttering process.

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   Aug 20, 2024 · Why does clutter creep back into your home, but not others? Interior Therapist reveals 5 psychological drivers (and fixes) for clutter-keeping . Understanding the psychology will free you from keeping hold of clutter you have struggled to part with

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   May 15, 2019 · Tidying up our homes and lives is often promoted as a life-changing step, but for some people throwing away their belongings can trigger the same brain activity as physical pain.

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   Nov 14, 2023 · Decluttering can help improve mood, ease anxiety, and improve productivity. If it has these stress-busting benefits for you, it can be an important way to practice self-care....

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   Dec 20, 2021 · It saps time and energy and diminishes productivity. And, a 2015 study at St. Lawrence University found that a cluttered bedroom goes hand in hand with a poor night’s sleep. The...