Talking today with a fellow sufferer and got onto the hoarding aspect again. He has been struggling with hoarding and how it stifles his life. The shear volume of stuff prevents us from getting things done or feeling good about ourselves.
The good news is, we had talked a few weeks ago about the problem and how to even start when it all seems so daunting and we agreed that very small goals need to be set in order to guarantee early success. Well today he shared how he has already eliminated an entire vans' worth of stuff he really can live without! More work to do but forward motion that started with one item is now encouraging him to fill another van.
What has all this really got to do with depression? Well, think about it, we sit around burdened by our mental stuff, unable to move or act in a positive fashion because we see no way forward past the piles of crap in our heads. Frozen by insecurity and doubt we default to inaction keeping us from failing, or so we think. In truth, it secures our failure while adding to the burdens already accumulated from the past.
Today I almost let myself get overwhelmed by work, convincing myself that there was not time to complete a task but fortunately I literally talked myself into restarting and ended up going home with a great feeling of accomplishment. We really need to just keep trying.
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