CLUTTER BUSTERS

Have you ever kept the things that you don’t need any more? Do you have a messy wardrobe? Is it difficult to find what you are looking for in your drawers? Maybe you are one of them. Let’s find out what it is.

1. The popular show on TV

A simple definition of cluttering is ‘to cover a surface or to fill a place with things that are not tidy or well organised’. We know about people who are cluttering with the help of a TV programme on TLC. It is called Hoarding – Buried Alive. The people who are on this show have houses full of rubbish and stuff. It is really difficult for them to throw things away. When you start watching the show, it is amazing to see those people who can live with large quantities of objects. It is also unbelievable that the stuff they cannot put away covers all the living area. These people cannot do daily activities such as cooking, cleaning or moving through the house because of not having enough space.

2. A treatment

It is clear on the TV show that the people who tend to clutter things have some psychological problems. They have either lost their beloved ones or have experienced a financial downfall. Due to such a stressful time in their lives, they want to keep everything with them. Psychologically, they feel secure when they don’t put them away. Throughout the TV show, it is easy to define their problems because they want a cure for this problem. On the other hand, there are some sick people who don’t want any treatment.

3. Professional help

There are so many companies to help people regarding this problem in America. For instance, Clutter Busters is one of the best companies which was founded to help them. The motto of the company is No mess after us. The company has helped more than 2,000 people since 2002. They also teach people how to organise things. After they solve the cluttering problem, they continue some consulting services because this problem is as important as an addiction.

4. What is cluttering?

The best way to help those people is to understand them. If you show your understanding, they will start to share their problems with you. The root cause of this problem is feeling attached to belongings instead of a person or a relationship. During the counselling hours, talking about the root cause and making motivational interviews are the most important parts of the treatment. Moreover, group therapies during the sessions reduce social isolation and social anxiety.