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Organisation, tidying, and clearing techniques? (self.adhd)

submitted 9 months ago by DrownedRats to c/adhd

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I need some help when it comes to clearing out, organising and sorting my stuff.

My house is basically full of stuff and things right now and I really don't think it's helping me out with my health (mental or physical)

I mostly suffer with getting hopelessly distracted, mess blindness, never wanting to get started, and getting overwhelmed with the scope of the task.

One of the reasons I want to get tidied up is because my main hobbies (electronics, drones, and DIY) mean that I've got tons of stuff I need to keep around, but it's also lots of small stuff with lots of different categories and storage requirements so it's really not easy to sort without needing tons of boxes or bins so I still haven't been able to find a good way to store it.

I also don't have much out-of-sight storage in my flat so it's kind of everywhere.

Any tips on storing and sorting would be massively appreciated especially from people who have been through this already and have/are working towards getting clean!

Thanks!

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[–] DrownedRats 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Btw, I've tried techniques like segregating rooms into quarters and sorting a quarter at a time but I find myself adding things to different quarters and just looping that task over and over. Or I'll stop when I loose motivation and end up shuffling stuff around as I'm looking for things I need again. It's pretty Sisyphean

I've done pretty well with not buying new things recently but that's just stopped the "hoard" from growing really.