A few months ago, I had a complete meltdown after realizing that I was on my way to becoming a full blown hoarder. I struggle with getting rid of things so much, even when there's literally no value or use for it. I'm about to move into a much smaller space (I currently live with a bunch of roommates and have lots of storage, but I'm about to move into a one bedroom with my boyfriend) and I realized that I already barely have enough room for my stuff, and our apartment will be a mess if I don't get rid of stuff. I recently got on Adderall and it's given me the last bit of push I need.

One of my biggest issues is clothes, and I'm not even talking cute ones. I'm talking musty five year old pajamas and stained white tees. Also some cute stuff, but that's beside the point. My huge dresser was completely full, as well as a huge box of clothes shoved into stoarge, A week ago, I sold an ikea duffel bag's worth of clothes to a consignment store, and today, I'm going through all the old shitty stuff. There's so much clothing that literally just needed to be thrown out. Not even good for donating to goodwill. The most raggedy shit you've ever seen! I've gone through every piece of clothing I have and tossed everything thats not at donation quality and unsalvageable. It's really hard, but I feel good about it. Clearing out my twenty pairs of pajama pants also frees up my dresser space for things that I like. Before the pandemic, I loved fashion, but my mental health tanked, I got rid of tons of clothes at the beginning of the pandemic, and slowly everything was replaced by loungewear.

I'm really proud of myself! This shit used to be impossible for me but I'm finally in a place that I can do it. There's lots more to be done, but clothes have always been the hardest for me, so it's all uphill from here!

If you're struggling with hoarding in any way, PLEASE know that even baby steps are major successes! And tragedy won't strike just because we tossed out pj pants we got for christmas seven years ago!