Stop Clutter From Stealing Your Life

Are You A Clutterer?

For some people clutter isn’t just a minor annoyance or an organizational problem, it’s the symptom of a psychological disorder that can destroy self-esteem and relationships, contribute to financial problems, and even lead to unemployment. You can control your cluttering and recover from being a clutterer. For many people, simple programs on organizing aren’t enough. For them, cluttering is a serious challenge that prevents then from living up to their full potential. The medical and psychological term for severe cases is hoarding, and this condition is considered an obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

Living a clutter-free life is more than just cleaning up. It involves changing the way we think about possession, love and self-worth. It means developing a way of life that celebrates what we have and honors our inner self. When you live clutter-free, you free yourself. Clutter is a prison of sorts, one that is deep-seated and life-long, rather than superficial and temporary. Clutterers aren’t made overnight; they’ve been clutterers all their lives.

For some people, a desk filled with papers or a closet or garage stuffed with forgotten items...