Piles of clothes lying on the bed, hundreds of magazines and newspapers resting in different corners, a room full of broken items that you no longer use, and dust layering every bare surface; if this is the best description of your home, you, my friend, are in trouble.
A cluttered home doesn’t just invite looks of disapproval from your guests, but also several physical and mental health issues. If you do not believe us, read further to know how the clutter lying everywhere around your home is negatively affecting your health:
- It can bring a lot of stress
In the fast-paced world, stress is available in every person’s life in copious amounts. No one needs more stress, but clutter summons more.
Several studies have shown a connection between the high density of household items and high cortisol (a stress hormone) level. In simpler words, if you have a lot of stuff in your home, you will have a lot of stress. It is because a cluttered and unclean home is always associated with failure. The thought in itself is stress-inducing.
- It can make you gain weight
If those love handles and unsightly bulges have found a permanent address on your body, do not put all the blame on your cravings. Your cluttered home is also responsible for them.
The stress that clutter causes affects your eating habits. You tend to overeat and gain weight.
- It can make you prone to infections and chronic diseases
When you live with junk, your home becomes home to pests and germs. Even if you collect all the clutter in one room, germs breed and spread across your home leading to several infections and other chronic health issues. Studies say that people who live with clutter are more likely to have respiratory problems, allergies, inflammation, and oxidative stress.
Moreover, the stress associated with clutter affects your immune system and weakens it with each passing day. It also makes you more vulnerable to catching infections.
- It can make you feel tired
Again, it is linked to the stress that comes with a cluttered home. If clutter surrounds you, you will feel stressed. This stress will take a toll on your mental energy. As you will spend all your energy feeding the stress harboring in your mind; it will make you feel exhausted all the time.
Furthermore, after channeling all your energy in the wrong direction, you will have no energy left to focus on any important stuff. It will affect your day-to-day life.
- It can affect your decision-making skill
Another fact backed by a study talks about the toll that clutter takes on your mental state makes way for frustration. With all the pent-up annoyance and frustration, you won’t be able to think clearly, and might end up taking some wrong decisions.
- It makes you vulnerable to physical injury
It might seem unlikely, but having a mess around you can be physically dangerous. It is not uncommon to hear of someone stumbling over something lying on the floor and then receiving severe injuries.
With all that mess lying on the floor, you make yourself vulnerable to accidents.
The bottom line
Too much mess doesn’t just make a place look untidy, but also opens the door for several other issues. With lots of clutter in your home, you may always end up getting late to work as you will have to search for your keys. With the thought of clutter occupying your mind, you may tend to forget the important things like paying your bills, which will cost you extra money. All in all, clutter is synonymous with problems.
Now that you are aware of the troubles that clutter brings to your home and your life, get rid of all the mess. Clean your house and call an expert junk removal service to take away the items you don’t use anymore. Say yes to decluttering.
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