Spring Cleaning – Boost your mental health – Spring is here! It is the time of year when the weather starts to improve and we start to come out of the hibernation or winter. Often at this time of the year we think about spring cleaning and tidying up. Evidence suggests that having a clean and tidy environment helps us to feel better and when we engage in cleaning and tidying it helps us to manage how we feel.
So, if you are struggling with anxiety or depression, regulating your emotions or just generally feeling out of sorts it might be a good time to look at your environment and consider tidying up. Whether this is at home or work.
Below are a number of different websites and blogs on this site to give you inspiration.
Online Research and Articles
Washing Dishes to Wash the Dishes: Brief Instruction in an Informal Mindfulness Practice
Effects of Anxiety on Spontaneous Ritualized Behaviour
The Mental Health Benefits of Tidying Up
The relationship between Mental Health and Cleaning
Does a Clear Space really mean a Clear Mind?
The Case for Finally Cleaning your Desk
Blog Posts on this Website
Decluttering for Mental Health
Improve Focus with a Clear Desk
Here are 3 Tips for getting you started on your spring cleaning and tidying
- Start small – choose a room, a draw, a cupboard, the boot of your car. Focus on that area until it is done and then move on to a new area. Keep things small and manageable, don’t attempt to do more than is realistic. If in doubt do less than you think you can do.
- Start a daily routine of doing 2 or 3 things to keep your area tidy and clean. For instance every day: Wash and dry up at the end of the day and put things away and spend 10 minutes going through your home putting things away, wiping surfaces, putting on a load of washing, emptying bins etc.
- Once a week choose one larger job to do, for instance clean your windows, wash your car, dust a room, go around with a feather duster. Declutter for 20 minutes.
If you are struggling with you mental wellbeing, feeling anxious and depressed you might feel that speaking to a professional would be helpful. Paul offers Psychotherapy and counselling, EMDR and Clinical Supervision. If you are struggling with any issue and would like to make an appointment with Paul please call Paul on 07843 813 537 or fill in the form on the Contact Page, if he doesn’t answer he is probably in a session, please leave him a message and he will call you back as soon as he can. For more information about Paul please take a look at the About Paul Page, Frequently Asked Questions Page and The Counselling Services Page.
