DuckHairback wrote:
My home. It's a mess and it's been getting progressively worse for the last 8 years. It's getting the to stage where I have to move stuff around to do anything. Want a bath? Have to move all the stuff that's in the bath somewhere else before you can do that. Want to play piano? Okay, but you'll have to dig it out from under the piles of crap that you moved when you wanted a bath. Want to sit down somewhere? Good luck with that, there's usually space on the stairs.
I feel so bad for my kid having to grow up in this place. I just can't seem to get a grip on it. So much stuff needs to be sold or otherwise removed from our house and garden. I get overwhelmed by it and another day passes by and more stuff accumulates. I just want to burn it down and start again.
I can relate to this. I have to move stuff to make room for other things whenever necessary. I often procrastinate on doing things because the preparation (moving stuff to make room) feels like too much effort. I can never invite anyone to my place because it's so embarrassingly cluttered/messy.
Does your child say anything about it? I wonder how he/she feels about it. Maybe you can start removing things together? I was told by a therapist to get into the habit of throwing only a few things away at a time and gradually reduce the mess.